Senate debates

Monday, 25 February 2013

  • Employment (1 speech)
    Access to employment with fair and equitable remuneration has always been a cornerstone of social cohesion in Australia and the quality of life that Australians enjoy, but too many women have...
  • Maritime Union of Australia Conference (1 speech)
    Tonight I call on the Minister for Workplace Relations, Mr Shorten, to desist from opening the Maritime Union of Australia Conference in Western Australia tomorrow morning. The conference is...
  • International Women's Day (1 speech)
    International Women's Day is on 8 March and this year its theme is the Gender Agenda: Gaining Momentum. To all women who work in parliament: Happy International Women's Day. There has been...
  • National Broadband Network (1 speech)
    My contribution tonight is in relation to an article which appeared in the Adelaide Advertiser in early February   . It was entitled 'NBN lifts school grades'. As part of my duties...