Nov 25, 2012 | Homepage, Media, Speeches
Check against delivery [Acknowledgements omitted] It is a pleasure to speak to such an illustrious group, amongst whom I have many friends. It is an honour to be invited to speak about an issue that I know is contentious – the question of legitimate restrictions on...
Nov 23, 2012 | Homepage, Media, Transcripts
Topics: Murray Darling Basin Plan and asylum seekers Lyndal Curtis: Hello and welcome to Capital Hill, I’m Lyndal Curtis. It’s a rare day for politics when a solution to a century-old problem is signed into law. While all the water hasn’t quite gone under the bridge...
Nov 20, 2012 | Homepage, Media, Transcripts
Topics: Royal Commission into child sexual abuse, proposed changes to discrimination laws, GST Laura Jayes: Hello and welcome to Lunchtime Agenda, I’m Laura Jayes. We are getting down to the business end of the parliamentary year. The Senate is sitting this week and...
Nov 20, 2012 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Senator Scott Ryan will move a motion in the Senate condemning the ongoing rocket attacks against Israel. Senator Ryan, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition and a Liberal senator for Victoria, lodged the motion, which is expected...
Nov 19, 2012 | Homepage, Media, News Clippings
Read the original article here Henrietta Cook VICTORIAN politicians have weighed into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, telling more than 1000 protesters that Israel must respond to rocket attacks from Gaza. Federal Labor MP Mark Dreyfus told a pro-Israel...