Speeches, Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Address to the Jewish National Fund
Gold Patron’s Lunch
IN SUPPORT OF A FORMAL CITIZENSHIP TEST
25 OCTOBER 2006
Mercantile Rowing Club, Melbourne
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Acknowledgements
To the President of the Jewish National Fund, Mr Tom Borsky, the State Executive Director Mr Jo... (25-Oct)
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Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Melbourne
20 October 2006
His Excellency, Mr Lajos Fodor, Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary.
Honorary Consul
Members of the 50th Anniversary Organising Committee
To especially Sandy Watson and Susan Gordon Brown.
And to all of those 56’... (20-Oct)
Speeches, Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Education and Training
“Cultures of Learning”
Perth
5 October 2006
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Acknowledgments
Peter Nelson
Of the Noongar tribe
Professor Denise Murray
Executive Director, AMEP Research Centre
Neil Fernandes
Managing Director, Central TAFE
Khin Myint
Singer
Other distinguished gu... (05-Oct)
Speeches, Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Community
Address on
“Celebrating our citizenship”
followed by citizenship ceremony
Immigration Museum, Melbourne
17 September 2006
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Welcome everyone to this special occasion, at a special location, on a special day – Australian Citizenship Day.
I always find it excitin... (17-Sep)
Speeches, Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Community
Sydney
16 September 2006
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Thank you for the opportunity to address this historic meeting of Australian Imams.
These are challenging times for Muslims.
As the spiritual leaders of Australian Muslims you carry major responsibilities.
In some ways those responsib... (16-Sep)
Speeches, Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Community
An interfaith conference of 500 Muslim, Jews and Christians
Leonda by the Yarra, Hawthorn, Melbourne
Sunday August 13, 2006
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Rabbi Michael Melchior, Professor Mahmud Kilic, Philip Newman, George Lekakis, Mr Orhan Cicek, Mr Emre Celik, other speakers, distinguished gu... (13-Aug)
Speeches, Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
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I thank the members for their contributions to the second reading debate on this Bill.
For sixty years Australia’s proud migration and refugee settlement record has been built on three crucial foundations:
a firmly regulated and planned immigration programme;
an ... (10-Aug)
Speeches, Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Community
Rydges Capital Hill, Canberra
10am, 2 August 2006
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Introduction
It’s a pleasure to be with you all again.
Before I go any further, I would like to express my great sympathy for everyone affected by the loss of life and destruction that has occurred in the Middle Eas... (02-Aug)
Speeches, Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Mr ROBB (Goldstein—Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs) (4.20 p.m.)—Notwithstanding the matter of public importance submitted for discussion by the opposition, there is no question of silencing anybody in this debate. On our side there has been extensive... (14-Jun)
Speeches, Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Funding
Mr ROBB (Goldstein—Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs) (4.45 p.m.)—I rise to support the Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2006-2007 and related budget bills. As Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, I would like to... (13-Jun)