May 10, 2012
Senator BACK (Western Australia) (19:04): It is my honour this evening to rise to support an application by the Wagin community in the Great Southern region of Western Australia to the Australian government for the Regional Development Assistance Program funding in relation to an integrated food and fibre processing hub to be installed in that regi... ...
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May 9, 2012
Senator BACK (Western Australia) (15:09): It is my privilege to rise to join in support of the motion by my leader, Senator Abetz, in honouring the life of Senator Judith Adams and to celebrate that life. I first came into serious contact with Senato... ...
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May 8, 2012
Senator Back asked the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, upon notice, on 21 March 2012:
Given that members of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) serving in the Solomon Islands and Sudan on capacity building missions receive th... ...
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March 22, 2012
Senator BACK (Western Australia) (20:17): I wish to draw the attention of the chamber this evening to the importance of an industry that I believe is under the radar and should not be: the importance and relevance of the horse industry to this countr... ...
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March 22, 2012
Senator BACK (Western Australia) (18:38): It is with some disappointment that I rise to note the Commonwealth Grants Commission's Report on GST revenue sharing relativities: 2012 update. I go to section 2, the recommendations, and it is incre... ...
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March 20, 2012
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee
Reference
Senator BACK (Western Australia) (18:12): I rise to support the motion before the Senate that this matter be referred to the education, employment, workplace r... ...
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March 20, 2012
Senator BACK (Western Australia) (12:43): I hope to bring some common sense to this debate and to oppose the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (Transition to Fair Work) Bill 2012. Madam Acting Deputy President, my colleagues in the Senate and the public, I draw to your attention the wonderful publication Odgers, which is the ... ...
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March 20, 2012
Senator BACK (Western Australia) (17:34): I will be brief in talking about the report of the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee on the 2011-12 additional estimates. One area that I am keen to draw to the attention of the chamber is that confirmed in item 1.11 of the report. That was the move of higher education away... ...
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March 20, 2012
Senator BACK (Western Australia) (19:58): The key performance indicator for the Gillard-Brown government is exactly the same as that for a pickpocket in Dickensian England, that being the extent to which this government can rip off its unsuspecting citizens firstly without them knowing it or, secondly, until it is too late for them to be able to ta... ...
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March 19, 2012
BILLS - Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—General) Bill 2011, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—C... ...
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