Parliamentary Debates, Volume 110Printed and published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by J. Kemp, 1925 |
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able member action amendment amount asked the Minister bill Board Britain British building built in Australia bushel Canberra cent Cockatoo Island Cockatoo Island Dockyard committee Commonwealth Government compulsory pool connexion construction cost cruisers in Australia defence desire EARLE Earle Page fact farmers Federal give growers Home and Territories honorable mem honorable members opposite honorable senator House immigration industry interest Labour party land Leader loan manufacture matter member for Dalley ment monwealth motion Neville Howse North Sydney Northern Territory officers opportunity orable PARKER MOLONEY Parliament position power alcohol present Prime Minister producers proposed Queensland question railway regard second cruiser Senator PEARCE shipbuilding ships South Australia South Wales speech statement Tasmania tenders tion to-day tralia Treasurer vernment vessels Victoria voluntary pool vote W. M. Hughes Western Australia wheat pool wheat-growers White Australia policy
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Page 165 - That a lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies, That a lie which is all a lie may be met and fought with outright, But a lie which is part a truth is a harder matter to fight.
Page 567 - Canada or because such immigrants are deemed undesirable owing to their peculiar customs, habits, modes of life and methods of holding property, and because of their probable inability to become readily assimilated or to assume the duties and responsibilities of Canadian citizenship within a reasonable time after their entry.
Page 224 - I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. "As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.
Page 570 - ... discharged his duty to his fellow-creatures unless he has permitted himself to make some jocular remarks concerning the exception of umbrellas from the laws which govern other kinds of property. The amount of facetiousness that has attended the presentation of that theory is already incalculably great, and there is no reason for believing that it will not be increased to an infinite extent throughout the coming ages. It is perhaps a feeble idea upon which to erect so vast a structure ; but if...
Page 489 - I should like to say a word or two with regard to the hope that Professor Preece indulged in.
Page 421 - ... freedom of expression, it has disappeared. In fact, there was never a great deal of democracy in revolutionary Cuba, but it is nevertheless true that freedom of expression has been curtailed, and that power is very heavily concentrated in the hands of a small number of men and women. It is also true that in the last two or three years there has been a notable tendency towards the militarization of labour, especially in the agricultural sector.
Page 163 - Labour party welcome such a preference, but it would be interesting to know what would have happened if the works in which those locomotives are being manufactured had been in Brisbane, Sydney, or Adelaide.
Page 258 - that this House will (to-morrow) resolve itself into a committee to consider of the ways and means for raising the supply to be granted to His Majesty.
Page 447 - Australia; or (b) he is a person who advocates the overthrow by force or violence of the established government of the Commonwealth or of a State or of any other civilized country or of all forms of law, or advocates the abolition of organized government or the assassination of public officials, or advocates or teaches the unlawful destruction of property...