19 March, 2009
Mrs MIRABELLA (Indi) (7.49 pm)—I rise this evening to talk about a very important matter that goes to the core of government’s role, and that is Australia’s defence capability. Defence needs to be deployable, equipped and supplied to do its job. In order to be deployable, equipped and supplied to do...
18 March, 2009
Mrs MIRABELLA (Indi) (1.56 pm)—I rise to join my colleagues in speaking against the Social Security and Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment (Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2009. This bill, if passed, will have an extraordinarily detrimental impact on selffunded retirees, particularly those livi...
16 March, 2009
Mrs MIRABELLA (Indi) (7.31 pm)—I rise to support the efforts and campaigns of microbrewers right across the country for tax reform. Coming from a small business background myself, I know only too well not only the burden that unnecessary government regulation places on small businesses and how that ...
11 March, 2009
Mrs MIRABELLA (Indi) (8.50 pm)—I rise this evening to talk about something that is very distressing to rural and regional Australia and, I know from direct experience, to my part of the world—north-east Victoria and the border with Albury-Wodonga. That is the demise of area consultative committees. ...
10 March, 2009
Mrs MIRABELLA (Indi) (4.20 pm)—I rise to respond to the statement by the Minister for the Status of Women on International Women’s Day. I am delighted to have the opportunity to join with the minister in acknowledging International Women’s Day, which of course was last Sunday, 8 March. Australian wo...