MOTIONS - FREE SPEECH

SENATOR BRIMINGHAM: (South Australia) (15:41): I move: That the Senate notes Labor's relentless attacks on free speech. I begin this debate on the...

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EPAC (Retaining Federal Approval Powers) Bill 2012 - 2nd Reading

SENATOR BRIMINGHAM: (South Australia) (10:11): I will start by doing something a little unusual in this place, and that is to agree with some of...

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Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee Report - MDB

SENATOR BIRMINGHAM: (South Australia) (18:01): I, too, join this debate to take note of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Commit...

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Adjournment Speech - Fiji, Media Regulation

Senator BIRMINGHAM: (South Australia) (18:56): Earlier today, in question time, Senator Bob Carr in his capacity as the Minister for Foreign Affairs a...

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Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012

Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia) (13:26): Thank you very much Mr Acting Deputy President. It is a pleasure to note that the debate is not being cl...

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Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Excessive Noise from Wind Farms) Bill 2012 - 2nd Reading

Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia) (10:58): I rise to also contribute to this debate on the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Excess...

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Murray-Darling Basin Plan - Regulation & Determinations - Disallowance

Senator BIRMINGHAM: (19:02): Thank you, Mr President. I thank the Senate and I thank the government for their facilitation, whilst in no way of approv...

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Clean Energy Amendment Bill 2012 (and other Clean Energy Bills - 2nd Reading

Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia) (18:04): I rise to speak on the Clean Energy Amendment (International Emissions Trading and Other Measure...

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EPBC Act - Adjournment Speech

SENATOR BIRMINGHAM: (South Australia) (16:53): This matter of public importance has been nominated by the Australian Greens. When we look at matters o...

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Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012

Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia) (10:12): Hell has truly frozen over in this place this morning, because we just received a lecture on eco...

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Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012

SENATOR BIRMINGHAM: (South Australia) (17:46): I rise to offer in-principle support for the Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion L...

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MPI - Gillard Government

SENATOR BIRMINGHAM: (South Australia) (16:42): I rise to speak on this matter of public importance. Ten minutes is nowhere near long enough to go thro...

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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - 2nd Reading

SENATOR BIRMINGHAM: (South Australia): (12:37):I trust that is due respect being shown to the chair from the other side of the chamber. It is a pleasu...

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Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill 2010

SENATOR BIRMINGHAM: (South Australia) (12:55): I had hoped to make a contribution on this bill during the second reading debate but unfortunately was ...

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Treaties Committee Report No. 127, Treaties tabled on 20 March and 8 May 2012; and report No. 128, Review of the Treaties Ratification Bill 2012.

SENATOR BIRMINGHAM (South Australia) 15:35 - I thank the Senate for the leave. In presenting these two reports I will touch briefly on some of the iss...

Senator Simon Birmingham

Liberal Senator for South Australia

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray-Darling Basin

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment

Welcome

MOTIONS - FREE SPEECH

EPAC (Retaining Federal Approval Powers) Bill 2012 - 2nd Reading

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee Report - MDB

Adjournment Speech - Fiji, Media Regulation

Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Excessive Noise from Wind Farms) Bill 2012 - 2nd Reading

Murray-Darling Basin Plan - Regulation & Determinations - Disallowance

Clean Energy Amendment Bill 2012 (and other Clean Energy Bills - 2nd Reading

EPBC Act - Adjournment Speech

Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012

Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012

MPI - Gillard Government

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - 2nd Reading

Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill 2010

Treaties Committee Report No. 127, Treaties tabled on 20 March and 8 May 2012; and report No. 128, Review of the Treaties Ratification Bill 2012.