Adjournment Speech: Paid Parental Leave (22 Jun 10)
Australia finally has a government-funded Paid Parental Leave Scheme.
Adjournment Speech: NT Intervention (22 Jun 10)
Adjournment Speech: Larrakia Development Corporation (09 Mar 10)
I rise this evening to put on record the successful story of the Larrakia Development Corporation.
Matters Of Public Importance: Northern Australia (24 Feb 10)
Senator Crossin contributes to the debate on the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce.
Urgency Motion - Matter Of Public Importance: Dialysis Services (18 Nov 09)
Senator Crossin speaks to Greens Senator Rachel Siewert's Urgency Motion on Dialysis Services in Central Australia.
Adjournment Speech: Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Act (17 Nov 09)
Senator Crossin speaks on the 25th Anniversary of the Sex Discrimination Act.
Matters Of Public Interest: Bilingual Education - Speech (28 Oct 09)
Bilingual education broadly means teaching most subjects in school through two different languages. I had the privilege of teaching in a bilingual school at Yirrkala for five years, so I come to this debate with some knowledge and experience.
Matters Of Public Importance: Asylum Seekers - Speech (26 Oct 09)
MPI Speech on Asylum Seekers in response to the Opposition.
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (student Services And Amenities, And Other Measures) Bill 2009 (17 Aug 09)
Second Reading Speech on the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009
Matters Of Public Importance - Independent Youth Allowance (17 Jun 09)
Contribution to the debate regarding the Government's changes to Youth Allowance.
Second Reading: Fair Work Bill 2008 (10 Mar 09)
Second Reading Speech on the Fair Work Bill
Matters Of Public Importance: Machado-Joseph Disease (11 Feb 09)
I want to use my opportunity this afternoon to put on record some information about a disease that had its foundations in Groote Eylandt and is becoming more prevalent and gaining national attention. That is Machado-Joseph Disease, or MJD.
Second Reading - Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 - Schools Assistance Bill 2008 (02 Dec 08)
I rise this afternoon to provide my contribution to the debate on the Schools Assistance Bill 2008.
Second Reading Speech: Families, Housing, Community Services And Indigenous Affairs And Other Legislation Amendment (emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008 (27 Nov 08)
I rise to speak on the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008, and I would ask that senators on the crossbench, take a more balanced view about what they ar
In Committee: Families, Housing, Community Services And Indigenous Affairs And Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008 (27 Nov 08)
I rise to provide some commentary on and response to some of the comments that Senator Scullion made.
Adjournment Speech: Ngukurr (24 Nov 08)
This evening I rise to draw the attention of the Senate to a community in the Northern Territory known as Ngukurr and their story over the past 100 years.
Adjournment Speech: Christmas Island (13 Nov 08)
I rise this evening to speak about my trip to Christmas Island in early October to take part in the celebrations on the 50th anniversary of it becoming an Australian external territory.
Adjournment Speech: Dragon's Abreast Australia (10 Nov 08)
I rise tonight to speak about an inspiring group, Dragons Abreast Australia. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Dragons Abreast Australia, a group which has its origins in Darwin in the Northern Territory. Dragons Abreast is a not-for-profit group of
Second Reading: Family Law Amendment (de Facto Financial Matters And Other Measures) Bill 2008 (14 Oct 08)
I rise this evening to provide a contribution to the debate on the Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Bill 2008.
Families, Housing, Community Services And Indigenous Affairs And Other Legislation Amendment (emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008 - Second Reading (17 Sep 08)
Second Reading Speech on re-instating the permit system.
Higher Education Support Amendment (removal Of The Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements And National Governance Protocols Requirements And Other Matters) Bill 2008 (27 Aug 08)
I rise today to provide a contribution on the debate relating to this Bill, which goes to the removal of the infamous HEWRRs—the higher education workplace relations requirements.
Rights Of The Terminally Ill (euthanasia Laws Repeal) Bill 2008 - Report Of Legal And Constitutional Affairs Committee (26 Jun 08)
As the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs I present the report of the committee on the Rights of the Terminally Ill (Euthanasia Laws Repeal) Bill 2008 together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents pr
Parliamentary Zone: Approval Of Works - Parliament House Childcare Centre (26 Jun 08)
After a long battle, both houses of Parliament have approved a childcare centre being built inside Parliament House.
Appropriation (parliamentary Departments) Bill (no. 1) 2008-2009 Appropriation Bill (no. 1) 2008-2009 Appropriation Bill (no. 2) 2008-2009 (26 Jun 08)
The 2008 Budget is a responsible one that will help fight the high inflation inherited from the previous government and help working families.
Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (23 Jun 08)
The Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 makes minor amendments to the Northern Territory emergency measures through amendments to the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007.
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (child Care Budget And Other Measures) Bill 2008 (19 Jun 08)
I rise today in support of the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2008
Indigenous Education (targeted Assistance) Amendment (2008 Budget Measures) Bill 2008 (19 Jun 08)
This bill amends the Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000 to provide funding that will deliver two major budget measures.
Higher Education Support Amendment (2008 Budget Measures) Bill 2008 (19 Jun 08)
This bill amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) to revise maximum funding amounts in the Commonwealth Grants Scheme; Commonwealth Scholarships and other grants to reflect additional funding for indexation increases.
Valedictory (18 Jun 08)
I rise this evening to provide some contribution to saying goodbye not just to three of my Labor Party colleagues in the Senate—and I will get to them a bit later—but to all 14 senators who are going.
Stolen Generation Compensation Bill 2008 - Report Of Legal And Constitutional Affairs Committee (16 Jun 08)
On behalf of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, I present the report on the Stolen Generation Compensation Bill 2008 together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the committee.
Indigenous Education (targeted Assistance) Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008 (12 May 08)
I rise to provide a contribution to the debate on this Bill, which will see a very small start in really helping to close the gap in education in the Northern Territory between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students.
Adjournment: Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi Aboriginal Association (12 Mar 08)
This evening I rise to draw to the Senate’s attention the work of a tremendous community based organisation, working with Aboriginal families in remote Central Australia—the Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi Aboriginal Corporation.
Governor-General's Speech: Address-in-reply (11 Mar 08)
Speech: Apology To Australia's Indigenous Peoples (13 Feb 08)
When we reflect on the significance of today—when we not only look back on it tomorrow but think about it next week and in the years to come—it will go down as a momentous day in the history of this nation.