March 2, 2004
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (7:19pm) —It gives me great pleasure to rise tonight to speak on the Medical Indemnity Amendment Bill 2004 and the Medical Indemnity (IBNR Indemnity) Contribution Amendment Bill 2004. It is very pleasing from my point of view that something is finally being done about this very serious issue—despite the strongarm tactics of the A... ...
Read more »February 11, 2004
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (7:35pm) —I rise on a very sad day for democracy in the state of New South Wales. I have just learnt from a number of my constituents about the New South Wales government arrogantly and savagely disregarding the rights of rural people by forcing amalgamations on rural shires and forcing them into super shires, against the wishes ... ...
Read more »February 11, 2004
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (7:35pm) —I rise on a very sad day for democracy in the state of New South Wales. I have just learnt from a number of my constituents about the New South Wales government arrogantly and savagely disregarding the rights of rural people by forcing amalgamations on rural shires and forcing them into super shires, against the wishes ... ...
Read more »November 6, 2003
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (4:53 pm) —Towards the end of last month there was considerable media coverage of the intolerant, reprehensible and hateful racist claims by the then outgoing Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad. On 21 October, the Herald Sun had this to say:
Mahathir was criticised internationally last week after he made the comments in... ...
Read more »November 6, 2003
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (4:53 pm) —Towards the end of last month there was considerable media coverage of the intolerant, reprehensible and hateful racist claims by the then outgoing Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad. On 21 October, the Herald Sun had this to say:
Mahathir was criticised internationally last week after he made the comments in... ...
Read more »November 5, 2003
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (9:58 am) —by leave—One of the things that I have concerns about is the way in which this committee, with all of its best intentions, has been frustrated by the lack of commitment by some members of the committee to really grasp what the 500 submissions and the verbal evidence given by volunteers and other groups in the community... ...
Read more »November 5, 2003
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (9:58 am) —by leave—One of the things that I have concerns about is the way in which this committee, with all of its best intentions, has been frustrated by the lack of commitment by some members of the committee to really grasp what the 500 submissions and the verbal evidence given by volunteers and other groups in the community... ...
Read more »November 4, 2003
Mr SCHULTZ (2:37 pm) —My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister inform the House of the latest data on employment levels in non-metropolitan Australia? How does this reflect government policies which benefit country Australia?
Mr ANDREWS —I thank the honourable member for Hume for his questi... ...
Read more »November 4, 2003
Mr SCHULTZ (2:37 pm) —My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister inform the House of the latest data on employment levels in non-metropolitan Australia? How does this reflect government policies which benefit country Australia?
Mr ANDREWS —I thank the honourable member for Hume for his questi... ...
Read more »October 15, 2003
Mr SCHULTZ (3:06 pm) —My question is addressed to the Minister for Small Business and Tourism. Would the minister advise the House how increases in land tax are hurting small businesses? Is the minister aware of any support for increasing the tax burden on small businesses?
Mr HOCKEY —I thank the member for Hume for his question and acknowledge how... ...
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