Senate debates
Monday, 1 September 2008
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Referral to Committee (1 speech)
I seek leave to move a motion relating to the reference of a bill to a committee. Leave not granted.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the Economics Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate today, from 3.30 pm, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry...
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (9 speeches)
Debate resumed from 28 August, on motion by Senator McLucas: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Referral to Committee (0 speeches)
Pursuant to the order of the Senate agreed to on 1 September 2008, the bill stands referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts for consideration and...
- Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 3) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 16 June, on motion by Senator Faulkner: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Murray-Darling River System (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. I refer to the fact that the minister has not yet provided to the Senate the urgent advice on the short-term options to...
- Interest Rates (2 speeches)
Congratulations, Mr President. My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Will the minister please update the Senate on recent movements in interest rates and...
- Emissions Trading Scheme (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Is it a fact that, under the green paper proposals for the so-called Carbon Pollution Reduction...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to Senator Conroy, the Minister representing the Treasurer. Given the current global economic challenges, can the minister outline the strategies the Rudd government is...
- Climate Change (6 speeches)
My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Does the government believe that exported Australian uranium helps in the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- India: Floods (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Faulkner, the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I ask, in light of the extraordinary tragedy in Bihar state in India, where three million people...
- Government Contracts (6 speeches)
My question is to the Special Minister of State, Senator Faulkner. On what date did the minister, as the head of the government staffing committee, write to the Auditor-General informing him that...
- Superannuation (2 speeches)
Mr President, may I firstly congratulate you on last week’s resounding endorsement of the position you hold here in the house today. My question is to the Minister for Superannuation and...
- Fiji (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Faulkner. What is the government’s response to calls by Pacific nations to suspend Fiji from the...
- Skills Shortage (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Can the minister please update the Senate on how the government is addressing Australia’s...
- Rudd Government: Cabinet Submissions (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Can the minister confirm that the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has discontinued providing coordination comments on the...
- Zimbabwe (3 speeches)
My question is to Senator Faulkner, the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Given the continuing international concern at the unresolved situation in Zimbabwe, could the...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Indigenous Communities (1 speech)
On 28 August, Senator Siewert asked me, in my capacity as Minister representing the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, questions about Indigenous...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Murray-Darling River System (21 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Climate Change and Water (Senator Wong) to a question without notice asked by Senator Birmingham today relating to the...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Senator Bob Brown to move on 3 September 2008:That the Senate—(a)notes the finding by the United Nations and Afghanistan Government that the military of the United States of America (US)...
- Leave of Absence (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Polley today, 1 September 2008, on account of ill health. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Feeney, I move:That the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit be authorised to hold public meetings during the sittings of the Senate, from 11 am to 2 pm, to...
- Age Pension (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 162 standing in my name. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That the Senate—(a)notes the urgent and warranted...
- Leave of Absence (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to the following senators:(a)Senator Eggleston from 1 September to 4 September 2008;(b)Senator Cormann for 3 September and 4 September...
- Murray-Darling River System (0 speeches)
- Return to Order (7 speeches)
by leave—In question time in response to a question from Senator Birmingham I indicated I would make a statement subsequently today. I had intended to do so at the time for ministerial...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Health Services and Road Infrastructure (39 speeches)
The President has received a letter from Senator Nash proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion, namely: The failure of the Rudd Labor...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Employment Services (1 speech)
I table a ministerial statement on reform of employment services in Australia.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee; Reports (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, I present two reports: the 411th report, Progress on equipment acquisition and financial reporting in Defence, and the 412th report,...
- Unit Pricing (Easy Comparison of Grocery Prices) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Report of Economics Committee (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Standing Committee on Economics, Senator Hurley, I present the report of the committee on the Unit Pricing (Easy comparison of grocery prices) Bill 2008, together...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (2 speeches)
The President has received letters from party leaders seeking to vary the membership of committees.
- TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2008 MEASURES; No. 4) Bill 2008; FAMILY LAW AMENDMENT (DE FACTO FINANCIAL MATTERS AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2008 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
Bills received from the House of Representatives.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches read as follows— TAX LAWS AMENDMENT...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (0 speeches)
Messages from the House of Representatives were reported informing the Senate of the appointment of members of the House of Representatives to joint committees, as follows:Intelligence and...
- First Speech (0 speeches)
- (6 speeches)
Before I call Senator Cameron, I remind honourable senators that this is his first speech. I, therefore, ask that the usual courtesies be extended to him.
- Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
by leave—It gives me great pleasure this evening to speak about the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program, which gives senators and members the opportunity to join in the...
- Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 3) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That government business order of the day no. 3 (National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Bill 2008) be postponed till the next day of sitting. Question agreed to.
- Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008; a New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition — General) Amendment Bill 2008; a New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition — Customs) Amendment Bill 2008; a New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition — Excise) Amendment Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (7 speeches)
Debate resumed from 16 June, on motion by Senator Faulkner: That these bills be now read a second time.
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (20 speeches)
I seek leave to make a brief personal statement. Leave granted. After question time in the House of Representatives today, Mr Slipper, the member for Fisher, made a statement in relation to an...
- Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008; a New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition — General) Amendment Bill 2008; a New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition — Customs) Amendment Bill 2008; a New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition — Excise) Amendment Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 9.50 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- World Youth Day (3 speeches)
This evening can I reflect on the success of the World Youth Day celebrations in Sydney, which occurred from 15 to 21 July. As someone who participated actively in all of the formal events, I...
- Victorian Criminal Justice System (1 speech)
I should indicate at this point that this will be a change of pace and tone. If there were ever two words that should never be combined in the same sentence they are ‘parole’ and...
- 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] Civil Aviation Act—Civil Aviation...
- 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 2008—Letters of advice— Finance and...
- 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...
