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23 Nov 2010
Adjournment Speech – Press Gallery
27 Oct 2010
Afghanistan Statement
27 Oct 2010
Learning to be a Minister: Heroic Expectations, Practical Realities
25 Oct 2010
Condolences - the Hon Kenneth Shaw Wriedt
13 Oct 2010
Leadership
29 Sep 2010
Governor-General's Speech - Address-in-Reply
28 Sep 2010
Condolences - Private Nathan Bewes
16 Jul 2010
Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan
24 Jun 2010
Release of the ASPI report on the disclosure of defence capability planning information: how much information is enough?
23 Jun 2010
Condolence Motion for Private Timothy Aplin, Private Benjamin Chuck and Private Scott Palmer
23 Jun 2010
Ministerial Statement on Afghanistan, 23 June 2010
21 Jun 2010
Ministerial Statement, Afghanistan casualties
15 Jun 2010
Condolence Motion for Sapper Jacob Moerland and Sapper Darren Smith
15 Jun 2010
Accountability Round Table Inaugural Parliamentary Integrity Awards: The Button Award
05 Jun 2010
Alliances and Partnerships in Asia-Pacific Security
12 May 2010
ADF Paralympic Sports Program & Association Launch
30 Apr 2010
The Australian Settlement and the Fisher Government Conference
25 Apr 2010
Minister for Defence addresses troops in Afghanistan
29 Mar 2010
Air Power Conference
26 Mar 2010
Super Hornets
18 Mar 2010
Ministerial Statement on Afghanistan 18 March 2010
24 Feb 2010
2010 C.E.W. Bean Foundation Dinner
27 Jan 2010
Opening of Pacific 2010 Maritime Congress and International Maritime Exposition
15 Jan 2010
Cyber Security Operations Centre Opening
26 Nov 2009
Ministerial Statement on Afghanistan 26 November 2009
19 Nov 2009
Security Challenges in the South Asian Crescent - Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq
11 Sep 2009
Anniversary of the 11 September 2001 Terrorist Attacks
10 Sep 2009
SIEV 36 - Extract from Hansard
13 Aug 2009
Governance and Defence, Some Early Impressions
12 Aug 2009
Ministerial Statement on Afghanistan
11 Aug 2009
Condolences – Private Edward (Ted) Kenna VC
11 Aug 2009
Condolences – Private Benjamin Ranaudo
11 Aug 2009
Aircraft Accident in Papua New Guinea
01 Jul 2009
Defence Capability Planning: The Way Forward for the Defence - Industry Partnership
18 May 2009
Australia Day – Who Do We Think We Are?
13 May 2009
Lobbying Code of Conduct and Register of Lobbyists
09 May 2009
Museum of Australian Democracy Launch
06 May 2009
Launch of the Public Service Ethics Advisory Service
05 May 2009
Launch of Information Awareness Month
03 Apr 2009
FOI Practitioners Forum
24 Mar 2009
Open and Transparent Government – the Way Forward
11 Feb 2009
Father of the House: The memoirs of Kim E. Beazley
10 Dec 2008
Book launch - Moving in the Open Daylight
04 Dec 2008
Public Service Ethics Advisory Service
04 Dec 2008
Ministerial Statement - Restoring Integrity to Government
03 Dec 2008
Condolences – the Hon Frank Crean
03 Dec 2008
Amendments to the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other Measures) Bill 2008
30 Oct 2008
Transparency and Accountability: Our Agenda
09 Oct 2008
The Senate: Blessing or Bane?
02 Oct 2008
Meeting Privacy Challenges – the ALRC and NSWLRC Reviews
23 Sep 2008
Your Place in History: The National Archives at Parliament
09 Sep 2008
Launch of Whistling While They Work
27 Aug 2008
Australian Privacy Awards and Privacy Medal 2008 Presentation Dinner
11 Aug 2008
Launch of the Australian Law Reform Commission's Report on Privacy
16 Jul 2008
New Directions: Setting the Agenda on Accountability and Integrity
09 Jul 2008
Constitution Day Celebrations
26 Jun 2008
Ministerial Staff Code Of Conduct - Government Question And Tabling
13 May 2008
Condolences – Hon John Norman Button
18 Apr 2008
A Taste of Government Seminar
09 Apr 2008
Launch of Inaugural Australian Privacy Awards
28 Mar 2008
Community and Public Sector Union Governing Council
17 Mar 2008
Condolences – the Hon Clyde Robert Cameron AO
12 Feb 2008
Condolences – the Hon Kim Edward Beazley, AC
27 Apr 2007
Australian Labor Party 44th National Conference
05 Sep 2006
Multiculturalism - The Senate
05 Jul 2006
John Curtin: A Labor Life
13 Jun 2006
Condolences – the Hon John Murray Wheeldon
02 Mar 2006
Government Accountability - The Senate
01 Mar 2006
Cultural and Religious Tolerance - The Senate
05 Dec 2005
Condolences – the Hon Peter Francis Salmon Cook
02 Dec 2005
Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Bill 2005 - The Senate
12 Nov 2005
The ALP: What to Expect, How to Relate
22 Oct 2005
Henry Parkes Oration – Apathy and Anger: Our Modern Australian Democracy
29 Jun 2005
Book Launch - Loner: Inside a Labor Tragedy
07 Dec 2004
Eureka Stockade: 150th Anniversary
28 Jul 2004
2004 Harold Peden Memorial Lecture
22 Jun 2004
Adjournment Speech – the Hon James (Jim) Alexander Bacon
10 Jun 2004
Local Labor: A History of the Labor Party in Glebe, 1891–2003
19 Mar 2004
From Blue Poles to Red Fans
25 Nov 2003
Ministerial Statements - Military Detention: Australian Citizens
14 Oct 2003
Condolences – the Hon James (Jim) Ford Cairns
10 Sep 2003
Condolences – the Hon Donald Robert Willesee
18 Aug 2003
Adjournment Speech – Ian Henderson
11 Aug 2003
Condolences – the Hon Charles Keith Jones AO
19 Sep 2002
Adjournment Speech – the Hon Laurie John (Jack) Ferguson AO
29 Aug 2002
Adjournment Speech – John Iremonger
17 Jun 2002
Condolences – Rt Hon Sir John Grey Gorton
12 Feb 2002
Adjournment Speech – Clem Lloyd
15 Feb 1999
Condolences – the Hon James (Jim) Robert McClelland
08 May 1989
First Speech to the Senate