Searching for the word refugees in Senate within the 1970s…
The word refugees
- appears in 0.6% of speeches
- appears 1541 times in 568 speeches
- was spoken on 284 sitting days by 71 different people
- appears in speeches on 325 different topics
Top speakers:
- GUILFOYLE, Margaret (226 uses)
- MULVIHILL, James (184 uses)
- DAVIDSON, Gordon (93 uses)
- PRESIDENT, The (75 uses)
- WILLESEE, Don (73 uses)
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Top days:
- 23 March 1977 (71 uses)
- 24 May 1977 (54 uses)
- 14 March 1978 (40 uses)
- 25 May 1977 (38 uses)
- 30 May 1979 (37 uses)
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Top topics:
- ADJOURNMENT (84 uses)
- QUESTION: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES (66 uses)
- THE EAST TIMOR SITUATION-REPORT ON TALKS WITH TIMORESE REFUGEES IN PORTUGAL: Conclusion (61 uses)
- REFUGEE POLICY AND MECHANISMS: Ministerial Statement (52 uses)
- QUESTION: SELECT COMMITTEE ON EAST TIMOR (44 uses)
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Associated words:
- vietnamese refugees (108 appearances)
- timorese refugees (96 appearances)
- political refugees (88 appearances)
- indo-chinese refugees (29 appearances)
- chilean refugees (18 appearances)
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Sample sentences:
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I point out that this country forced death upon some people close to our shores when it refused to go to their defence and accept them here with the same compassion with which we have accepted Vietnamese refugees.
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Statements have been made in the Senate and there is information on support services that have been arranged for refugees.
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New English language programs will have to be provided for those people who are described on arrival as refugees.
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I ask the Minister representing the Minister for the Northern Territory: Is it a fact that a South Vietnamese vessel arrived in Darwin harbour today without arrangement or permission and carrying some 50 persons rumoured to be refugees?
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Furthermore, Mr Alberto has observed that a number of refugees of his age group, presently in Australia, are in continued receipt of benefit.