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04 December 2008
![]() It is a great pleasure to rise to give due recognition to the role that volunteers play in our community, particularly in Kingsford Smith. I specifically want to note not only the efforts of the surf-lifesaving clubs and those who work in women’s refuges and sporting clubs but also, in particular, the Kooloora Community Centre, whose 20th anniversary celebration I attended earlier this year.
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22 September 2008
![]() It’s a distinct pleasure to speak at this gathering; the world’s foremost event in sustainable building, SB08. I’ve recently met and engaged with Australia’s built environment industries, earlier this month at Built Environment Meets Parliament in Canberra, and of course last night at the World Green Building Council Gala Dinner.
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19 August 2008
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02 August 2008
![]() It is a great pleasure to be here in Melbourne on the final day of your national conference, and thank you to the Clean Energy Council for hosting this event and for the invitation to speak.
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28 July 2008
![]() I’m always impressed by Queenslanders’ conviction that they live in the best part of Australia. You have a significant share of Australia’s great natural assets – and you know how to use and celebrate them for the international wonders that they are.
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17 July 2008
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24 June 2008
![]() Thank you Chair, I want to particularly welcome the constructive way that participants have worked to develop the documents before us and acknowledge your work in helping us reach this point.
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24 June 2008
![]() There can be no doubt that whaling under special permit has been the most contentious and divisive issue facing the Commission. In the 21st century there is no need to kill whales for scientific purposes. The programs purportedly conducted under Article VIII of the Convention add nothing relevant to our knowledge for the conservation and management of whales that cannot be obtained by non-lethal means or historical records.
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28 April 2008
![]() It is a great pleasure for me to be here today to join ministerial colleagues from 40 countries and representatives of business, trade unions, non-governmental and multilateral organisations.
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03 April 2008
![]() Thank you to APRA/AMCOS for the invitation to give the keynote speech at the inaugural Song Summit Sydney, and I want to recognise the support of the NSW Government for this event, an event which I note is entirely carbon neutral – well done.
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14 February 2008
![]() In the very first instance I want to disassociate myself from the remarks of the member for Tangney and note that the parliament as a whole did something yesterday which reflected well on each and every member of the House who supported the motion of the Prime Minister.
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01 February 2008
![]() I am very pleased to be here to launch Blacktown Solar City’s first commercial solar power installation here at Cadbury Schweppes, as part of the Australian Government’s Solar Cities program.
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23 January 2008
![]() Subjects: Death of Heath Ledger
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