Senate debates
Thursday, 18 September 2008
- Temporary Chairmen of Committees (0 speeches)
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Pursuant to standing order 12, I lay on the table a warrant revoking the warrant nominating Senator Joyce as a Temporary Chair of Committees.
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The Clerk: A petition has been lodged for presentation as follows:
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (0 speeches)
Senator Bernardi to move on the next day of sitting:That the Senate—(a)congratulates the 170 Australian Paralympic athletes and 121 officials, Australia’s largest ever overseas team,...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That the order of general business for consideration today be as follows: (a) general business notice of motion no. 201 standing in the name of Senator Fifield...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I move:That the following matter be referred to the Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by the last sitting day in March 2009: Progress with the implementation of the...
- 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 following bills, allowing them to be considered during this period of sittings: First Home Saver...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Community Affairs Committee (Senator Moore), I move: That the Community Affairs Committee be authorised to hold public meetings during the sittings of the...
- Community Affairs Committee; Extension of Time (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Community Affairs Committee (Senator Moore), I move: That the time for the presentation of reports of the Community Affairs Committee be extended as...
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee (Senator Sterle), I move: That the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee be authorised to hold a...
- International Day of Peace (0 speeches)
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I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)on 7 September 2001, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 55/282 declaring that the International Day of Peace should be observed...
- Burma (0 speeches)
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I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)18 September 2008 marks one year since the peaceful uprising in Burma that became known as the Saffron Revolution, and(ii)a fortnight later this...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Regulations and Ordinances Committee; Ministerial Correspondence (1 speech)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances, I present a volume of ministerial correspondence relating to the scrutiny of delegated legislation for the period March 2007 to...
- Treaties Committee: Joint; Report (26 speeches)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I present report No. 94 of the committee, Treaties tabled on 14 May 2008, and move: That the Senate take note of the report. In doing so I...
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee; Report (6 speeches)
I present the report of the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport on the administration of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and related matters, together with...
- Australian Research Council Amendment 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— AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- State Government Financial Management Committee; Report (6 speeches)
I present the report of the Select Committee on State Government Financial Management, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the committee. Ordered that the...
- Procedure Committee; Report (54 speeches)
Debate resumed from 17 September, on motion by Senator Ferguson: That the Senate take note of the report.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That the government business order of the day relating to the International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2008 be considered from 1.30 pm till not later than 2 pm today....
- 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; Recommittal (4 speeches)
Debate resumed from 17 September, on motion by Senator Sherry: That the Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008, A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—General) Amendment Bill...
- International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 September, on motion by Senator McLucas: 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 1.38 pm to 2.00 pm
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Superannuation Funds (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Sherry. Can the minister advise the Senate by how much the government expects returns on Australia’s $1.3...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Will the minister update the Senate on developments in global financial markets and the importance of responsible...
- Age Pension (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Can the minister confirm that a significant number of Labor backbenchers support an immediate one-off relief payment...
- Airport Noise (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Conroy, representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Is the minister considering the master plan for Canberra...
- Hospitals (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig. Is the minister aware that doctors at the Murwillumbah and Tweed hospitals on the New South Wales...
- Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Sherry. Can the minister update the Senate on how the US financial crisis is affecting other financial international...
- United Nations (4 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Evans, and refers to the Prime Minister’s upcoming visit to the United Nations, where he will lobby for a temporary...
- Water (8 speeches)
My question is to Senator Faulkner, the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Water. The Salisbury council in South Australia is a national and world leader in stormwater...
- Prime Minister (6 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Evans. Can the minister confirm that, even before his trip to the UN next week, of his 300 days in office the Prime Minister...
- Digital Economy (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Can the minister inform the Senate about the steps that the government is taking to ensure...
- Heritage (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, who I believe today is Senator Faulkner. Will the minister indicate whether the Rudd Labor...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- National Security (1 speech)
I would like to provide further information to an answer I gave to Senator Brandis yesterday regarding the terrorism trial and the Attorney-General’s remarks. I am advised that the...
- Economy (1 speech)
I would like to add some information in answer to a question that Senator Joyce asked me yesterday. A Treasury official attended the national innovation system review secretariat specifically to...
- Murray-Darling River System (1 speech)
I wish to incorporate some additional information in response to questions asked by Senator Fisher in question time earlier this week. I seek leave to incorporate the information in Hansard....
- Alcopops (1 speech)
I would like to provide some additional information to a question asked yesterday by Senator Fielding in relation to an article in the Lancet. The authors also said that the tax change would be...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Answers to Questions (8 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by ministers to questions without notice asked today. In my particular case I refer to the responses by Senator Sherry, who is responsible...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economy (0 speeches)
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I move:That the Senate condemns the Rudd Government for its reckless management of the Australian economy in a time of global economic challenge, including:(a)the Government’s...
- Documents (0 speeches)
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Order! It being 6 pm, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of government documents.
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 4 September, on motion by Senator Boyce: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Indigenous Business Australia (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 4 September, on motion by Senator Ian Macdonald: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Consideration (1 speech)
The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Procedure Committee; Report (18 speeches)
Debate resumed.
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to committee reports and government responses were considered: Environment, Communications and the Arts—Standing Committee—Report—Great...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
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Order! It being 6.37 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Walter Nona Senior (1 speech)
Badu Island is one of the larger central western highlands of the Torres Strait. It is a beautiful place, a high island surrounded by coral reefs and covered in trees. It was a traditional home...
- Northern Australia (1 speech)
The north of Australia produces more than 30 per cent of Australia’s export earnings and it does it with only about six per cent of Australia’s population. Into the future, I can...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (0 speeches)
The following document was tabled by the Clerk: [Legislative instruments are identified by a Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) number] Civil Aviation Act—Civil Aviation...
- 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...
