House debates

Monday, 1 September 2014

  • Australian Red Cross Centenary (6 speeches)
    I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) the Australian Red Cross (ARC) was founded in 1914 following the outbreak of World War I; and (b) hundreds of thousands of volunteers signed up during...
  • Human Rights: Iraq (25 speeches)
    by leave—I move: That the motion be amended to read—that this House: (1) condemns the actions of the Islamic State in Iraq which amounts to attempted genocide of minorities including...
  • Standing Orders (3 speeches)
    Mr Deputy Speaker, I seek leave to move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the House: (1)   debating immediately whether Australian...
  • Vietnam Veterans (6 speeches)
    I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) Vietnam Veterans Day is held on 18 August each year to commemorate the iconic Battle of Long Tan in 1966; (b) on that day, 108 Australian and New...
  • Boer War (5 speeches)
    I move: That this House acknowledges: (1) that as we approach the Centenary of ANZAC we also reflect on the forgotten war in which Australians first participated—the Boer War; (2) that as a...