Feb 15, 2012 | Homepage, Media, News Clippings
Senator Scott Ryan was surprised to discover that a group of protesters got special treatment at a post-Australia Day protest. Read the article in The Australian here.
Feb 15, 2012 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Despite acknowledging that “overall there was a negative view” of Jewish people in the SBS series The Promise, SBS managing director Michael Ebeid has stood by his decision to screen the British production. Under questioning from Liberal senators, Mr Ebeid said he had...
Feb 15, 2012 | Homepage, Media, News Clippings
The Department of the Senate was forced to address some security issues during Additional Estimates, including questions from Senator Scott Ryan about a fire in the Parliamentary forecourt. Read more from Canberra Times.
Feb 14, 2012 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
One in five public servants reported having been bullied last year, but Stephen Sedgwick, head of the Australian Public Service Commission said it is a reporting error, rather than a major problem (State of the Service Report 2010-2011, chapter 3). Even more...
Feb 14, 2012 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition Senator Scott Ryan has continued his criticism of the Government’s changes to the Australian National Audit Office, noting that a small business is more likely than the NBN Co to be audited. In...
Feb 14, 2012 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Senator Scott Ryan spoke for many Australians on Monday when he said it was offensive that a ceremonial fire was used to burn an Australian flag on Parliament House’s doorstop. Read about it in Sydney Morning Herald.