Mar 17, 2016 | Homepage, Senate, Speeches
Senator KIM CARR (Victoria) (14:51): My question is to the Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, Senator Ryan. Is the minister aware of the comments made by the Liberal member for Robertson on NBN News on 10 March 2016: The federal government does not fund...
Feb 23, 2016 | Senate, Speeches
Senator KIM CARR (Victoria) (14:50): My question is to the Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, Senator Ryan. I refer to the Turnbull government’s secret plan for a federal takeover of the vocational education system. Can the minister confirm that the...
Mar 23, 2015 | Homepage, Senate, Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria—Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training) (12:10): When I was on the flight home to Melbourne last Friday morning with a number of colleagues from this chamber and the other place, we all turned our phones on as we...
Mar 19, 2015 | Homepage, Senate, Speeches
The details of the Succession to the Crown Bill are well known and have been outlined by my colleagues who have spoken before me today. It ends male preference primogeniture in the right to the throne, it lifts the long prohibition on marrying Catholics for those in...
Feb 12, 2015 | Senate, Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria—Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education) (15:10): I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Senator Cash, to a question without...
Nov 25, 2014 | Homepage, Senate, Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria—Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education) (16:03): I rise to speak on this motion moved by Senator Siewert. I would like to address a couple of the things raised by Senator Di Natale in the course of my contribution. I note the...
