Economics References Committee Report

Oct 29, 2009 | Speeches

Senator RYAN (Victoria) (6:04 PM) —I rise tonight to take note of the interim report of the Senate Economic References Committee into the government’s economic stimulus initiatives. I had the privilege of joining this committee for its inquiry and I could not let the...

Matters of Public Importance: Border Security

Oct 28, 2009 | Speeches

Senator RYAN (Victoria) (5:14 PM) —The Labor Party is the master of obfuscation. Before I address some of the issues Senator Bishop raised, I would like to address some of the issues raised by Senator Feeney in his address earlier. It was alleged that we did not want...

Auditor-General’s Reports – Audit Report No. 2 Of 2009-10

Sep 10, 2009 | Speeches

Senator RYAN (Victoria) (6:12 PM) — Communications campaigns are an important part of the interaction between government and citizens. Maybe if our government and this Commonwealth were not quite as large and intrusive, this would not be quite as important, but that...

Taxation

Sep 9, 2009 | Speeches

Senator RYAN (Victoria) (7:26 PM) —I rise tonight to highlight an issue that should be—indeed will be—of concern to all Australians, if this government has its way. This government has used the veil of the Henry tax review to avoid making decisions that constitute...

Questions Without Notice: Answers To Questions

Sep 8, 2009 | Speeches

Senator RYAN (Victoria) (3:08 PM) —I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Employment Participation (Senator Arbib) to questions without notice asked by Senators Ryan, Eggleston and Payne today. Over the last few days, there has been...