Senate debates
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
- 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:AusLink (National Land...
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television Switch-over) Bill 2008; Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
At the request of Senators Conroy and Chris Evans, I move: That the following bills be introduced:A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to broadcasting and for other purposes; andA Bill for...
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I table the explanatory memoranda relating to the bills and move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
by leave—I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move: That a message be sent to the House of Representatives requesting that the House immediately consider the Urgent...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That government business order of the day no. 1 (Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill 2008) be postponed till a later hour of the day. Question agreed to.
- First Home Saver Accounts (Further Provisions) Amendment Bill 2008; First Home Saver Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (14 speeches)
Debate resumed from 17 September, on motion by Senator Sherry: That these bills be now read a second time.
- In Committee (18 speeches)
Bills—by leave—taken together and as a whole.
- Third Reading (3 speeches)
I move: That these bills be now read a third time.
- Temporary Chairmen of Committees (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Pursuant to standing order 12, I lay on the table a warrant revoking the warrant nominating Senator Fierravanti-Wells as a Temporary Chairman of Committees.
- Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
Bill received from the House of Representatives.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I table a revised explanatory memorandum relating to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008 and move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008, the Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008, the Offshore...
- Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008; Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008; Offshore Petroleum (Registration Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008; Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (7 speeches)
Debate on Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008, Offshore Petroleum (Registration Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008 and Offshore Petroleum...
- Matters of Public Interest (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 12.45 pm, I call on matters of public interest.
- National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (3 speeches)
I would like to take this opportunity to bring to the attention of the Senate an organisation that is doing outstanding work and providing positive solutions to one of the most important...
- Emissions Trading Scheme (5 speeches)
Could I associate myself with Senator Arbib’s remarks. Today I want to bring to the Senate further feedback on the government’s proposed emissions trading scheme. In particular I wish...
- Petrol Prices (1 speech)
I wish to raise the issue of the recent increase in the price of crude oil on world oil markets to over US$125 per barrel, particularly in the context of the big spike in trading on Monday night...
- Emissions Trading Scheme (1 speech)
by leave—I understand the remainder of my speech has been shown to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing and she has agreed to let it go forward. I thank her for...
- Child Abandonment (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a matter of public interest: the issue of child abandonment. In July 2008 the body of a newborn baby boy was found in a green shopping bag at a bus stop in Shepparton, northern...
- Carers (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about carers and the valuable contribution that they make to our community. In 2003 the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated that there were almost 2.6 million carers...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Age Pension (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Why did the government deny single age pensioners an immediate increase of $1,000 per year given the revelation that...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Conroy. Can the minister update the Senate on any recent commentary about the Australian economy’s capacity to cope with...
- Age Pension (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. I refer to the minister’s false claims about the coalition’s record on the pension. Will the minister...
- Nuclear Waste Repository (21 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Resources and Energy, Senator Carr. When is the government intending to repeal the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act...
- Australian Federal Police Raid (15 speeches)
My question is directed to Senator Evans, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. I refer the minister to the AFP raids on the home of the Canberra Times journalist Mr Philip Dorling...
- Economy (28 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Sherry. Can the minister update the Senate on the current global market situation and how the government and...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Order! I draw the attention of honourable senators to the presence in the chamber of a parliamentary delegation from the Cook Islands, led by the Speaker, the Hon. Mapu Taia OBE. On behalf of all...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Age Pension (3 speeches)
I direct my question to Senator Evans, the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing. In light of the difficulties faced by people living on the age pension, as well as calls for...
- Broadband (34 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. I ask the minister if he has seen an article by the respected—
- Tasmania: Whale Sighting (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—Just some good news. There is a very large whale in the Derwent River outside our offices. I understand there is no work being done by my staff, but in anticipation that it will...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Age Pension (5 speeches)
During question time there was a request from Senator Abetz to table document 11 as described. I grant that leave; it is tabled.
- Canberra Airport (1 speech)
I seek to add to a number of answers to questions that we have answered earlier. One is from Senator Brown last week, and this is a further addition of information from Mr Albanese. The Minister...
- Budget (1 speech)
In follow-up to questions from Senator Fifield, I can confirm that the budget papers show that there is expected to be a $500 million reduction in GST revenue as a result of the Federal Court...
- Hansard (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
Mr President, I seek leave to make a short statement. Leave granted. I am asking for clarification as to the accuracy of the Hansard record yesterday after question time. I refer to page 22 of...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Age Pension (13 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (Senator Evans) to questions without notice asked by Senators Abetz and Bernardi today...
- Nuclear Waste Repository (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Senator Carr) to a question without notice asked by Senator Ludlam today...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Senator Sterle to move on the next day of sitting:That the time for the presentation of the report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee on matters specified in part (1) of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Fuel and Energy Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
by leave—At the request of the Chair of the Select Committee on Fuel and Energy, Senator Cormann, I move: That the Select Committee on Fuel and Energy be authorised to hold a private...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following item of business was 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 to an...
- Executive Salaries (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)recognises that the current global economic downturn, and particularly, the crisis in the banking and insurance industry in the United States of America will have...
- World Day Against the Death Penalty (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)Friday, 10 October 2008 is the sixth annual World Day Against the Death Penalty, and(ii)this day of action was established in 2003 by the World...
- Environmental and Natural Resource Management Guidelines (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)calls on the Government to amend the Environmental and Natural Resource Management Guidelines in relation to the establishment of trees for the purposes of carbon...
- Stolen Generations Reparations Tribunal Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of a Stolen Generations Reparations Tribunal to decide and make recommendations on claims for...
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to table the explanatory memorandum and have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speech read as...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Age Pension (27 speeches)
The President has received a letter from Senator Bernardi proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion, namely: The valuable contribution of age...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Privileges Committee; Report (20 speeches)
I present the 135th report of the Committee of Privileges entitled Persons referred to in the Senate: certain persons on behalf of the Exclusive Brethren Christian Fellowship. Ordered that the...
- Scrutiny of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 10th report of 2008 of the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills. I lay on the table Scrutiny of Bills Alert Digest No. 10 of 2008 and I also present the report Work of the...
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the fourth progress report of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee on reforms to Australia’s military justice system, together with the Hansard record of proceedings...
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 4 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. 4 of 2008-09: Performance audit: The business partnership...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws — General Law Reform) 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— SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS...
- Auslink (National Land Transport) 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— AUSLINK (NATIONAL LAND...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (4 speeches)
I move: That government business order of the day no. 3, the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008 and related bills, be postponed till a later hour.
- Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 15 September, on motion by Senator Faulkner: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That intervening business be postponed till after consideration of government business order of the day No. 5, the Excise Legislation Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008 and a related bill....
- Excise Legislation Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008; Excise Tariff Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 16 June, on motion by Senator Faulkner: That these bills be now read a second time.
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Age Pension (1 speech)
Senator Bernardi asked me a question regarding Treasury modelling today, and in my answer I referred to a report by NATSEM. In fact it was not NATSEM. Before they get upset with me I want to...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 6.50 pm, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of government documents.
- Australian Research Council (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. Tonight I would like to specifically commend the excellent work of the Australian Research Council and to highlight the importance of its...
- Consideration (0 speeches)
General business orders of the day Nos 8 to 10 relating to government documents were called on but no motion was moved.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! There being no further consideration of government documents, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise this evening to discuss the defunct Howard government’s discredited industrial relations laws which the Australian people so resoundingly and so magnificently rejected last November....
- GROCERYchoice Website (1 speech)
I rise tonight in the adjournment debate to highlight the sham that is the GROCERYchoice website of the Australian Labor Party. This is a $13 million white elephant and it is called...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak on one of my passions—industrial relations. I respectfully consider myself to be a proponent in this area when it comes to industrial relations for working families....
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (0 speeches)
The following government documents were tabled: Australian Research Council—Strategic plan 2008-09 to 2010-11. Migration Act 1958 Section 486O—Assessment of detention...
