Searching for the word defence in House of Representatives within the 1970s…
The word defence
- appears in 6.1% of speeches
- appears 19732 times in 6495 speeches
- was spoken on 701 sitting days by 220 different people
- appears in speeches on 3233 different topics
Top speakers:
- BARNARD, Lance (1850 uses)
- KILLEN, James (1249 uses)
- SCHOLES, Gordon (979 uses)
- PRESIDENT, The (849 uses)
- MORRISON, Bill (584 uses)
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Top days:
- 20 August 1975 (285 uses)
- 9 November 1971 (246 uses)
- 19 October 1970 (236 uses)
- 11 April 1972 (221 uses)
- 17 August 1972 (207 uses)
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Top topics:
- AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE: Ministerial Statement (383 uses)
- QUESTION: GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S SPEECH (367 uses)
- APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 1) 1970-71 (321 uses)
- ADJOURNMENT (313 uses)
- APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 1) 1972-73 (293 uses)
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Associated words:
- defence forces (1316 appearances)
- defence force (1083 appearances)
- defence upon (848 appearances)
- defence service (801 appearances)
- defence expenditure (383 appearances)
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Sample sentences:
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In view of the fact that the Lockheed Corporation is revealed as a major source of this sort of corrupt action, will the Prime Minister cause an investigation to be made into its activities in Australia where it has been the major supplier to civil airlines and defence forces?
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We have very great disturbances and discontent in the defence services of this country.
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When the honourable gentleman speaks about defence expenditure let me remind him that in 1970-7 1 the percentage of the defence vote spent on equipment was 12.7 per cent.
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The evidence taken in relation to the Superannuation Board shows that a position of internal auditor was first created in 1965 to service the needs of the newly integrated Superannuation Board and Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Board organisation that had been created in 1963. lt appears that in recent years there has been a considerable growth in the work and responsibilities of these boards.
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The Liberal and National Country Parties are saying that they will slash public expenditure, and yet in an area which the Millar Committee, which was set up to report on this, and the Government’s defence advisers found was not effective they are going to reintroduce the cadet corps.