Media Room
Rhiannon Must Explain KGB Contact Saturday, 28 January 2012 11:00
“Today’s disclosure that, as an 18 year old embarking on a voyage to the UK on the Shota Rustaveli, Lee Rhiannon was to rendezvous on board with a Russian identified as a senior KGB agent, demands a full explanation from the Greens Senator,” Senator Eric Abetz said today. ASIO intelligence reports reveal that, when arranging this rendezvous Vladimir Alekseev from the Soviet Embassy said that he was calling on behalf of another Soviet diplomat, Ivan Stenin.
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Senate Chamber - Election of Committee ChairWednesday, 02 November 2011 09:35
I move: That the words "Legal and Constitutional Affairs" be removed and replaced with "Environment and Communications" so that paragraph (a) now reads: (a) that the chair of the Environment and Communications References Committee shall be elected by that committee from members nominated by minor parties or independent senators.
Fair Work Australia should clarify on Thomson’s denialsSaturday, 28 January 2012 11:34
Given media reports, Fair Work Australia should today clarify whether documents have been sent to Craig Thomson in connection with their investigation into the Health Services Union following denials by Mr Thomson. “Given Mr Thomson’s activities as the head of the Health Services Union is the principal matter that is under investigation, it would be unsurprising for Fair Work Australia to send him documents for his response,” Senator Abetz said.
Speech - Carbon Tax Bills - SenateMonday, 31 October 2011 11:24
There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead. So spoke the Labor Party through its current leader to the Australian people just days before the last election. At a time when the polls were perilously close—they were tight—Labor, its leader and its deputy leader solemnly promised the Australian people that there would be no carbon tax. Suggestions that there would be were dismissed by Labor as hysterical.
Fair Work Australia’s Investigation into the Health Services UnionFriday, 27 January 2012 17:19
“Pointedly, Fair Work Australia’s statement today concerning the ongoing investigation into the Health Services Union and the Craig Thompson affair fails to explain why its investigation has taken over three years,” Senator Abetz said today. “While I understand the need to wait for responses, this only explains the delay in recent months – not what has held up this investigation for the last 3 years.”
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Address to the Ralph Honner Leadership ForumSaturday, 24 September 2011 14:49
It's great to be amongst friends. We are here today to pay respect to one of our past elders. That itself bears voluminous testimony to our theme “Leadership and Conservative Values: An Enduring Legacy”. May we as a Nation and through this initiative of the NSW Young Liberals ensure that Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Honner's OBE DSO MC legacy endures… …That his legacy and the legacy of those that served with him are on parade in the modern Australia of the 21st century…
Wilkie just the latest victim of Julia Gillard’s betrayalSaturday, 21 January 2012 16:00
Following Andrew Wilkie’s withdrawal of support for the Green Labor Government, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Senator Eric Abetz said Mr Wilkie now understood how millions of Australians felt. Today Mr Wilkie said ‘We should be able to trust our politicians to keep their word’ and ‘Frankly a deal is a deal’.
Senate Speech - Extension of sitting hoursWednesday, 21 September 2011 14:13
Senator ABETZ (Tasmania - Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (09:43): The coalition opposes the motion which seeks to extend the hours of the Senate. The reason we do that is that the Senate is currently being confronted with an unseemly rush to get a package of legislation through this chamber, a package of legislation that is built on deceit. The Labor government went to the last election saying 'there will be no carbon tax' and, but for this package of legislation, there would be no need for these extended hours. It is amazing, isn't it, how the Labor Party are able to dress up their deceit of the Australian people?
ABCC Abolition: Putting the Thugs back in BusinessFriday, 20 January 2012 10:08
Today’s intervention by former Australian Building and Construction Commissioner, John Lloyd, warning that abolition of the ABCC will mean a ‘return to lawlessness’ , that ‘project delays and disruption will become more common’, that ‘improvements in productivity will be almost impossible to win’ and that ‘ten years of effort will be largely wasted’, is salutary. “Labor’s abolition of the Australian Building and Construction Commission is politically motivated, to appease the union bosses who want to be back in charge of building sites around Australia.” Senator Abetz said today.
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