Senate debates
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I seek leave to amend government business notice of motion No. 1. Before that leave is granted or contested, I just want to explain that we have a change. What this does is set the hours for...
- 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)
- In Committee (36 speeches)
Consideration resumed from 22 September. TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (LUXURY CAR TAX) BILL 2008
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Urgent Relief for Single Age Pensioners Legislation (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Will the government show respect to Australia’s pensioners and allow the House of Representatives to...
- Economy (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister—
- Urgent Relief for Single Age Pensioners Legislation (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. On what basis does the government claim that the advice of the Clerk of the Senate on the constitutionality of the...
- Economy (21 speeches)
My question is—
- Urgent Relief for Single Age Pensioners Legislation (6 speeches)
My question is to you, Mr President. President, we have heard the Labor view that this chamber is less important than the House. Today the Clerk of the House has attacked the constitutionality of...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Order! I draw the attention of honourable senators to the presence in the President’s Gallery of members of the Defence and Security Committee from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, led by...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (30 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Conroy. How does the Rudd government’s decision to cut $6 million a year out of the budget of the Australian Securities...
- Climate Change (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. Can the minister update the Senate on the public submission process for the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme and any...
- Taxation (21 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Conroy. I refer to the minister’s answer yesterday where he asserted in response to my question about the KAP Motors case:...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations: Fair Work Australia (1 speech)
In response to Senator Abetz’s question yesterday asked of me in my capacity representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, I seek leave to incorporate the answer in...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Urgent Relief for Single Age Pensioners Legislation (6 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (Senator Evans) and the President to questions without notice asked by Senators Humphries...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
Pursuant to notice given at the last day of sitting, I now withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No. 1 standing in my name for today, notice of motion No. 1 standing in my name for...
- Presentation (2 speeches)
I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move: That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the following bills allowing them to be considered...
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following items of business were postponed: General business notice of motion no. 123 standing in the name of the Leader of the Family First Party (Senator Fielding) for today, relating...
- Leave of Absence (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Payne from 22 September to 25 September 2008, on account of parliamentary business overseas. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
I move: That the Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Wednesday, 24 September 2008, from 4.30 pm to 5.30...
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Sterle, I move:That the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Wednesday, 24...
- Economics Committee; Extension of Time (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Hurley, I move:That the time for the presentation of the report of the Economics Committee on matters relating to the gas explosion at Varanus Island, Western Australia,...
- Economics Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Hurley, I move:That the order of the Senate of 16 September 2008, authorising the Economics Committee to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on...
- Murray-Darling River System (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)the mismanagement of the Murray-Darling river system is shaping up to be Australia’s largest environmental catastrophe, and(ii)on Sunday, 28...
- International Day of Peace (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)Sunday, 21 September 2008, was the International Day of Peace, declared by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 2002 as a day of non-violence...
- Quensland Dams (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate calls on the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Water (Mr Garrett) to ensure that the assessment of the proposed dam on the Mary River in Queensland include all...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Googong Dam; Defence Procurement (1 speech)
I present ministerial statements relating to Googong Dam and the release of an independent report of the Defence Procurement and Sustainment Review, together with the report entitled Going to the...
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 3 of 2008-09 (1 speech)
In accordance with the provisions of the Auditor-General Act 1997, I present the following report of the Auditor-General: Report No. 3 of 2008-09: Performance Audit: establishment and management...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics Committee; Report (2 speeches)
- Public Works Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present report No. 7 of 2008, Update report: the Christmas Island immigration detention centre project, and seek leave to...
- Membership (2 speeches)
The President has received a letter from a party leader seeking variations to the memberships of committees.
- Safe Work Australia Bill 2008; Safe Work Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) 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— SAFE WORK...
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Bill 2008; Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2008 (0 speeches)
- Assent (0 speeches)
Messages from the Governor-General reported informing the Senate of assent to the bills.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- 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)
- In Committee (188 speeches)
TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (LUXURY CAR TAX) BILL 2008
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the bills to which the Senate has not made requests be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Father Joe Grealy (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to the late Father Joe Grealy, the Adelaide priest who was a great friend of workers and their families. I believe that his many achievements and fine qualities are worth...
- King Island (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to draw senators’ attention to the hard work and dedication of members of the King Island community, which is being seriously undermined by interstate pirates who are selling...
- Defence Spending (1 speech)
I did not have the opportunity this afternoon to comment on a document that was tabled today by the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, Senator Faulkner, but I would like to take the...
- Defence Spending; Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue Laws (1 speech)
That was a lovely little speech but it neglected to come to terms with what Mick Keelty said last year was the greatest threat to Australia’s sovereignty and that will be climate change....
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (0 speeches)
The following government documents were tabled: Crimes Act 1914Authorisations for the acquisition and use of assumed identities—Report for 2007-08—Australian Federal Police. Export...
