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...
Feb 23, 2010 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (1:22 PM) —It is my privilege this afternoon to follow Senator Ferguson’s contribution. In Senator Forshaw’s interjection earlier he tried to defend the government’s view that somehow placing these bills at the top of the legislative agenda for...
Feb 3, 2010 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (3:24 PM) —I rise to support the motion moved by my colleague Senator Cash, and her comments as well as those of Senator Cormann, to take note of answers given by Senator Arbib in question time today. It never ceases to amaze me, when it comes...
