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Speeches: WILD RIVERS (ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT) BILL 2010 (NO.2)
22 Jun 2010
This debate on the Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2010 [No. 2] is a stunt . . .  | |
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Speeches: Muscular Dystrophy Matter of Public Importance
24 Feb 2010
I rise today to talk about muscular dystrophy and the effect it has on those who have been diagnosed and their families. | |
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Speeches: Northern Australia Taskforce
24 Feb 2010
I am pleased to commend the report—a balanced, sensible report that has been handed down to the people of Northern Australia by a balanced and sensible group of people who have looked at the science and the aspirations of northern Australians and come up with a set of 15 sensible recommendations that will take us forward. | |
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Speeches: Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services: Storm Financial
24 Nov 2009
There are many of my constituents, particularly in North Queensland, who have been affected by the collapse of Storm Financial. The toll on these people is devastating. Many of these people have lost everything that they owned, and the many personal stories that people openly shared with us explained their situations. | |
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Speeches: Public Works Committee Reports
24 Nov 2009
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I move:
That the Senate take note of the reports.
This report addresses the Redevelopment of Villawood
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Speeches: Address to the 2009 Pharmacy Women’s Congress
14 Aug 2009
It is great to see the Pharmacy Guild’s Women and Young Pharmacists Committee taking a proactive approach to the unique pressures faced by professional female pharmacists. | |
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Speeches: Treasurers Note
10 Aug 2009
A strong financial system, lower ineterest rates, recovery in China and the Rudd Government's fiscal stimulus have contributed to the comparatively good performance of the Australian economy.
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Speeches: 62nd WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY 2009
18 May 2009
The Assembly’s plenary theme, the impact of the economic and financial crisis on global health, is an important issue for all nations and one that should not be overshadowed by the very immediate issues facing us regarding influenza AH1N1 (2009). | |
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Speeches: ORGAN DONATION THANKSGIVING SERVICE
7 May 2009
Here in Australia, surveys and opinion polls indicate that more than 90 per cent of the population supports the idea of organ donation but Australia has a longstanding shortage of organs available for transplantation; at any given time, there are around 1,800 Australians waiting for an organ transplant, and some of them will die before a suitable organ becomes available. | |
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Speeches: Remarks in support of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
3 Apr 2009
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