Parliamentary speeches

The Hon Tom Uren AC

February 10, 2015

"I rise to pay tribute to a great Australian and a lion of the Labor left, Tom Uren. I associate myself with the remarks of the member for Fremantle, the member for Charlton, the member for Reid..."

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Fair Work Amendment Bill

December 04, 2014

"I am pleased to rise to speak in opposition to this bill. There are a few things in the contribution of the member for Corangamite that need to be responded to. I will start where she finished..."

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Victorian State Election

December 03, 2014

"I rise to speak about the Victorian state election last Saturday and in particular how it relates to the state electorates contained within the federal electorate of Scullin. Four years ago..."

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Australian Labor Party

December 02, 2014

"Today marks the anniversary of the election of the first Whitlam government. It also marks the anniversary of the election of the Goss government. It is a significant day in Australian politics..."

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Tabling of Save Medicare Petitions in Parliament

November 27, 2014

"In September this year, I tabled a petition signed by 8,139 people to save universal health care. I spoke then of more 'Save Medicare' petitions coming in from concerned constituents..."

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Social Cohesion

October 30, 2014

"This week in the parliament, we have some especially important reasons to be concerned about questions of social cohesion. We saw the release of the Scanlon Foundation's 2014 report..."

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