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This index lists speeches, questions and responses spoken in the Chamber from September 1991 to date. Note that deferred answers are not included as they are provided in writing and are not part of Hansard.
- 25/11/2009PRIVWater Management Technology
- 12/11/20092RFood Amendment (Meat Grading) Bill 2008
- 11/11/2009PRIVTeaching and Assistant Principal Workload
- 28/10/2009PRIVRoxy Café Bingara
- 21/10/2009PRIVWind Farms
- 23/09/2009PRIVParliamentary Internship Program
- 09/09/2009PRIVPolice Intelligence Analyst Positions
- 03/09/20092RParliamentary Remuneration Amendment (Salary Packaging) Bill 2009
- 02/09/2009PRIVSchool Learning Support Program
- 26/06/20091R;2RParliamentary Remuneration Amendment (Salary Packaging) Bill 2009
- 25/06/2009PRIVTAFE Tertiary Preparation Course
- 18/06/2009PRIVMental Health Services
- 03/06/2009PRIVInverell Courthouse Clock
- 13/05/2009PRIVArmidale Volunteer Referral Service
- 07/05/2009PRIVGlen Innes Correctional Centre
- 01/04/2009PRIVDomestic Violence Prevention Strategies
- 25/03/2009PRIVUniversity of New England Student Enrolment Programs
- 11/03/2009PRIVTAFE Enrolments
- 04/03/2009PRIVArmidale Alternative Energy Initiatives
- 04/12/20081R;2RFood Amendment (Meat Grading) Bill 2008
- 03/12/2008PRIVElectronic Gifted and Talented Students Program
- 26/11/2008PRIVArmidale Youth Refuge Incorporated
- 14/11/2008PRIVGlen Innes Agricultural Research and Advisory Station
- 12/11/2008PRIVCorporate Partners for Change
- 29/10/2008PRIVTAFE Privatisation
- 22/10/2008PRIVArmidale Pine Forest
- 25/09/2008PRIVEvie Logan-Clarke: Inclusive Education
- 25/06/2008PRIVDistrict Court Appeals Decisions
- 18/06/2008PRIVNew England Volunteer Air Transport
- 04/06/2008PRIVInverell Art Gallery
- 14/05/2008PRIVNorthern Inland Academy of Sport
- 07/05/2008PRIVNew England Writers Centre Youth Online Program
- 09/04/2008PRIVSustainable Living Expo and EdFest, Armidale
- 02/04/2008PRIVEbor VillageLink Project
- 05/03/2008PRIVArmidale Iron Man Welders Project
- 26/02/2008PRIVHealth Services in Rural Areas
- 04/12/2007PRIVRural Health Public Transport
- 27/11/2007PRIVState Emergency Service Indigenous Training Scheme
- 13/11/2007PRIVWalcha Central School Student Wellbeing Program
- 06/11/2007PRIVBingara and District Vision 20/20
- 23/10/2007PRIVInverell on Display
- 16/10/2007PRIVGlen Innes Opportunity Shop
- 25/09/2007PRIVTrethewey Industries, Deepwater
- 23/11/2006PRIVPublic Education
- 22/11/2006QWNArmidale Community Service Centre Caseworkers
- 17/11/2006PRIVNorth and North West Community Legal Service
- 16/11/20062RSale of Goods and Warehousemen's Liens Amendment (Bulk Goods) Bill
- 15/11/20062R;COMMEnvironmental Planning Legislation Amendment Bill
- 25/10/2006PRIVMessage in a Bottle Project
- 19/10/20062R;COMMFirearms Amendment (Good Behaviour Bonds) Bill
- 18/10/2006PRIVChallenge Armidale
- 18/10/2006Business of the House
- 17/10/2006QWNGlen Innes and Northern Tablelands Economic Development
- 27/09/20062RRoad Transport Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing) Bill
- 27/09/2006PRIVBusiness Without Borders
- 21/09/20062RFair Trading Amendment (Motor Vehicle Insurance and Repair Industries)...
- 20/09/2006PRIVUNE Partnerships
- 06/09/2006PRIVGwydir Learning Region
- 31/08/20062RPay-roll Tax Amendment (Supporting Jobs and Small Business) Bill
- 30/08/2006PRIVLandcare Community Networks
- 30/08/2006QWNInverell Linking Together Centre
- 08/06/20062RFirearms Amendment (Good Behaviour Bonds) Bill
- 06/06/2006PRIVLiquor and Gaming Court Legislation
- 23/05/2006PRIVYoung Achievement Australia
- 11/05/2006PRIVNew England Freight Rail Infrastructure
- 11/05/2006Country Labor
- 03/05/2006QWNMotor Vehicle Smash Repairs
- 02/05/2006PRIVPreschool Funding
- 06/04/2006PRIVArmidale TAFE Film and Television School
- 06/04/2006Youth Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour
- 30/03/20061R;2RMotor Vehicles Repairs (Anti-Steering) Bill
- 29/03/2006PRIVNorthern Tablelands Electorate Alcohol Forums
- 09/03/2006QWNNew England Region Employment and Investment
- 08/03/2006PRIVMental Health Services
- 01/03/2006PRIVSchool Magazine Ninetieth Anniversary
- 01/12/20052RRural Communities Impacts Bill
- 30/11/2005PRIVMr Simon Blyth Electronic Inventions
- 16/11/2005PRIVGlen Innes High School Demountable Classrooms
- 16/11/2005QWNGlen Innes High School Demountable Classrooms
- 09/11/2005PRIVLinking Together Centre, Inverell
- 20/10/2005PRIVEdalive Educational Softwear
- 13/10/2005PRIVSpecial Education Classes
- 12/10/2005NRMA Preferred Repairer Network Scheme
- 12/10/2005QWNArmidale Police Station
- 22/09/2005PRIVRural Health Services
- 15/09/2005PRIVGuyra Community
- 14/09/2005URG MOTTelstra Privatisation
- 14/09/20052RDuties Amendment (Abolition of Vendor Duty) Bill
- 23/06/2005PRIVSkills Shortages
- 22/06/2005QWNNorthern Tablelands Child Protection Resources
- 09/06/20052R;3RBrigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Area Bill
- 08/06/2005Death of Mr Ian Doric Glachan, a Former Member of the Legislative Assembly
- 07/06/20052ROccupational Health and Safety Amendment (Workplace Deaths) Bill
- 27/05/2005PRIVNorthern Tablelands Aboriginal Community
- 25/05/2005PRIVSurveyors Shortage
- 25/05/2005Pharmacies Deregulation
- 05/05/2005QWNArmidale Circle Sentencing
- 04/05/2005URG MOTVoluntary Student Unionism
- 03/05/2005PRIVSteinbrook Hall, Tenterfield, Restoration Funding
- 07/04/2005PRIVNorthern Tablelands Electorate Refugee Settlement
- 07/04/2005QWNGuyra and Tingha Multipurpose Health Services
- 06/04/20052RPhoto Card Bill
- 05/04/2005PRIVNorthern Tablelands Electorate Educational Opportunities
- 22/03/2005PRIVMemory Assessment Program
- 03/03/2005PRIVBruderhof Community, Inverell
- 02/03/2005PRIVGwydir Learning Region
- 24/02/2005QWNArmidale Police Station
- 24/02/20052RCross-Border Commission Bill
- 23/02/20052RNoxious Weeds Amendment Bill
- 23/02/2005PRIVCan Assist
- 22/02/2005Indian Ocean Tsunami
- 08/12/2004PRIVArmidale Teachers College
- 08/12/2004PRIVCommunity Participation Program
- 19/11/2004URG MOTTelstra Privatisation
- 16/11/2004PRIVSurgical Trainee Positions
- 10/11/2004QWNGuyra Shire Council Aged-care Facility Funding
- 09/11/2004PRIVArmidale Hospital Intensive Care Unit Proposal
- 27/10/2004PRIVRegional Rail Services
- 26/10/2004Regional Credit Unions
- 21/10/2004Regional Universities
- 20/10/2004Death of Mr Anthony Michael McGrane, OAM, a Member of the Legislative ...
- 20/10/2004PRIVRegional Engineers Shortage
- 24/09/2004PRIVInverell Accommodation Services Funding
- 23/09/2004QWNAshford Employment and Investment
- 21/09/2004PRIVArmidale Pine Forest
- 15/09/2004Death of Mr Anthony Michael McGrane, a Member of the Legislative Assembly
- 02/09/2004PRIVDisability Programs Funding
- 31/08/2004Leave of Absence
- 25/06/2004PRIVG and C Foundry, Uralla
- 24/06/2004PRIVNew England Area Health Service and Hunter Area Health Service Amalgam...
- 24/06/2004QWNNew England Area Health Service and Hunter Area Health Service Amalgam...
- 04/06/2004PRIVInverell Transport Museum
- 01/06/20042RPassenger Transport Amendment (Bus Reform) Bill
- 12/05/2004PRIVArmidale Freight Rail Service
- 12/05/2004WorkCover in Regional New South Wales
- 12/05/2004QWNFederal Government Roads Funding
- 11/05/20042R;COMMState Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill
- 06/05/2004PRIVNorthern Tablelands Electorate Developmental Delay or Disability Services
- 06/05/2004Casino to Murwillumbah Rail Line
- 05/05/2004PRIVTenterfield Railway Station
- 06/04/2004PRIVBlack Mountain Public School Staffing
- 01/04/2004URG MOTNew Market Expansion Program
- 01/04/2004Department of Education and Training Hot Spots Policy
- 31/03/2004PRIVNew England Wool Expo
- 30/03/2004QWNArmidale Police Station
- 17/03/2004PRIVOpera in the Paddock
- 17/03/2004Regional Taxation Incentives
- 16/03/2004Plastic Bags Phase-out
- 11/03/2004PRIVOvine Johne's Disease
- 09/03/2004URG MOTCommonwealth Grants Commission Recommendations
- 27/02/2004PRIVNorthern Tablelands Electorate Law and Order
- 26/02/20042RRoad Transport Efficiency Bill
- 25/02/2004Regional Dental Services
- 24/02/2004PRIVRegional Bus Operators
- 24/02/2004QWNNew England Indoor Sporting Complex
- 17/02/2004PRIVUniversity of New England Golden Jubilee
- 05/12/2003REP;COMMNatural Resources Commission Bill
Native Vegetation Bill
Catchment Man...
- 05/12/2003PRIVGlen Innes Economic Development Plan
- 04/12/2003Gunnedah South Public School Hall
- 04/12/2003Country Tourism and Rail Travel
- 20/11/2003PRIVAshford Central School
- 20/11/2003CountryLink Rail Services
- 18/11/2003QWNTingha Multipurpose Service Program
- 11/11/2003PRIVEarly Childhood Intervention Services Forum
- 29/10/2003PRIVRegional Dentists Shortage
- 16/10/2003PRIVArmidale Rail Service
- 16/10/2003Branch Line Maintenance
- 19/09/2003PRIVGenetically Modified Food Crops
- 18/09/2003Armidale Rail Service
- 18/09/20031R;2RRoad Transport Efficiency Bill
- 16/09/2003PRIVArmidale Rail Service
- 16/09/2003QWNNew England Rail Services
- 05/09/2003PRIVGaming Machine Tax
- 04/09/2003Armidale Rail Service
- 04/09/2003Health Funding
- 02/09/2003PRIVAdult and Community Education
- 03/07/2003PRIVFreeman House, Armidale, Funding
- 03/07/2003The Spit Bridge Widening
- 02/07/2003National Aboriginal and Islanders Day of Observance Committee Week
- 27/06/2003PRIVScotty's Choppers, Uralla
- 26/06/2003QWNArmidale Police Station
- 26/06/2003Rural Doctors
- 25/06/2003PRIVBruderhof Community, Inverell
- 25/06/2003Role of Independents in New South Wales
- 25/06/2003URG MOTArabic and Pacific Islander Youth Partnerships
- 24/06/20032R;COMMFirearms Amendment (Prohibited Pistols) Bill
- 20/06/20032RCancer Institute (Nsw) Bill
- 18/06/2003PRIVNorthern Tablelands Electorate Rail Infrastructure
- 17/06/20032R;COMMGene Technology (New South Wales) Bill
Gene Technology (Gm Moratorium)...
- 17/06/2003URG MOTDrought
- 29/05/2003Government Contracts
- 28/05/2003PRIVGlen Innes Celtic Festival
- 21/05/2003PRIVNorthern Tablelands Air Services
- 20/05/2003QWNNew England Conservatorium of Music
- 08/05/2003URG MOTTamworth and Nowra Grace Bros Store Closures
- 08/05/2003URG MOT;MOTTamworth and Nowra Grace Bros Store Closures
- 08/05/2003MOTDrought Assistance
- 06/05/2003PRIVHome Warranty Insurance Scheme
- 01/05/2003Hospital Waiting Lists
- 30/04/2003Death of the Honourable Sir Davis Hughes, a Former Minister of the Crown
- 22/11/2002REPPublic Accounts Committee
- 22/11/2002REPPublic Accounts Committee
- 22/11/2002Public Accounts Committee
- 22/11/2002REPPublic Accounts Committee
- 20/11/2002PRIVNorthern Tablelands Aboriginal Community
- 19/11/2002URG MOTExceptional Circumstances Drought Assistance
- 14/11/2002Country Schools Staffing
- 14/11/2002Elective Surgery Waiting Lists
- 14/11/20022RLocal Communities (Brothels-Flexible Zoning) Bill
- 13/11/2002QWNSchool Formals In Licensed Venues
- 12/11/2002URG MOTDrought Economic And Social Impacts
- 29/10/2002PRIVDepartments And Agencies Relocation
- 23/10/2002URG MOTTelstra Privatisation
- 27/09/2002REPPublic Accounts Committee
- 25/09/2002COMMThreatened Species Conservation Amendment Bill
- 25/09/2002URG MOTHigher Education Review
- 25/09/2002PRIVRegional Universities
- 24/09/20022RFarm Debt Mediation Amendment Bill
- 19/09/2002QWNTenterfield High School Skills Centre
- 18/09/2002PRIVRural Health Services
- 18/09/2002URG MOTWine Industry
- 05/09/2002URG MOTNamoi Groundwater Scheme
- 05/09/2002Personal Injuries No-Fault Compensation Scheme
- 03/09/2002PRIVKingstown Public School
- 03/09/2002Drought Assistance
- 27/06/2002QWNSydney Harbour Bridge Toll
- 26/06/20022RParliamentary Remuneration Amendment (Recognised Office Holder) Bill
- 18/06/2002PRIVRegional Population Decline
- 18/06/2002Brigalow Belt South Bioregion Assessment Process
- 06/06/20022RLocal Government Amendment (Anti-Corruption) Bill
- 30/05/20022RCivil Liability Bill
- 29/05/2002URG MOTFederal Transport and Road Funding
- 29/05/20022RDrug Summit Legislative Response Amendment (Trial Period Extension) Bill
- 28/05/2002PRIVLegal Profession Conduct
- 10/05/2002PRIVNurses Shortage
- 09/05/2002QWNArmidale Police Station
- 09/05/20022RLocal Government (Review of Legislative Proposals) Bill
- 08/05/2002Regional Air Services
- 08/05/20022RLocal Government Amendment (Graffiti) Bill
- 11/04/2002PRIVIsolated Patients Travel And Accommodation Assistance Scheme
- 10/04/20022RBail Amendment (Repeat Offenders) Bill
- 22/03/2002PRIVInverell Business Initiatives
- 21/03/20022RCrimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (General Sentencing Principles...
- 20/03/2002Business Of The House
- 15/03/2002REPPublic Accounts Committee
- 15/03/2002REPPublic Accounts Committee
- 14/03/2002PRIVRural Schools Staffing Levels
- 14/03/2002Native Vegetation Conservation Act
- 14/03/2002Community Hospital Boards Budgetary Powers
- 14/03/20022RPay-roll Tax Amendment (Country Employment) Bill
- 14/03/20022RLocal Communities (Brothels-Flexible Zoning) Bill
- 14/03/20022RCrimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (General Sentencing Principles...
- 13/03/2002URG MOTAustralian War Graves Site French Airport Proposal
- 13/03/2002Business Of The House
- 28/02/2002PRIVNative Vegetation Conservation Legislation
- 06/12/2001PRIVTenterfield Community
- 06/12/2001QWNOvine Johne's Disease Levy
- 05/12/2001New England Air Services
- 05/12/20012RDisorderly Houses Amendment (Brothels) Bill
- 04/12/20012RGrain Marketing Amendment Bill
- 30/11/2001PRIVSupercoat Pet Food Manufacturer
- 28/11/2001Underground Power Cables
- 16/11/2001PRIVFormer Member For Tamworth Federal Election Victory
- 15/11/2001PRIVTrout Classification
- 15/11/20011R;2RLocal Communities (Brothels-Flexible Zoning) Bill
- 14/11/2001URG MOTAnsett Australia
- 14/11/20012RCrimes Amendment (Sexual Servitude) Bill
- 09/11/2001REPPublic Accounts Committee
- 09/11/2001PRIVTingha Hospital
- 06/11/2001PRIVAshford Community
- 23/10/2001PRIVHazelton Airlines Services
- 18/10/2001QWNRegional Airlines
- 16/10/2001PRIVArmidale Arrive Alive Expo
- 21/09/2001REPPublic Accounts Committee
- 18/09/2001URG MOTAnsett Airlines Collapse
- 18/09/2001PRIVRural And Remote Communities Leadership Programs
- 06/09/20011R;2RLocal Government (Review of Legislative Proposals) Bill
- 05/09/20012RCrimes Amendment (Aggravated Sexual Assault in Company) Bill
- 04/09/2001Regional Taxation Incentives
- 28/06/2001PRIVTelstra Privatisation
- 28/06/2001Budget Estimates And Related Papers
- 28/06/2001Minister for Land and Water Conservation
- 21/06/20012R;3RWorkers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill (No 2)
- 20/06/2001PRIVNorthern Tablelands Electorate Community And Sports Funding
- 06/06/20012RPolice Powers (Drug Premises) Bill, Police Powers (Internally Conceale...
- 05/06/20012R;COMMCrimes Legislation Amendment (Existing Life Sentences) Bill
- 05/06/2001PRIVEmmaville Community Volunteers
- 30/05/2001URG MOTImpulse Airlines And Qantas Airways Merger
- 30/05/2001QWNNew England Area Health Service Multipurpose Services
- 12/04/2001PRIVLocal Knowledge
- 11/04/2001URG MOTConsideration Of Urgent Motions
- 11/04/20012RLocal Government Amendment (Graffiti Removal) Bill
- 04/04/2001PRIVNewling Public School Hall
- 29/03/20012RWorkplace (Occupants Protection) Bill
- 28/03/2001QWNCountry Schools Funding
- 28/03/2001Business Of The House
- 08/03/2001Opposition Leadership
- 08/03/2001PRIVGuyra Central School Hall
- 28/02/2001PRIVWilderness Nominations
- 27/02/2001URG MOTBankstown Regional Airlines Proposal
- 28/11/2000PRIVYetman Primary School
- 22/11/2000URG MOTAustralian Broadcasting Corporation Funding
- 21/11/2000Regional Flooding
- 16/11/20002RWorkplace (Occupants Protection) Bill
- 15/11/2000PRIVNew England Regional Art Museum
- 15/11/2000Business Of The House
- 15/11/20002RWater Management Bill
- 14/11/2000URG MOTBankstown Regional Airlines Proposal
- 02/11/2000Dairy Industry Deregulation
- 12/10/2000PRIVRural Counselling Service
- 11/10/2000PRIVWilderness Area Proposals
- 16/08/2000URG MOTTelstra Country Wide
- 16/08/2000URG MOTConsideration Of Urgent Motions
- 15/08/2000REPPublic Accounts Committee
- 09/08/2000PRIVAshford And Emmaville School Bus Services
- 09/08/2000URG MOTBankstown Regional Airlines Proposal
- 29/06/2000PRIVDuval High School Computer Network
- 22/06/2000Rural and Regional New South Wales
- 20/06/2000URG MOTResidential Park Rents Goods and Services Tax
- 20/06/2000PRIVDental Health Services
- 08/06/20002RDairy Industry Bill
- 01/06/2000PRIVNew England Conservatorium Of Music
- 31/05/20002RAppropriation Bill, Appropriation (Parliament) Bill, Appropriation (Sp...
- 25/05/2000PRIVInverell Dialysis Services
- 25/05/2000Corroboree 2000
- 24/05/2000Honourable Member For Northern Tablelands Ethnic Background
- 24/05/2000QWNInverell Dialysis Services
- 23/05/2000Regional Employment
- 04/05/2000PRIVGlen Innes Educational And Community Centre
- 04/05/2000Water Reform
- 03/05/2000URG MOTSubscriber Trunk Dialling Call Zones
- 03/05/2000QWNRegional Airlines Sydney Airport Access
- 13/04/2000PRIVWater Reform
- 11/04/2000Federal Member For Parramatta's Comments On Country Issues
- 06/04/2000PRIVTransGrid Compensation Payments
- 18/11/1999QWNNew South Wales Footrot Co-Ordinator
- 18/11/19992R;COMM;3RDrug Summit Legislative Response Bill
- 17/11/1999PRIVTingha Hospital
- 16/11/1999QWNLocal Council Amalgamation Surveys
- 10/11/1999New England Residential Aged Care Services
- 09/11/1999PRIVGuyra Swimming Pool Enclosure
- 27/10/1999Constitution Referendum
- 26/10/1999PRIVTeacher Shortage
- 20/10/1999QWNWater Week
- 20/10/1999URG MOTBanking Services
- 19/10/1999PRIVNorthern Tablelands Education Funding
- 23/09/1999PRIVNew England Railway Inc.
- 22/09/1999National Competition Policy
- 21/09/1999PRIVProspect Research Resources Relocation
- 17/09/1999Governor's Speech: Address-In-Reply
- 14/09/1999PRIVPindari Dam, Red Cross Rural Blood Donation Services
- 29/06/1999URG MOTVoluntary Student Unionism
- 25/06/19992RAppropriation Bill, Appropriation (Parliament) Bill, Appropriation (Sp...
- 24/06/1999PRIVArmidale Police Station
- 24/06/1999Country New South Wales
- 22/06/1999PRIVInverell Local Court
- 26/05/1999URG MOTLiquor Accords
- 26/05/1999QWNRegional Centres Growth Strategy
- 13/05/1999URG MOTRural And Regional Economic Assistance
- 12/05/1999Inaugural Speeches
See Chamber Records Back to the First Parliament (1843) to access earlier records.