May 14, 2010 | Speeches
Senator Ryan chaired the Inquiry into Native Vegetation Laws, Greenhouse Gas Abatement and Climate Change Measures holding public hearings across Australia and receiving over 300 submissions. To read the final report of the Committee, or for more information, click...
May 12, 2010 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (3:25 PM) —I am amazed by the gumption of the government. This government that has run up a level of debt that was unprecedented two years ago walked into the building yesterday and claimed credit for that debt being $50 billion less than it...
Mar 18, 2010 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (10:12 AM) —I do not know if a compliment from Senator Hutchins is something that necessarily helps a new senator on this side of the table; however, I will correct him by saying that I often get called a neoliberal rather than a liberal....
Mar 17, 2010 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (6:27 PM) —I reiterate the comments of my colleague Senator Bernardi. I am now a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, but I was not at the time of its report into the conduct of the 2007 election. The Electoral and...
Mar 11, 2010 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (3:05 PM) —I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water (Senator Wong) to questions without notice asked by Senators Birmingham, Ryan, Colbeck and Boswell today relating...
Feb 25, 2010 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (4:23 PM) —As a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters and a participant in this inquiry I, along with other opposition members of the committee, have grave concerns with the report adopted by the government majority of...
