House debates

Monday, 21 February 2011

  • Australian Arts Community (26 speeches)
    Debate resumed, on motion by Mr Perrett: That this House:(1)recognises the conclusion of a great television police drama, The Bill, and thanks the ABC for its long standing commitment to the...
  • Tourism Funding (18 speeches)
    Debate resumed, on motion by Mr Baldwin: That the House:(1)condemns the Rudd-Gillard Government for:(a)reducing funding for Tourism Australia at a time when the high Australian dollar is putting...
  • Public Libraries (5 speeches)
    Debate resumed, on motion by Mr Hayes: That this House:(1)notes the importance of public libraries in communities across Australia;(2)recognises that:(a)various state-based research provides...
  • Defence Housing as an Immigration Detention Facility (13 speeches)
    Debate resumed, on motion by Mr Robert: That this House:(1)notes that:(a)Defence Housing Australia (DHA) is the professional manager of Defence houses;(b)the Department of Defence still retains...
  • Security in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (5 speeches)
    Debate resumed, on motion by Ms Burke: That this House:(1)notes:(a)the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to suffer from high levels of poverty, insecurity, and a...
  • Family Law Act 1975 (2 speeches)
    Debate resumed, on motion by Mr Neumann: That this House:(1)notes that in 2006, the Howard Government made sweeping changes to the Family Law Act 1975 in parenting matters, and that these...