Speeches by Senator David Bushby
Commonwealth Securities and Investment Legislation Amendment Bill 2008: Second Reading
Mon, 23 Jun 2008
The Commonwealth Securities and Investment Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 will deliver two primary outcomes. The first is that it will increase the amount of Commonwealth government securities on issue by some $25 billion to $75 billion. In that context, I understand that the government has also announced its intention to increase the stock of CGS in... Read more »
Valedictory: Senator John Watson
Tue, 17 Jun 2008
I rise tonight to pay tribute primarily to my Tasmanian Senate colleague Senator John Watson but also to my other coalition Senate colleagues who will be leaving us in a few days. I first recall hearing of Senator Watson when he was elected as the third Liberal on the ticket at the 1977 election. Although at the time I was only a young 12-year-old, I... Read more »
Adjournment: Tasmanian Devils
Tue, 18 Mar 2008
I rise tonight to bring to your attention the plight of the Tasmanian devil. This unique animal’s population is under threat from an aggressive, horrific and very unusual cancer. It takes the form of fleshy tumours that grow in and around the devils’ mouths and then develop into large lumps that kill in a matter of months. The devils... Read more »
Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008: Second Reading
Mon, 17 Mar 2008
In any consideration of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008 I believe that regard must be had for how we arrived at where the national industrial relations law is today. The post-1983 approach by the Hawke government was based on an accord it had negotiated with the ACTU. The accord was designed to solve... Read more »
Adjournment: Mr Rudie Sypkes
Tue, 11 Mar 2008
I rise tonight to pay tribute to the life of an outstanding Tasmanian whose legacy will be long felt, not just in Tasmania but across Australia and even internationally. Rudie Sypkes, best known as one of the most successful Tasmanian businessmen in the past 50 years and an excellent example of the success of Australia’s postwar migration, passed... Read more »
First Speech
Wed, 19 Sep 2007
I rise here today as the 75th senator for Tasmania and the 519th person who has had the honour to sit in the Senate of the Australian parliament. The relativity of these two numbers highlights the balance between the states that was built into our federalist system by our forebears. Their absolute value highlights how rare an honour it is and the great... Read more »