Searching for the word constitution in Senate within the 1970s…
The word constitution
- appears in 2.2% of speeches
- appears 5559 times in 2123 speeches
- was spoken on 571 sitting days by 127 different people
- appears in speeches on 990 different topics
Top speakers:
- MURPHY, Lionel (507 uses)
- WRIGHT, Reginald (467 uses)
- GREENWOOD, Ivor (355 uses)
- PRESIDENT, The (342 uses)
- WITHERS, Reg (251 uses)
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Top days:
- 13 March 1974 (162 uses)
- 6 August 1974 (132 uses)
- 24 February 1977 (120 uses)
- 19 March 1974 (114 uses)
- 21 May 1975 (110 uses)
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Top topics:
- INTER-STATE COMMISSION BILL 1975: Second Reading (151 uses)
- APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 2) 1975-76 (110 uses)
- QUESTION: SENATE (REPRESENTATION OF TERRITORIES) ACT 1973 (105 uses)
- APPROPRIATION BILLS 1975-76 (105 uses)
- SENATE (REPRESENTATION OF TERRITORIES) BILL 1973: Second Reading (102 uses)
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Associated words:
- australian constitution (255 appearances)
- constitution alteration (255 appearances)
- commonwealth constitution (120 appearances)
- constitution provides (101 appearances)
- constitution states (44 appearances)
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Sample sentences:
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He said that mostly when proposals for alteration of the Constitution are put forward they involve a transfer of power.
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Which, I interpolate, are primarily compiled from records of people attending demonstrations, distributing leaflets, signing petitions or attending controversial court hearings- are prepared and sent to the state offices of criminal investigation and to the State Offices for the Protection of the Constitution.
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In fact, of course, this great debate is really not a constitutional one because it was conceded long ago, and it was conceded specifically today in the Senate by the Leader of the Government in the Senate that the real debate is on a political situation.
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In the report of the Commonwealth Grants Commission in 1976 provision was made for Queensland to receive by way of special grant under section 96 of the Constitution an amount of about $27m.
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Section 53 of Constitution states that Senate may not amend laws “appropriating revenues or monies or imposing taxation” although it has equal power with House of Representatives in respect of all proposed laws. ‘