Senate debates
Tuesday, 28 March 2006
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Santoro, I move:That, on Tuesday, 28 March 2006:(a)the hours of meeting shall be 12.30 pm to 6.30 pm and 7.30 pm to adjournment;(b)the routine of business from 7.30 pm...
- AGED CARE (BOND SECURITY) BILL 2005; AGED CARE (BOND SECURITY) LEVY BILL 2005; AGED CARE AMENDMENT (2005 MEASURES; No. 1) Bill 2005 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (9 speeches)
Debate resumed from 27 March, on motion by Senator Ellison: That these bills be now read a second time.
- In Committee (7 speeches)
Aged Care Amendment (2005 Measures No. 1) Bill 2005 Bills—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That intervening business be postponed till after consideration of government business order of the day No. 4 (Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2005). Question agreed to.
- Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2005 (0 speeches)
- In Committee (1 speech)
Consideration resumed from 1 March.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (12 speeches)
My question is to Senator Abetz, representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Is the minister aware of comments from the minister for workplace relations on Lateline last...
- Skilled Migration (30 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Vanstone. Will the minister outline to the Senate how the temporary skilled migration program is bringing...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to Senator Abetz, representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Will the minister provide the Senate with an update on the implementation of the...
- The Jian Seng (9 speeches)
My question is to Senator Ellison, the Minister for Justice and Customs, and concerns answers he gave to the Senate yesterday. In reference to the ghost ship Jian Seng, the 80-metre unmanned...
- Media (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Coonan. Will the minister update the Senate on the options being considered to bring...
- Australia-China Nuclear Safeguards Agreement (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Minchin. Can the minister confirm that the proposed treaty and agreement with China to be signed during Premier Wen’s...
- National Security: Terrorism (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator Ellison. Will the minister update the Senate on the federal government’s commitment to regional cooperation in the fight...
- Cross-Media Ownership Rules (4 speeches)
My question today is to Senator Coonan, the Minister for Communications and Information Technology. It follows on from Senator Scullion’s question earlier on the issue of cross-media...
- Asylum Seekers (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. It regards circumstances surrounding West Papuan related issues. I note reports that surveillance by Australian...
- Migrant Workers (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Ellison, Minister for Justice and Customs. Can the minister tell the Senate what specific action has been taken in response to allegations made in the Canberra Times...
- Climate Change (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Environment and Heritage, Senator Campbell. Will the minister update the Senate on the latest initiatives the Howard government is taking to address the global...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- The Jian Seng (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Justice and Customs (Senator Ellison) to a question without notice asked by Senator Ludwig today relating to border...
- Australia-China Nuclear Safeguards Agreement (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Finance and Administration (Senator Minchin) to a question without notice asked by Senator Minchin today relating to the...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The Clerk: Petitions have been lodged for presentation as follows:
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (0 speeches)
Senator Kirk to move on the next day of sitting:That the Joint Standing Committee on Migration be authorised to hold private meetings otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1) during...
- Leave of Absence (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Fielding for the period 28 March to 30 March 2006 for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following item of business was postponed: General business notice of motion No. 334 standing in the name of Senator Bartlett for today, relating to sexual assault on children in Australia,...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Extension of Time (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Senator Heffernan, I move: That the time for the presentation of the report of the Rural and...
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Senator Heffernan, I move: That the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation...
- Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee; Extension of Time (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Senator Mason, I move: That the time for the presentation of the report of the Finance and Public...
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Senator Hutchins, I move: That the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee be...
- Economics Legislation Committee; Extension of Time (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Economics Legislation Committee, Senator Brandis, I move:That the time for the presentation of the following reports of the Economics Legislation Committee be...
- Corporations and Financial Services Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, Senator Chapman, I move: That the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and...
- Cyclone Larry (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
by leave—I, and also on behalf of the Leader of The Nationals in the Senate (Senator Boswell), the Minister for Ageing (Senator Santoro) and Senators Bartlett, Brandis, Hogg, Ian Macdonald,...
- Guantanamo Bay (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move general business notice of motion No. 393 as amended: That the Senate—(a)notes the United Nations report condemning the operation of Guantanamo Bay as a military...
- Wedge-Tailed Eagle (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes a study by the University of Melbourne and Forestry Tasmania which estimates that the threat of extinction of the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle in north east...
- Uranium Exports (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)Prime Minister John Howard has recently equivocated on the export of uranium to India, in spite of the fact that India is not a signatory to the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Tarkine Aboriginal Rock Art (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)condemns the most recent vandalism of ancient Aboriginal rock art on Tasmania’s Tarkine coastline;(b)expresses its abhorrence at the vandalism;(c)sends its...
- Implementation of Cedaw (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Committee’s 34th session was held in New York from 16...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (15 speeches)
The President has received a letter from Senator Conroy proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion, namely: The Government’s continuing...
- Tarkine Aboriginal Rock Art (0 speeches)
- (20 speeches)
by leave—The division on general business notice of motion No. 403 was in fact called at two minutes past four. Unfortunately, I did not look at the clock before I did the pairs list. Two...
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 35 of 2005-06 (1 speech)
In accordance with the provisions of the Auditor-General Act 1997, I present the following report of the Auditor-General: Report No. 35 of 2005-06: Performance audit: the Australian Taxation...
- Parliamentary Zone (0 speeches)
- Proposal for Works (1 speech)
In accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Act 1974, I present a proposal for works within the Parliamentary Zone, together with supporting documentation, relating to the construction of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Treaties Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I present the 72nd report of the committee, entitled Treaties tabled on 29 November 2005 (2). I seek leave to move a motion in relation to...
- Membership (2 speeches)
The President has received letters from a senator and a party leader seeking to vary the membership of committees.
- Library Committee; Membership (0 speeches)
Message received from the House of Representatives informing the Senate of the appointment of Mr Adams, Mr Hatton and Mr BP O’Connor to the Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library.
- Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Cooperative Fisheries Arrangements and Other Matters) Bill 2006; Statute Law Revision Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Assent (0 speeches)
Message from His Excellency the Governor-General was reported informing the Senate that he had assented to the bills.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Legislation Committees; Reports (1 speech)
Pursuant to order and at the request of the chairs of the respective committees, I present reports from various legislation committees in respect of the 2005-06 additional estimates, together...
- Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2005 (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That government business order of the day No. 2 (Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2005) be postponed till a later hour of the day. Question agreed to.
- Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (6 speeches)
Debate resumed from 1 March, on motion by Senator Kemp: That this bill be now read a second time. (Quorum formed)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (5 speeches)
I move: That consideration of this bill in Committee of the Whole be made an order of the day for a later hour.
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (0 speeches)
Senator Bob Brown to move on the next day of sitting: That the motion by the Minister for Finance and Administration (Senator Minchin) for the divestment of the Commonwealth’s shareholding...
- TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2006 MEASURES; No. 1) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
Bill received from the House of Representatives.
- Second Reading (9 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speech read as follows— This bill amends various...
- In Committee (35 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- (0 speeches)
Consideration resumed.
- In Committee (19 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 11.00 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Superannuation (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about why Australia is the hub for superannuation fund management applications in the Asia-Pacific region. An Australian government advertisement in Hong Kong’s The...
- Sea Bottom Trawling (1 speech)
On 5 December last year I spoke on the subject of deep sea bottom trawling and the positive role that the Australian government could play in establishing a global moratorium to ban this highly...
- Environment (1 speech)
Understandably, there has been a lot of comment this week about the speech given to the House of Representatives by the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Mr Tony Blair, and I want to reflect on a...
- Women's History Project (1 speech)
I spoke a number of times in this place about the Centenary of Women’s Suffrage in Queensland in 2005. Amongst many projects that were celebrated during our year of commemoration last year...
- Mental Health (1 speech)
For those of us who are used to doing the late night shift when some of us speak, it will come as no surprise that yet again I rise to speak about the issue of mental health. I rise to speak...
- Northern Territory Football League Grand Final and Australian Football League Kickstart Program (1 speech)
Around 19 per cent of males in the Northern Territory between the ages of four and 40 either play or participate in some way in Aussie Rules. My understanding is that that is the highest...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (0 speeches)
The following government documents were tabled: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission—Telecommunications reports for 2004-05—Telstra’s compliance with price control...
- Departmental and Agency Contracts (0 speeches)
The following document was tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 20 June 2001, as amended: Departmental and agency contracts for 2005—Letter of advice—Attorney-General’s...
