Senate debates
Monday, 4 September 2006
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005 [2006] (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 16 August, on motion by Senator Patterson: That this bill be now read a second time.
- In Committee (29 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. I move: That the sitting of the Senate be suspended until 2 pm. Sitting suspended from 1.55 pm to...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Medibank Private (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and Administration. Does the minister recall saying this morning that he has received analysis backing up his claim that the privatisation of Medibank...
- Security and Law Enforcement (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Justice and Customs. Will the minister update the Senate on the Australian government’s commitment to security and law enforcement in our region?
- Telstra (7 speeches)
My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister for Finance and Administration. Does the minister recall his extraordinary claim on the Sunday program last week that even those who bought into T2...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Abetz. Will the minister outline to the Senate how Work Choices is working for the benefit...
- Telstra (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and Administration, Senator Minchin. Does the minister recall saying on the Sunday program: I am prevented, by law, from being a spruiker. I am not a...
- Telecommunications (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. Will the minister update the Senate on how the government is building high-speed networks to help...
- Pregnancy Support (4 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing. Does the minister recall that in answer to a question on notice from me dated 14 June, question No. 1681,...
- Climate Change (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Campbell. Will the minister inform the Senate of the action the Australian government is taking to combat and prepare for...
- Telstra (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister for Finance and Administration. I ask: can the minister confirm that he has distributed a question and answer document to coalition MPs directing...
- Asylum Seekers (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Vanstone, and it relates to the eight Burmese asylum seekers who are currently on Christmas Island. The minister...
- Telstra (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister for Finance and Administration. I again refer the minister to the government’s briefing document directing coalition MPs to talk up the...
- Queensland Health System (11 speeches)
My question is to Senator Santoro, the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister outline to the Senate how the Commonwealth contributes to the Queensland health...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Defence: Equipment (1 speech)
On 17 August I took a question on notice from Senator Bishop about defence. I now seek leave to incorporate an answer to his question into Hansard. Leave granted. The answer read as...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Telstra (15 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Finance and Administration (Senator Minchin) to questions without notice asked today relating to Medibank Private and...
- Pregnancy Support (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Ageing (Senator Santoro) to a question without notice asked by Senator Stott Despoja today relating to pregnancy...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Hon. Donald Leslie Chipp AO (11 speeches)
It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death on 28 August 2006 of the Hon. Donald Leslie Chipp AO, a senator for the state of Victoria from 1978 to 1986, a member of the House of...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The Clerk: Petitions have been lodged for presentation as follows:
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Senator Allison to move on Monday, 11 September 2006:That the Senate—(a)acknowledges the comments by President Karzai, on 8 March 2006, that ‘From fear of terrorism, from threats...
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Watson, and pursuant to notice given at the last day of sitting, I now withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No. 1 standing in his name for four sitting days after...
- Leave of Absence (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Polley for the period of 4 September and 5 September 2006, on account of ill health. Question agreed to.
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following items of business were postponed: Business of the Senate notice of motion No. 1 standing in the names of Senator Murray and the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Journalists in Indonesia (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)the high rates of violence against journalists in Indonesia for the period August 2005 to August 2006,(ii)that the Alliance of Independent Journalists...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (1 speech)
Pursuant to standing orders 38 and 166, I present documents listed on today’s Order of Business at item 14 (a) to (e) which were presented to the President, Deputy President and temporary...
- Odgers' Australian Senate Practice (1 speech)
I present a supplement to the 11th edition of Odgers’ Australian Senate Practice.
- Tabling (1 speech)
For the information of senators, I present a report on recent developments in the cooperation between the Department of the Senate and the Indonesian parliament’s regional chamber, the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Watson and the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, I present the 407th report of the committee, Review of Auditor-General’s reports tabled between 18 January...
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Delegation to Malaysia and Japan (1 speech)
by leave—I present the report of the Australian parliamentary delegation to Malaysia and Japan, which took place from 10 to 22 April 2006, and seek leave to move a motion to take note of...
- Privacy Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
Bill received from the House of Representatives.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
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— PRIVACY LEGISLATION...
- Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia’S Skills Needs) Amendment Bill 2006; Trade Practices Amendment (National Access Regime) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Assent (0 speeches)
A message from His Excellency the Governor-General was reported informing the Senate that he had assented to the bills.
- Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (6 speeches)
Debate resumed from 22 June, on motion by Senator Ellison: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Ohs and SRC Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (13 speeches)
Debate resumed from 9 May, on motion by Senator Sandy Macdonald: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question put.
- Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 29 March, on motion by Senator Minchin: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 9.50 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. Just before I call Senator Colbeck, I understand that informal arrangements have been made to allocate specific...
- Spirit of Tasmania III (3 speeches)
I rise tonight to table a petition that was presented at my office on 10 July by the Maritime Union of Australia in support of Spirit of Tasmania III. Unfortunately, the MUA really have got the...
- Professor Terence Tao (1 speech)
I rise tonight to pay tribute to a fellow South Australian, and an Australian also of Chinese heritage, who has achieved much more than many in this country. I am referring of course to Professor...
- Mr Steve Irwin; 2006 Indigenous Governance Awards (1 speech)
Before I get on to what I was going to speak about tonight, I want to briefly pay tribute to Steve Irwin and to acknowledge the great loss that his very untimely and very unexpected demise will...
- Multiculturalism (1 speech)
I rise to speak tonight about some worrying developments, ones that are becoming increasingly noticeable in our broader society, in our public education system and, indeed, even in our preschools...
- Political Correctness (1 speech)
It may not be the most polite topic of conversation; it may not be the sort of thing that is discussed at those chic dinner parties of the urban ‘merlot and escargot’ crowd; but the...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (0 speeches)
The following documents were tabled by the Clerk: [Legislative instruments are identified by a Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) number] Aged Care Act— Aged Care (Amount of...
- Departmental and Agency Contracts (0 speeches)
The following documents were tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 20 June 2001, as amended: Departmental and agency contracts for 2005-06—Letters of advice— Agriculture,...
- Indexed Lists of Files (0 speeches)
The following documents were tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 30 May 1996, as amended: Indexed lists of departmental and agency files for the period 1 January to 30 June...
