SENATE TO INQUIRE INTO ACADEMIC FREEDOMThe Senate will inquire into the current level of academic freedom in school and higher education, following a reference to the Senate Standing Committee on…
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2008 2nd Reading Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (9.33 pm)-I rise to speak on…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (3.17 pm)-Cost of living pressures-fuel, groceries, utilities, rent-are always a challenge, particularly for pensioners. It is the more vulnerable, those on low incomes, who feel not only…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (4.14 pm)-I also rise to speak on the Reserve Bank Amendment (Enhanced Independence) Bill 2008. The bill seeks to amend the Reserve Bank Act 1959 to allow…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (3.22 p.m.)-I have heard something today that I have never heard before: a brand new economic thesis. The thesis from Senator Evans is this: Senate committees put…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (9.30 pm)-I rise to pay tribute to my coalition Senate colleagues who, Cinderella-like, will be transformed at the stroke of midnight on 30 June. I begin by…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (3.36 p.m.)-I also rise to take note of Senator Evans’s answers on Toyota and the Australian automotive industry. This side of the chamber and, I think, media…