Senate debates
Tuesday, 27 February 2007
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move:(1)That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the following bills, allowing them to be considered during this period of sittings:ACIS Administration...
- Tax Laws Amendment (Simplified Superannuation) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Excess Concessional Contributions Tax) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Excess Non-Concessional Contributions Tax) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Excess Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Supervisory Levy Amendment Bill 2006; Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Simplification) Bill 2007; Income Tax Amendment Bill 2007; Income Tax (Former Complying Superannuation Funds) Amendment Bill 2007; Income Tax (Former Non-Resident Superannuation Funds) Amendment Bill 2007; Income Tax Rates Amendment (Superannuation) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (8 speeches)
Debate resumed from 26 February, on motion by Senator Scullion: That these bills be now read a second time.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Australian Nuclear Energy Pty Ltd (23 speeches)
My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources. Is the minister aware of reports that Ron Walker, Hugh Morgan and Robert Champion de...
- Smartcard (35 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Human Services, Senator Campbell. Would the minister inform the Senate how the government is ensuring the efficient delivery of over $100 billion in health and...
- Voluntary Student Unionism (13 speeches)
My question is to Senator Brandis, the Minister representing the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Will the minister update the Senate on the government’s implementation of the...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Order! I would like to draw the attention of honourable senators to the presence in the President’s Gallery of Mr Helge Sander MP, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation in the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Advertising Standards (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Coonan, the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. Has the minister seen the report by the Australia Institute which warns of the dangers of...
- Aged Care (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Ageing, Senator Santoro. I ask the minister to advise the Senate of measures the Howard government is taking to assist elderly Australians who choose to stay in...
- Renewable Energy (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Minchin. Given the Prime Minister’s statements that solar thermal technology cannot provide baseload power and, on...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Order! I draw the attention of honourable senators to the presence in the gallery of a parliamentary delegation from the European parliament, led by Mr Giles Chichester, Chairman of the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Telecommunications (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Coonan. Will the minister advise the Senate of changes to mobile phone services in rural and...
- Aged Care (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Ageing. Is the minister aware of yesterday’s statement from Aged and Community Services Australia that, while they initially welcomed the...
- Governance (7 speeches)
My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Minister, during your visit to Perth last week for a cabinet meeting and other engagements, did you note strong...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Smartcard (11 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Human Services (Senator Ian Campbell) to a question without notice asked by Senator Lundy today relating to a proposed...
- Renewable Energy (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 Milne today relating to...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The Clerk: Petitions have been lodged for presentation as follows:
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (0 speeches)
Senator Allison to move on the next day of sitting:That the Senate:(a)notes the recent polling conducted by the Australian Research Group on community attitudes to climate change solutions which...
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
Pursuant to notice given on the last day of sitting, I shall now withdraw business of the Senate notices of motion Nos 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 standing in my name for five sitting days after today, and...
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following item of business was postponed: Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the names of Senators Siewert and Milne for today, proposing the reference of matters to...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Committee; Extension of Time (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Committee, Senator Eggleston, I move: That the time for the presentation of reports of the...
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee; Extension of Time (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Senator Johnston, I move: That the time for the presentation of the report of the Foreign...
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee: Joint; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Senator Ferguson, I move: That the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and...
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Watson, I move: That the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit be authorised to hold public meetings during the sittings of the Senate as follows:(a)on Wednesday,...
- Community Affairs Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Senator Humphries, I move: That the Community Affairs Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during...
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Senator Payne, I move: That the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee be authorised to hold...
- Qantas Sale (Keep Jetstar Australian) Amendment Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to protect Jetstar from foreign ownership and ensure jobs and operations stay in Australia, and for related purposes. Question...
- 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— Family First believes it...
- Ovarian Cancer (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senators Ferris, Moore and Nettle, move: That the Senate—(a)notes that(i)National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week runs from Sunday, 25 February to Sunday, 4...
- MR Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move the motion as amended: That the Senate:(a)notes:(i)the plight of Mr Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, a Bangladeshi journalist who is on trial for sedition, an offence...
- Nuclear Weapons (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate:(a)notes the growing international concern regarding nuclear weapons proliferation, as shown by the:(i)decision by the advisory board of the Bulletin of the Atomic...
- Hope Downs Iron Ore Project (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, any briefing packages produced by the former Department of the...
- Iran (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)the growing tension between the United States of America (US) and Iran, including the military build-up in the Persian Gulf,(ii)the indication by US Vice...
- MR David Hicks (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)the comments on 26 February 2007 by former Family Court Chief Justice Alastair Nicholson that the Prime Minister, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I move:That the Senate—(a)welcomes the call from the electricity sector for a greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme to promote investor confidence;(b)notes that:(i)the purpose of an...
- Nuclear Proliferation (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)growing international concern about nuclear proliferation and recent speculation about a possible United States of America (US) or Israeli attack on...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 7) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Report of Economics Committee (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Economics Committee, Senator Ronaldson, I present the report of the committee on the Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 7) Bill 2006, together with documents...
- Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Vocational Rehabilitation Services) 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— Employment Security Bill...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Tax Laws Amendment (Simplified Superannuation) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Excess Concessional Contributions Tax) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Excess Non-Concessional Contributions Tax) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Excess Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Supervisory Levy Amendment Bill 2006; Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Simplification) Bill 2007; Income Tax Amendment Bill 2007; Income Tax (Former Complying Superannuation Funds) Amendment Bill 2007; Income Tax (Former Non-Resident Superannuation Funds) Amendment Bill 2007; Income Tax Rates Amendment (Superannuation) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (11 speeches)
Debate resumed.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bills passed through their remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia's Skills Needs) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 26 February, on motion by Senator Scullion: That this bill be now read a second time. upon which Senator Carr had moved by way of amendment: At the end of the motion add...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 6.50 pm, the Senate will now move to consideration of government documents.
- Commonwealth Grants Commission (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. The Report on state revenue sharing relativities: 2007 update was tabled today. It is a very interesting document that I commend to all senators...
- Australian Meat and Livestock Industry (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. This report by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry entitled Livestock mortality for exports by sea—report for the period...
- Migration Act 1958 (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. This report on protection visa processing by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, under section 91Y of the Migration Act, and a...
- Treaty on the Protection of Migratory Birds (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. In moving this motion I want to again highlight the Howard government’s deep regard for conservation matters, particularly in relation to...
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered: Wheat Export Authority—Report for 1 October 2005 to 30 September 2006. Motion to take note of document...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! There being no further consideration of government documents, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Mr Thomas William Leggett (1 speech)
This evening I rise to pay tribute to the late Tom Leggett, who died suddenly a few weeks ago. I would like to acknowledge the presence in the gallery this evening of Tom’s widow, Doreen,...
- Department of Defence: Financial Management (1 speech)
As a member of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, I want to address the progress in reconciling Defence accounts over the last two to four years. We all vividly recall the ANAO...
- National Indigenous Council (1 speech)
Today the National Indigenous Council provided its annual report to government. It identified the importance of expanding and making the most of economic opportunities as a key pathway to...
- Volunteering in Tasmania (5 speeches)
Tonight I would like to showcase the extent of volunteering in my home state of Tasmania and highlight the needs of the volunteering community across Australia. According to Volunteering...
- National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week (2 speeches)
This week, 25 February to 4 March, is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week, so some people in this chamber, as well as in the wider community, are wearing blue ribbons. I know that sometimes...
- Disability and Overseas Development (1 speech)
First of all, I would like to briefly mention that I am also thrilled by the response which I have seen today from the government on the issue of gynaecological cancer. I hope to be able to...
- Defence (16 speeches)
Mr Acting Deputy President, I seek leave to speak for 20 minutes. Leave granted. Tonight I wish to speak about a serious problem: the current Defence Capability Plan. This is the plan that...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (0 speeches)
The following government documents were tabled: Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997Live-stock mortalities for exports by sea—Report for the period 1 July to 31 December 2006....
