May 10, 2012 | Homepage, Senate, Speeches
Here we have it again: another year, another increase in borrowings; another year, yet more put on the national credit card. Year after year, in all my time here, we have seen government ministers come in here and make devout promises, putting their hand on the Bible...
Mar 22, 2012 | Senate, Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (18:41): We have constant promises, streams of words and verbiage from this government and, indeed, from the Labor Party at state and federal level, as my colleagues Senator Bernardi and Senator Macdonald have outlined. But when it comes to...
Mar 22, 2012 | Senate, Speeches
I would like to draw the chamber and the public’s attention to a couple of facts that will be uncomfortable for the government as it conducts its war on the small business community in Australia. I would like to start with a quote from the former leader of the...
Mar 16, 2012 | Senate, Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (13:25): Before I go on to make my contribution to the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills, I would like to clarify and address a few of the myths propagated by those opposite, including the previous speaker. When we hear...
Mar 14, 2012 | Senate, Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (18:09): I am quite proud to speak on this motion, because what we just heard from Senator Feeney is a complete misrepresentation of the importance of private health insurance. In fact, one of the reasons we need to have an inquiry into this...
Mar 14, 2012 | Senate, Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (17:44): This is the third time that I have had the privilege of dealing with this particular proposal, although in this case it is in a shortened form. It was previously an automatic enrolment bill that applied both to new enrolees and to...
