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Adjournment Speech: Mr Milan Vyhnalek
I rise this evening to pay tribute to a prominent Tasmanian who sadly passed away recently: Mr Milan Vyhnalek. I had the opportunity to meet Mr Vyhnalek in the early 1990s when I was a young lawyer. Mr Vyhnalek approached our law firm and I worked on some of his legal affairs at the time. At the time, I took the opportunity to get to know a little... Read more »
Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
I rise to take note of the Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition of Local Government final report on the majority finding of the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Local Government: the case for financial recognition, the likelihood of success and lessons from the history of constitutional referenda. As deputy chair of... Read more »
Post-GFC banking sector inquiry report
I present a report of the Economics References Committee on the post-GFC banking sector together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the committee. This report builds on the Senate Economics References Committee's work over recent years on the effects that the global financial crisis has had on Australia's... Read more »
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New Senate Committee Enquiries
Australian Jobs Bill 2013
Senate Economics Legislation Committee has an inquiry into Australian Jobs Bill 2013
Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Base Premium) Bill 2013
The Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee has an inquiry into the Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Base Premium) Bill 2013
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Bill 2013
The Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee has an inquiry into the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Bill 2013
Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2013
The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee has an inquiry into the Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2013
Interactive Gambling Amendment (Virtual Credits) Bill 2013
The Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform has an inquiry into the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Virtual Credits) Bill 2013
The practice of sports science in Australia
The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee has an inquiry into the practice of sports science in Australia
The ownership arrangements of grain handling
The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee has an inquiry into the effectiveness of the ownership arrangements of grain handling



