Valedictory – Senators Patterson and Kemp
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…
Take Note of Answers – Hybrid Vehicles
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…
Transcript – Interview with Madonna King 612 ABC Radio, Brisbane
SUBJECTS: ABC science “Planet Slayer” websiteMADONNA KING: Would you be upset if your seven year old is told they’re a greenhouse pig and should die at the age of sixteen?…
Media Release – Estimates: Conroy Happy to call Australians pigs
CONROY HAPPY TO CALL AUSTRALIANS PIGSIn Senate Estimates today, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy refused to condemn the inappropriate, inaccurate and unfair depiction of everyday Australians and key industries on an…
Media Release – Rudd’s Hit the Ground Running Claims Exposed as a Fib – 8 April 2008
RUDD’S “HIT THE GROUND RUNNING” CLAIMS EXPOSED AS A FIB New information from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has exposed as pure spin Mr Rudd’s claim that…
Take Note of Answers – Political Donations
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (3.10 p.m.)-I also want to take note of answers to questions to Senator Evans in relation to the Transport Workers Union and disclosure issues. When Prime Minister…
Take Note of Answers – Economy
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (3.28 p.m.)-For as long as I can remember, Labor has talked down the economy. In 1996 the then shadow Treasurer, Gareth Evans, condemned the then government’s savings…
Matter of Public Interest – Economy
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (1.21 pm)-If you watch good leaders, you will soon notice a common trait among them is their ability to stay positive and to motivate their teams. A…
Media Release – Jewish Community Still in the Dark over 2020 Summit
JEWISH COMMUNITY STILL IN THE DARK OVER 2020 SUMMITJust two months out from the Australia 2020 summit and over two weeks since the issue was first raised, the Rudd Government…
Media Release – Estimates: Pensioners and Families facing the Labor axe
PENSIONERS AND FAMILIES FACING THE LABOR AXEThe Rudd Government is refusing to rule out slashing the entitlements of older Australians and families.Under questioning in Senate Estimates today Senator Nick Sherry,…