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Senate Official Hansard No
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES Senate Official Hansard No. 18, 2005 WEDNESDAY, 30 NOVEMBER 2005 FORTY-FIRST PARLIAMENT FIRST SESSION—FOURTH PERIOD BY AUTHORITY OF THE SENATE INTERNET The Journals for the Senate are available at http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/work/journals/index.htm Proof and Official Hansards for the House of Representatives, the Senate and committee hearings are available at http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard For searching purposes use http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au SITTING DAYS—2005 Month Date February 8, 9, 10 March 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17 May 10, 11, 12 June 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23 August 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 September 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 October 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 November 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 28, 29, 30 December 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 RADIO BROADCASTS Broadcasts of proceedings of the Parliament can be heard on the following Parliamentary and News Network radio stations, in the areas identified. CANBERRA 103.9 FM SYDNEY 630 AM NEWCASTLE 1458 AM GOSFORD 98.1 FM BRISBANE 936 AM GOLD COAST 95.7 FM MELBOURNE 1026 AM ADELAIDE 972 AM PERTH 585 AM HOBART 747 AM NORTHERN TASMANIA 92.5 FM DARWIN 102.5 FM FORTY-FIRST PARLIAMENT FIRST SESSION—FOURTH PERIOD Governor-General His Excellency Major-General Michael Jeffery, Companion in the Order of Australia, Com- mander of the Royal Victorian Order, Military Cross Senate Officeholders President—Senator the Hon. Paul Henry Calvert Deputy President and Chairman of Committees—Senator John Joseph Hogg Temporary Chairmen of Committees—Senators Guy Barnett, George Henry Brandis, Hedley Grant Pearson Chapman, Patricia Margaret Crossin, Alan Baird Ferguson, Michael George Forshaw, Stephen Patrick Hutchins, Linda Jean Kirk, Philip Ross Lightfoot, Gavin Mark Mar- shall, Claire Mary Moore, Andrew James Marshall Murray, Hon. -
An Investigation Into the Phraseology of Question
ORDER! ORDER!: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PHRASEOLOGY OF QUESTION TIME IN THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND HOUSES OF REPRESENTATIVES A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics in the University of Canterbury by Irina Loginova University of Canterbury 2013 Table of contents: Acknowledgements viii Abstract xi List of abbreviations and acronyms xiii List of figures, tables, graphs and diagrams xiv Figures xiv Tables xv Graphs xix Diagrams xxi Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1. Aims 1 1.1. Why examine Question Time? 1 1.2. Exploration of genrelects in general and methodology for their study 3 2. Analytic framework 5 2.1. Pre-elections 7 2.2. Reasons for the study 8 3. Methods 8 4. Outcomes 11 Chapter 2: PHRASEOLOGY OF QUESTION TIME 13 i 1. Introduction 13 2. Speech genres 13 3. Speech community, community of practice, discourse community 14 4. Summary of Chapter 2 23 Chapter 3: METHODOLOGY 25 1. Introduction 25 2. Developing a database for the study of the phraseology and ethnography of Parliamentary Question Time 26 3. The use of linguistic corpus tools for PLIs selection 40 4. Summary of Chapter 3 48 Chapter 4: HISTORIC OVERVIEW OF PARLIAMENTARY TRADITIONS IN NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA 50 1. Introduction 50 2. Question Time as a communicative performance 50 3. History and geography of Australia and New Zealand 55 4. Summary of Chapter 4 63 Chapter 5: ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF QUESTION TIME 65 1. Introduction 65 2. Question Time as a ritual 65 2.1. Question Time in the New Zealand Parliament 66 ii 2.1.1. -
House of Representatives Votes and Proceedings
1 2004 THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS No. 1 FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTY-FIRST PARLIAMENT TUESDAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2004 The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia begun and held in Parliament House, Canberra, on Tuesday, the sixteenth day of November, in the fifty-third year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, and in the year of our Lord Two thousand and four. 1 On which day, being the first day of the meeting of the Parliament for the despatch of business pursuant to a Proclamation (which follows), Ian Charles Harris, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Bernard Clive Wright, Deputy Clerk, Robyn Jessie McClelland, Clerk Assistant and David Russell Elder, Serjeant-at- Arms, attending in the House according to their duty, the said Proclamation was read at the Table by the Clerk: PROCLAMATION I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting under section 5 of the Constitution: • appoint Tuesday, 16 November 2004, at 10.30 a.m. as the day and time for all Senators and Members of the House of Representatives to assemble at Parliament House to hold a session of the Parliament; and • summon all Senators and Members of the House of Representatives to attend accordingly. Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 29 October 2004 P. M. JEFFERY Governor-General By His Excellency’s Command JOHN HOWARD Prime Minister 2 MESSAGE FROM HIS EXCELLENCY’S DEPUTY BY THE USHER OF THE BLACK ROD The following message was delivered by the Usher of the Black Rod: Honourable Members, The Deputy of His Excellency the Governor-General desires your attendance in the Senate Chamber. -
Larouche Exposes Cheney Plot for Nuclear War, Dictatorship
The New Citizen Extra August 2005 Page 1 THE NEW CITIZEN® Official Publication of the Citizens Electoral Council of Australia Web: http://www.cecaust.com.au Email: [email protected] EXTRA August 2005 50c (inc GST) Print Post: 30601/00002 LaRouche Exposes Cheney Plot for Nuclear War, Dictatorship August 1—On July 27, United Kingdom’s number their international “glo- Within days, on July 7 American statesman and one, and largest commer- balist” monetary system. four bombs exploded in economist Lyndon H. La- cial radio station, as his As we detailed in our June, London, killing 56 people Rouche, Jr. issued a dra- movement began the ur- 2005, New Citizen Extra, and injuring hundreds matic warning that U.S. gent distribution of “’Mother of All Bubbles’ more. Under cover of “fi- Vice President Dick 250,000 flyers titled Exploding, Political Earth- nancial market instability” Cheney intended to launch “Cheney’s ‘Guns of Au- quakes Under Way”, a allegedly due to the bomb- an unprovoked nuclear war gust’ Threaten the World” near-term explosion of that ings, the world’s central against Iran during the in key centres across the financial system is inevita- banks, led by the Bank of month of August, under U.S. Such an insane action ble, and, in fact, it has al- England and the U.S. Fed- cover of a staged “new by Cheney, LaRouche ready begun. In June, the eral Reserve, pumped tens 911” against the U.S. With- charged, would quickly highly-leveraged, com- of billions of dollars into in 24 hours, the LaRouche lead to a planetwide nucle- pletely unregulated hedge the system as an emerg- Youth Movement (LYM) ar war. -
Work of Committees
WORK OF COMMITTEES Year statistics: 1 January 2005 - 31 December 2005 Half-year statistics: 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005 © Commonwealth of Australia 2006 ISBN 0 642 71605 6 This document was printed by the Senate Printing Unit, Parliament House, Canberra CONTENTS Index .....................................................................................................................................iii Format of this Report.............................................................................................................v Abbreviations........................................................................................................................vi General Information.............................................................................................................vii Directory of Committees.....................................................................................................viii Committees administered by the Senate Committee Office.................................................ix PART ONE: - 1 July 2005 – 31 December 2005 Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees administered by the Senate Committee Office • Community Affairs ..........................................................................................6 - Legislation - References • Economics......................................................................................................16 - Legislation - References • Employment, Workplace Relations and Education .......................................24 - Legislation -
AEC Annual Report 2004–05
05 – 2004–05 Annual Report Australian Electoral Commission 2004 A U S T R A L I A N E L E C TO R A L C O M M I S S I O N 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 ANNUAL REPORT for only uu aa Archived.. vv oo gg .. historical cc ee aa .. 05 ww ww ww – research 2004 21117_ppi-114 05-10-05 11:44 am Page i Australian Electoral Commission 2004–05 Annual Report for 2004–05 only Archived historical research 21117_ppi-114 05-10-05 11:44 am Page ii Australian Electoral Commission Annual Report 2004–05 Produced by: Australian Electoral Commission Project managed by: Shirley Weber and Jodi Gatfield Printed by: Pirion (02) 6280 5410 Coordinated and edited by: WordsWorth Writing (02) 6232 7511 Designed by: Mirrabooka Marketing & Design (02) 6286 1242 Web address of this report: www.aec.gov.au/what/publicationsfor Contact officer: Director Media and Communication Australian Electoral Commission West Block Offices Queen Victoria Terrace Parkes ACT 2600 PO Box 6172 Kingston ACT 2604 only Telephone: (02) 6271 4411 Fax: (02) 6271 4558 Email: [email protected] ArchivedWebsite: www.aec.gov.au historical ISSN 0814-4508 © Commonwealth of Australia 2005 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth, available from the Attorney-General’s Department. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be directed to Commonwealth Copyright Administration, Attorney- General’s Department, Robertresearch Garran Offices, National Circuit, Canberra ACT 2600 or posted at www.ag.gov.au/cca. -
House of Representatives Official Hansard No
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES House of Representatives Official Hansard No. 10, 2005 Thursday, 2 June 2005 FORTY-FIRST PARLIAMENT FIRST SESSION—THIRD PERIOD BY AUTHORITY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INTERNET The Votes and Proceedings for the House of Representatives are available at http://www.aph.gov.au/house/info/votes Proof and Official Hansards for the House of Representatives, the Senate and committee hearings are available at http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard For searching purposes use http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au SITTING DAYS—2005 Month Date February 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17 March 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17 May 10, 11, 12, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31 June 1, 2, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23 August 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18 September 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 October 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 31 November 1, 2, 3, 28, 29, 30 December 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 RADIO BROADCASTS Broadcasts of proceedings of the Parliament can be heard on the following Parliamentary and News Net- work radio stations, in the areas identified. CANBERRA 1440 AM SYDNEY 630 AM NEWCASTLE 1458 AM GOSFORD 98.1 FM BRISBANE 936 AM GOLD COAST 95.7 FM MELBOURNE 1026 AM ADELAIDE 972 AM PERTH 585 AM HOBART 747 AM NORTHERN TASMANIA 92.5 FM DARWIN 102.5 FM FORTY-FIRST PARLIAMENT FIRST SESSION—THIRD PERIOD Governor-General His Excellency Major-General Michael Jeffery, Companion in the Order of Australia, Com- mander of the Royal Victorian Order, Military Cross House of Representatives Officeholders Speaker—The Hon. -
Senate Official Hansard No
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES Senate Official Hansard No. 19, 2005 FRIDAY, 9 DECEMBER 2005 FORTY-FIRST PARLIAMENT FIRST SESSION—FOURTH PERIOD BY AUTHORITY OF THE SENATE INTERNET The Journals for the Senate are available at http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/work/journals/index.htm Proof and Official Hansards for the House of Representatives, the Senate and committee hearings are available at http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard For searching purposes use http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au SITTING DAYS—2005 Month Date February 8, 9, 10 March 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17 May 10, 11, 12 June 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23 August 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 September 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 October 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 November 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 28, 29, 30 December 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 RADIO BROADCASTS Broadcasts of proceedings of the Parliament can be heard on the following Parliamentary and News Network radio stations, in the areas identified. CANBERRA 103.9 FM SYDNEY 630 AM NEWCASTLE 1458 AM GOSFORD 98.1 FM BRISBANE 936 AM GOLD COAST 95.7 FM MELBOURNE 1026 AM ADELAIDE 972 AM PERTH 585 AM HOBART 747 AM NORTHERN TASMANIA 92.5 FM DARWIN 102.5 FM FORTY-FIRST PARLIAMENT FIRST SESSION—FOURTH PERIOD Governor-General His Excellency Major-General Michael Jeffery, Companion in the Order of Australia, Com- mander of the Royal Victorian Order, Military Cross Senate Officeholders President—Senator the Hon. Paul Henry Calvert Deputy President and Chairman of Committees—Senator John Joseph Hogg Temporary Chairmen of Committees—Senators Guy Barnett, George Henry Brandis, Hedley Grant Pearson Chapman, Patricia Margaret Crossin, Alan Baird Ferguson, Michael George Forshaw, Stephen Patrick Hutchins, Linda Jean Kirk, Philip Ross Lightfoot, Gavin Mark Mar- shall, Claire Mary Moore, Andrew James Marshall Murray, Hon. -
Adelaide (ALP 8.3%)
Adelaide (ALP 8.3%) Location Inner suburban Adelaide. Adelaide includes the Adelaide CBD and the suburbs of North Adelaide, Unley, Torrensville, Croydon, Prospect and Enfield. Redistribution Loses areas in the east and south to Sturt and Boothby while gaining areas around Croydon from Port Adelaide and areas around Torrensville from Hindmarsh, raising the Labor Margin from 4.7% to 8.3%. History Adelaide was created in 1903 and has been a marginal seat for most of its history. Some of its most notable members include Former South Australian Premier Charles Kingston, Fisher Government Minister Ernest Roberts, Chifley Government Minister Cyril Chambers and Hawke Government Minister Chris Hurford. Hurford retired in December 1987 and the ensuing by-election was won by Liberal Mike Pratt. Pratt was defeated in 1990 by Labor’s Bob Catley who was in turn defeated in 1993 by Liberal Trish Worth. Worth served as a parliamentary secretary from 1997 to 2004, she was defeated in the 2004 election by Labor’s Kate Ellis. Incumbent MP Kate Ellis- ALP: Before entering parliament, Ellis worked as a researcher and advisor to a number of state and federal MPs. She was appointed Minister for Youth and Sport after the 2007 election and served as Minister for the Status of Women and Minister for Employment Participation in the Gillard Government. Ellis remained on the frontbench after the 2013 election defeat until March 2017 when she announced that she would not contest the upcoming election. Candidates Steve Georganas- ALP: Georganas is the incumbent MP for the seat of Hindmarsh, refer to that seat’s guide for a bio on him. -
DARBY REPORT #295 VICTORY to JOHN HOWARD Tue 12 Oct 04
DARBY REPORT #295 VICTORY TO JOHN HOWARD Tue 12 Oct 04 THE DARBY REPORT GUIDE to the 9 October 2004 GENERAL ELECTION These tables tell part of the story of the political heroes whose efforts as candidates saved Australia from the threat of Latham Labor, and ensured that our Nation will continue to enjoy wise government by the Liberal- Nationals Coalition led by Prime Minister the Hon John Howard MP and Deputy Prime Minister the Hon John Anderson MP. Figures, taken from the AEC Website, are not final, and may be updated from time to time. To view any desired section, click on the page number. ALL COALITION CANDIDATES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER 2 ALL COALITION CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF STATE AND CANDIDATURE Australian Capital Territory 8 New South Wales 8 Northern Territory 9 Queensland 10 South Australia 11 Tasmania 12 Victoria 12 Western Australia 13 COALITION HOUSE OF REPS CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF T-P-P PERCENTAGE Coalition seats won by more than 20% 15 Coalition seats won by 20% or less 15 Coalition seats won by 10% or less 16 Coalition seats won by 6% or less 17 Coalition seats won by 5% or less 18 Coalition seats won by 4% or less 18 Coalition seats won by 3% or less 18 Coalition seats won by 2% or less 18 Coalition seats won by 1% or less 18 Seats lost by 1% or less 18 Seats lost by 2% or less 19 Seats lost by 3% or less 19 Seats lost by 4% or less 19 Seats lost by 5% or less 19 Seats lost by 6% or less 19 Seats lost by 10% or less 19 Seats lost by 20% or less 20 Seats lost by more than 20% 20 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TOTAL VOTES AND AEC SUMMARY OF SEATS 21 GLENN DRUERY’S PREDICTION OF SENATE NUMBERS 21 “The Coalition will have control of the Senate without the need to seek minor party assistance”.