Speeches
Address to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia - Women in Leadership Series: The role of female leaders in the 21st century – diversity, inspiration
Tuesday, 06 December 2011
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Last week there was a photograph in the international media that spoke volumes about power and influence, who wields it and how.
The photograph captured the meeting between Hillary Clinton and Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon depicting the beginnings of a new relationship between the United States and Burma after a 50 year freeze.Statements on Indulgence - Valedictories
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Ms JULIE BISHOP (Curtin—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (17:08): This year will go down as one of the most tumultuous in federal parliamentary history, and the unprecedented events of today are no exception. Mr Speaker, I congratulate you on your elevation to this high office of Speaker of the House of Representatives. I also pay tribute to the previous speaker, Harry Jenkins. He did develop quite a cult following. There were a number of people out there in question time viewing-land who were just wild about Harry and he will most certainly be missed.Matters of Public Importance - The urgent need for better policies after four years of divided and directionless government
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Ms JULIE BISHOP (Curtin—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:56): Madam Deputy Speaker, I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your elevation to this position.Censure Motion
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Ms JULIE BISHOP (Curtin—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:27): I second the motion. This censure motion is necessary because the Australian public deserve better than this pitiful excuse for a government. This great country deserves better from its national government, this shambolic disgrace. This is a government that is in daily crisis. It reels from chaos to crisis. In its desperation to cling to power, there is no principle it will not trash and no conviction it will not walk away from. There is no convention it will not break. Grubby, secret deals behind closed doors—Shadow Ministerial Statement - Foreign Aid Budget
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Ms JULIE BISHOP (Curtin—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (16:50): At the last election the coalition announced a policy to hold an independent review into Australia's foreign aid program with a view to improving its effectiveness, to ensuring its sustainability and to addressing a number of serious problems. We had become concerned about ongoing reports of waste, mismanagement, extravagant salaries for consultants and questionable priorities in the application of the aid budget. The use of highly paid consultants had led political leaders of other countries to raise their concerns with us and one had, in fact, dubbed it 'boomerang aid' in that the benefits were largely returned to Australia by the consultancies.More Articles...
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