Searching for the word nature in House of Representatives within the 1970s…
The word nature
- appears in 6.2% of speeches
 - appears 8714 times in 6688 speeches
 - was spoken on 706 sitting days by 222 different people
 - appears in speeches on 3860 different topics
 
Top speakers:
- PRESIDENT, The (363 uses)
 - WHITLAM, Gough (289 uses)
 - HAYDEN, Bill (286 uses)
 - SNEDDEN, Billy (275 uses)
 - LYNCH, Phillip (236 uses)
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Top days:
- 7 October 1975 (41 uses)
 - 5 December 1974 (38 uses)
 - 9 December 1971 (37 uses)
 - 24 September 1974 (36 uses)
 - 16 October 1979 (36 uses)
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Top topics:
- ADJOURNMENT (116 uses)
 - QUESTION: GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S SPEECH (87 uses)
 - GRIEVANCE DEBATE (68 uses)
 - AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION BILL 1979 (45 uses)
 - APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 1) 1978-79 (45 uses)
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Associated words:
- nature conservation (162 appearances)
 - general nature (111 appearances)
 - human nature (87 appearances)
 - confidential nature (67 appearances)
 - serious nature (62 appearances)
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Sample sentences:
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Today members have asked about the provision of additional secretaries, more accommodation and matters of that nature.
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We believe very strongly that the proper democratic forum- that is, the election of people at elections- is the way in which to see who ought to govern and the nature of the opposition itself.
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Therefore, this is in the nature of a machinery measure and is an amendment that the Government hopes the Opposition will support.
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To subsidise the Institutes in each State and the Australian Capital Territory towards expenses associated with a purchase of library books and periodicals of a Service nature, and other expenditure of an administrative nature such as rent, allowances to librarians, printing and stationery, etc.
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Because of speeches he made about moratorium campaigns at that time in Sydney he was disciplined and steps of a punitive nature were taken against him under what I call notorious regulation 34 (b).