Senate debates
Thursday, 9 November 2006
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Senator O’Brien to move on the next day of sitting:That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Transport and Regional Services, no later than 3.30 pm on...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That the following government business orders of the day be considered from 12.45 pm till not later than 2 pm today: No. 7 Australian...
- Parliamentary Zone (0 speeches)
- Approval of Works (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Santoro, I move:That, in accordance with section 5 of the Parliament Act 1974, the Senate approves the proposal by the National Capital Authority for capital works...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move:That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the Maritime Legislation Amendment (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Bill 2006, allowing it to be...
- Vietnam (0 speeches)
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I, and also on behalf of Senator Bartlett, move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)Vietnam today is still a one-party state, where basic human rights are abused, and many political dissidents...
- MR David Hicks (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)on 17 October 2006, the United States Military Commissions Act 2006 became law,(ii)Mr David Hicks is yet to have charges laid against him under that...
- Gwydir Wetlands (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)there have been calls by land owners in the Gwydir Ramsar-listed wetland for it to be de-listed as a Ramsar site because the federal and New South...
- West Papua (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)the security treaty, Framework Agreement for Security Cooperation, between Australia and Indonesia has been agreed to by the two governments,(ii)a...
- Migration Legislation Amendment (Restoration of Human Rights) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Migration Act 1958 to restore the application of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 to...
- 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 and to table an explanatory memorandum relating to the bill. Leave...
- Migration Legislation Amendment (Duration of Detention) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Migration Act 1958 to allow the issue of interim orders for the release of detainees, and for related purposes....
- 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 and to table an explanatory memorandum relating to the bill. Leave...
- MR David Hicks (0 speeches)
- (7 speeches)
I move:That the Senate notes:(a)that on 28 September 2006 the United States Congress passed the Military Commissions Act 2006;(b)that on 17 October 2006 President George W Bush signed the Act...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme — New Formula and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 8 November, on motion by Senator Santoro: That this bill be now read a second time. upon which Senator Chris Evans had moved by way of amendment:...
- In Committee (8 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.
- Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Bill 2006; Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (4 speeches)
Debate resumed from 12 October, on motion by Senator Ellison: That these bills be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bills passed through their remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Maritime Legislation Amendment (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 6 November, on motion by Senator Santoro: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Housing Loans Insurance Corporation (Transfer of Pre-Transfer Contracts) Bill 2006; Housing Loans Insurance Corporation (Transfer of Assets and Abolition) Repeal Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (5 speeches)
Debate resumed from 11 October, on motion by Senator Coonan: That these bills be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bills passed through their remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 16 October, on motion by Senator Santoro: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- National Cattle Disease Eradication Account Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 14 September, on motion by Senator Sandy Macdonald: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment (Antarctic Seals and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 9 August, 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.
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 16 August, 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. Sitting suspended from 1.51 pm to 2.00 pm
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Interest Rates (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Does the minister recall asking the then Labor Leader of the Government in the Senate on 23 June 1994:...
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to Senator Abetz, the Minister representing the Minister for Workforce Participation. Will the minister update the Senate on the latest employment figures released today?...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Order! I draw the attention of honourable senators to the presence in the President’s gallery of former distinguished senator, member of the House of Representatives and Premier of South...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Interest Rates (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. I refer the minister to the Prime Minister’s 2004 promise that he would keep interest rates at...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell. Will the minister inform the Senate of the role that Australia will play at the 12th conference of the...
- Interest Rates (10 speeches)
My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister for Finance and Administration. Given the minister’s recent enthusiasm for quoting Labor ministers from the mid-1990s, does he recall saying...
- Telstra (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and Administration, Senator Minchin. With the Telstra sale retail offer closing today, will the minister update the Senate on the progress of the sale?
- Hazelwood Power Station (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Treasurer. Minister, last month the Treasurer announced federal funding for a $360 million project to reduce greenhouse gas...
- Immigration (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Vanstone. Will the minister advise the Senate of the contribution of the migration program to the strong economic...
- Cervical Cancer Vaccine (9 speeches)
My question is to Senator Santoro, the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing. Is the minister aware that 740 Australian women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and...
- United States of America Mid-Term Elections (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. What implications do George Bush’s defeat in the US mid-term elections and Donald Rumsfeld’s sacking...
- Customs (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Justice and Customs. Can the minister confirm the accuracy of the New South Wales Liberal Party leader’s claim that up to 20 Russian-made rocket propelled...
- Diabetes (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Ageing representing the Minister for Health and Ageing. Is the minister aware that next Tuesday, 14 November, is World Diabetes Day? Will the minister outline...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Interest Rates (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 by Senators Sherry, Sterle and...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I seek leave to make a personal explanation as I claim to have been misrepresented. Leave granted. Last Wednesday A Current Affair suggested that I was personally using eight mobile phones....
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 11 of 2006-07 (2 speeches)
In accordance with the provisions of the Auditor-General Act 1997, I present the following report of the Auditor-General: Audit report No. 11 of 2006-07: Performance audit: national food industry...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economy (0 speeches)
- (37 speeches)
I move:That the Senate notes:(a)that the interest rate rise on 8 November 2006 is the eighth consecutive increase since May 2002 and the fourth since the 2004 election;(b)that the headline...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Grants Commission (4 speeches)
Debate resumed from 19 October, on motion by Senator Watson: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Western Australian Fisheries Joint Authority (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 19 October, on motion by Senator Ian Macdonald: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (5 speeches)
Debate resumed from 19 October, on motion by Senator George Campbell: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered: Torres Strait Regional Authority—Report for 2004-05. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 7.31 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Queensland Liberal Party: Annual Conference; Crocodiles (1 speech)
Last weekend the Queensland division of Liberal Party met for the annual conference and three new vice-presidents were elected, Gary Spence, John Caris and John Clifford—and congratulations...
- Integrators Action Day (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Glenn Sterle, want to make some comments this evening. The International Transport Workers Federation, the peak international body for transport unions world...
- Child Protection (1 speech)
I want to speak further tonight about an issue I have raised a number of times in this place, including earlier this week—that is, the continuing crisis with child abuse and neglect and the...
- United States of America Mid-Term Elections (1 speech)
I rise tonight to share some observations on the US elections held on Tuesday this week. At the start I want to pass on my congratulations to the Democrats on their significant success in...
