Sep 29, 2010 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (5:18 PM)—As always, it has been nothing short of an extraordinary contribution from Senator Cameron. I find it difficult to sit here with a straight face and be told by a member of the Labor Party how bad it would be for workers to be made...
Jun 23, 2010 | Speeches
As Chairman of the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee, Senator Ryan recently chaired the Committee’s inquiry into the government’s COAG health announcements. Further information about the inquiry, including the final report, can...
Jun 22, 2010 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (5:19 PM) —I may have only been here for a little under two years, but every so often I see a new low reached. It seems that, no matter what the issue, those opposite seek to throw around the words ‘Work Choices’. Representatives of the...
Jun 21, 2010 | Speeches
As Deputy Chair of the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Senator Ryan participated in the Committee’s inquiry into the Preventing the Misuse of Government Advertising Bill 2010. Further information about the inquiry, including the...
Jun 21, 2010 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (4:27 PM) —It is during debates like this that I am tempted to put in a request for one of those ticker screens to go up on the wall of the Senate chamber next to the clock so that when we hear phrases like ‘playing politics’ and ‘fear...
Jun 15, 2010 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (7:53 PM) —Several weeks ago we were informed that Israel had allegedly outrageously intervened to stop a so-called peace flotilla, with commandos launching themselves at a peaceful armada seeking nothing more than to take humanitarian aid to...
