Feb 11, 2009 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (1:46 PM) —I rise to join my Victorian colleagues this afternoon, especially my good friends Senators Fifield, Kroger and McGauran, and to join the statements of condolence made here and in the other place regarding the tragic events in...
Feb 10, 2009 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (5:04 PM) —Like everyone in this place, particularly my Victorian colleagues—indeed, like all Australians—the tragic events of the weekend have proved distressing and my thoughts particularly go out to the member for McEwen, whose community has...
Feb 3, 2009 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (5:51 PM) —I, like Senator Mason, woke up on Saturday morning, but I did not actually think we had seen the end of capitalism. I was somewhat more optimistic. I just thought that we had thrown out 25 years of this nation’s policy direction. But...
Feb 3, 2009 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (1:46 PM) —I rise to speak on the Tax Laws Amendment (Political Contributions and Gifts) Bill 2008. I was not in this chamber when the bill first came before the Senate in June last year. The substance of the bill is the same and can be summed...
Dec 3, 2008 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (7:47 PM) —I rise this evening to recognise the organisers and the winner of the Dame Elizabeth Couchman scholarship, an initiative of the Centennial Liberal Women’s Committee—part of the Liberal Women’s Council of the Victorian Division of the...
Nov 25, 2008 | Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria) (3:15 PM) —This is the first time that it has been my privilege to follow Senator Sterle. It is quite amusing to do so, because what we have just heard from Senator Sterle is the standard mantra that we hear from government speakers—members of...
