May 30, 2006
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (8:03 pm)—I take this opportunity to discuss a number of issues on the Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2006-2007 and cognate bills. I commence this by saying that the 2006-07 budget has once again been well received by the Australian public, particularly by those in the electorate of Hume—which I represent. Of course, the majority of p... ...
Read more »March 27, 2006
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (9:13 pm)—On Friday last week, I met with some stone fruit growers from a beautiful little rural community called Thirlmere, which is situated in the northern part of my electorate; a number of fruit growers from around the Sydney Basin also came to that meeting. These fruit growers have a very significant problem. Their problem i... ...
Read more »March 27, 2006
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (9:13 pm)—On Friday last week, I met with some stone fruit growers from a beautiful little rural community called Thirlmere, which is situated in the northern part of my electorate; a number of fruit growers from around the Sydney Basin also came to that meeting. These fruit growers have a very significant problem. Their problem i... ...
Read more »March 1, 2006
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (6:52 pm)—I welcome the opportunity to speak in support of the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2005. First of all, I must thank the Attorney-General for his commitment in pursuing these reforms, which will most certainly be the most significant changes to our family law system in 30 years. They are start... ...
Read more »February 15, 2006
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (7:04 pm)—I stand here as a human being whose body is not biologically structured to understand problems associated with pregnancy or indeed abortion. I am not going to talk about abortion because this debate on the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of RU486) Bill 2005 is not about abor... ...
Read more »December 6, 2005
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (6:14 pm)—It indeed gives me great pleasure to rise today to speak on the Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-front Student Union Fees) Bill 2005. This important legislation will prohibit education providers from requiring students to join associations or to pay on enrolment fees that do not relate direc... ...
Read more »December 5, 2005
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (5:38 p.m.)—I take this opportunity to speak today about a number of issues which are having a significant impact on constituents in the Hume electorate. I will begin with a matter that I have raised already with the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and also the Minister for Human Services, as the person responsibl... ...
Read more »November 17, 2005
The Wingecarribee Community Services Centre project has received a further boost with $40,000 being made available to Wingecarribee Adult Day Care Centres Inc by the Federal Government for the installation of accessible toilet and bathroom facilities.
Member for Hume Alby Schultz said the Minister for Ageing Julie Bishop, who visited the Highlands... ...
Read more »November 9, 2005
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (9:55 am)—In continuing my contribution to this debate on the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Bill 2005, I make the observation that many of the comments from the opposition are premised on the absurd, archaic notion that Australians are incapable of thinking for themselves and that they are simply going to comply wit... ...
Read more »November 8, 2005
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (10:24 p.m.)—It is with a great sense of enthusiasm and achievement that I rise today and add my support to the government’s Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Bill 2005. For the record, this Mr Schultz has bloodlines and views that are entirely different to those of the Mr Schultze who has just been quoted. As we all kn... ...
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