Jul 6, 2011 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (12:58): Last June, I spoke in this place about the international furore that followed the alleged flotilla that illegally sought to break the blockade of Hamas controlled Gaza. The news of the last few days, and particularly the last 12 hours,...
May 12, 2011 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (12:48): I begin on the point that my colleague Senator Brandis finished on. I have looked through the government’s second reading speech on this bill, and I am struck by the fact that there is no case for change here. As Senator Brandis...
May 11, 2011 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (15:21): Well, I have heard everything! If nothing is the responsibility of this government then for some reason they will claim credit for everything. The conceit on the part of this government—claiming credit, as we have heard from previous...
May 11, 2011 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (11:23): I will not recap the contribution of Senator Fifield on the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment and Prisoner Voting) Bill 2011 other than to say I am in support of it, particularly his critique of how we got to this point...
May 11, 2011 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (10:24): I rise in this debate to raise a few other concerns. I understand Senator Xenophon’s very legitimate concern about what happened with him in the last federal election. He has presented those matters to the Joint Standing...
Mar 22, 2011 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (3:24 PM) —Here we go again. When the Labor Party are in trouble they pretend they are not the government. They talk as if they are the opposition and they talk about this side of the chamber. All we hear from them are key phrases. It must be depressing...
