Senate debates
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
- Parliamentary Language (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Last evening during debate on the Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008, Acting Deputy President Bishop undertook to check the transcript of remarks made...
- Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 17 March, on motion by Senator Faulkner: That this bill be now read a second time. upon which Senator Fielding moved by way of amendment:At the end of the motion, add...
- In Committee (109 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Fuel Prices (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator the Hon. Penny Wong. Will the minister guarantee that petrol prices will not rise as a result of the government’s...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to Senator Conroy, the Minister representing the Treasurer. Can the minister update the Senate on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s outlook for inflation and the role fiscal...
- Work for the Dole (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Wong, the Minister representing the Minister for Employment Participation. Will the minister fully guarantee the continuation of the highly successful Work for the Dole...
- Housing Affordability (2 speeches)
My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister representing the Minister for Housing. Can the minister advise the Senate of the government’s reaction to the data released today by AMP and...
- Housing (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister representing the Minister for Housing. I have noted Senator Evans’s answer to Senator Webber. How then will the government’s so-called...
- Visas (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, and relates to the article in the Age today about the bridging visa review and the suggestion that work rights and...
- Donations to Political Parties (4 speeches)
My question is addressed to Senator Evans representing the Prime Minister. It follows on from his discussion before about indefensible actions. I refer the minister to media reports today that...
- Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope (5 speeches)
My question is to Senator Carr, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. Can the minister explain what the government is doing to support Australia’s bid to host the...
- Community Sports Facilities (10 speeches)
My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister representing the Minister for Sport. I refer to a statement made by the Minister for Sport on the Offsiders program on Sunday that: ... this...
- Housing Affordability (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister representing the Minister for Housing. The minister earlier in question time clearly demonstrated he is aware of the enormous housing affordability...
- Queensland Minister for Health (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister of Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig. Has the minister for health spoken to her state Labor counterpart in Queensland, Stephen Robertson,...
- Central Queensland Floods (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Human Services, Senator Ludwig. Can the minister please update the Senate on the flooding which occurred in Central Queensland earlier this year and in...
- Australian Federal Police (5 speeches)
My question is directed to Senator Ludwig, the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs. Has the minister seen a report in this morning’s Australian newspaper that the Australian...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Donations to Political Parties (9 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (Senator Evans) to a question without notice asked by Senator Ronaldson today relating to the...
- Housing Affordability (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (Senator Evans) to a question without notice asked by Senator Bartlett today relating to...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Senator Allison to move on the next day of sitting:That the Senate—(a)notes the comments by the Minister for Education (Ms Gillard) that she is considering extending the Federal...
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following items of business were postponed: Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of Senator Milne for today, proposing a reference to the Economics Committee,...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs Committee; Extension of Time (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Moore, I move:That the time for the presentation of the report of the Community Affairs Committee on the Poker Machine Harm Reduction Tax (Administration) Bill 2008 be...
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee; Extension of Time (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Crossin, I move:That the time for the presentation of the report of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Rights of the Terminally Ill (Euthanasia Laws...
- Migration Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of Senator McEwen, I move:That the Joint Standing Committee on Migration be authorised to hold private meetings otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1) during the...
- Hmas Sydney Ii (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
At the request of Senator Minchin, I move:That the Senate—(a)welcomes the discovery of the missing wreck HMAS Sydney II, 66 years since the tragic battle that lost the ship in 1941 off the...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Bartlett, I move:(1)That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent this resolution having effect.(2)That the Freedom of Information Amendment (Open...
- National Commissioner for Children Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Bartlett, I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to establish an Office of National Commissioner for Children and Young People, and for related...
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to table the explanatory memorandum and to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speech read as...
- Queensland Local Government (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate congratulates the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Campbell Newman, and the Liberal Council team on their victory in the local government elections in Queensland on Saturday, 15...
- Tibet (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 35 standing in my name.
- Donations to Political Parties (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That, in view of:(a)the instances of developers being identified in investigations into corrupt influence in local government, and other levels of government;(b)public and media...
- Tarkine Wilderness (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)a bushfire in the magnificent Tarkine wilderness area in north west Tasmania had burnt 1800 hectares by 17 March 2008,(ii)that the fire was started in...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Professor Peter Cullen AO (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes with deep regret the passing of Professor Peter Cullen on 13 March 2008;(b)acknowledges the significant contribution Professor Cullen made:(i)to the...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Global Market Turbulence and the Australian Economy (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Treasurer, Mr Swan, I table a statement on global market turbulence and the Australian economy. I seek leave to incorporate the statement in Hansard. Leave granted. The statement...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Estimates Committees; Reports (1 speech)
Pursuant to order and at the request of the chairs of the respective committees, I present eight reports in respect of the 2007-08 additional estimates, together with the Hansard record of the...
- Infrastructure Australia Bill 2008 (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— Introduction—the...
- Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- In Committee (137 speeches)
Consideration resumed.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Senator Stott Despoja to move on the next day of sitting:That the following matters be referred to the Economics Committee for inquiry and report by 23 June 2008:(a)Australia’s capabilities...
- Infrastructure Australia Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Skilled Migration (5 speeches)
I rise to seek an apology from the Labor Party tonight, and I am sure it will be forthcoming, especially with Senator Conroy in the chamber! The Labor Party attacked our party over...
- Tuberculosis and HIV (1 speech)
Wandering through the first-floor public area of this place the other day, I came across a corrugated iron and sacking shack. The shack popped up in the middle of our public area and is the...
- Tasmanian Devils (5 speeches)
I rise tonight to bring to your attention the plight of the Tasmanian devil. This unique animal’s population is under threat from an aggressive, horrific and very unusual cancer. It takes...
- 60th Anniversary of the State of Israel (7 speeches)
Tonight I stand to show support and solidarity for the 60th anniversary of the state of Israel. Last week, the House of Representatives celebrated the 60th anniversary of the state of Israel....
- Obscene Language on Television (3 speeches)
I begin my address this evening by stating for the record that I am not a wowser. I have a broad acceptance of the Australian vernacular and the colourful use of language that permeates many...
- Mr John Russell (1 speech)
I seek leave to speak for 20 minutes. Leave granted. I thank the Senate. On 6 March, a close friend and mentor of mine passed away suddenly. John Francis Russell was just 65 years old. He was not...
- Queensland: Local Government (3 speeches)
Tonight I want to use this adjournment debate in the Senate to congratulate a number of the new mayors that have been elected in Queensland following the local government elections on Saturday.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Indexed Lists of Files (0 speeches)
The following document was 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 July to 31 December...
- Tabling (0 speeches)
The following documents were tabled by the Clerk: [Legislative instruments are identified by a Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) number] Appropriation Act (No. 1)...
