Searching for the word power in Senate within the 1970s…
The word power
- appears in 6.7% of speeches
- appears 16326 times in 6494 speeches
- was spoken on 704 sitting days by 134 different people
- appears in speeches on 2654 different topics
Top speakers:
- GREENWOOD, Ivor (1314 uses)
- CAVANAGH, James (923 uses)
- CARRICK, John (811 uses)
- PRESIDENT, The (763 uses)
- WRIGHT, Reginald (583 uses)
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Top days:
- 9 June 1970 (177 uses)
- 22 October 1975 (163 uses)
- 26 September 1973 (159 uses)
- 28 November 1973 (158 uses)
- 24 February 1977 (146 uses)
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Top topics:
- QUESTION: GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S SPEECH (284 uses)
- QUESTION: RANGER URANIUM ENVIRONMENTAL INQUIRY (231 uses)
- CONSTITUTION ALTERATION (PRICES) BILL 1973: Second Reading (219 uses)
- GLADSTONE POWER STATION AGREEMENT BILL 1970: Second Reading (165 uses)
- APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 2) 1975-76 (162 uses)
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Associated words:
- nuclear power (667 appearances)
- purchasing power (314 appearances)
- constitutional power (303 appearances)
- power station (294 appearances)
- power stations (130 appearances)
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Sample sentences:
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In the strict sense the Commission does not exercise ‘federal judicial power’ as that term is used in the Constitution.
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The width of the power of the injunction is enormous, and something ought to be done to persuade the Attorney-General, I would hope, to adhere to his original concept, which was to give that power of direction.
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At an Australian Labor Party Conference held in Brisbane in 1957 I took up that attitude and read a paper in support of the restoration of taxation powers to the States.
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I go further: On 3 1 October I asked the Minister for Repatriation and Compensation who represents the Minister for the Environment and Conservation in this place a question about the Newport power station project.
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Leaving aside the totally unreasonable stance of any group which claims to exert a private power to determine how public authorities should act, there are a number of matters relevant to particular points raised by the unions which ought to be mentioned.