Senate debates
Monday, 13 October 2008
- Parliamentary Zone (0 speeches)
- Approval of Works (1 speech)
I move: That, in accordance with section 5 of the Parliament Act 1974, the Senate approves the proposal by the National Capital Authority for capital works within the Parliamentary Zone, being...
- Safe Work Australia Bill 2008; Safe Work Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (5 speeches)
Debate resumed from 23 September, on motion by Senator Chris Evans: That these bills be now read a second time.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Age Pension (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Will the government commit to immediately helping our pensioners and stimulating our economy by adopting the...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Conroy. Can the minister outline for the Senate the recent measures the government has taken to ensure ongoing confidence in...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Mr President, on indulgence, I failed at the start of question time to advise the Senate of the absence of Senator Penny Wong, the Minister for Climate Change and Water, from question time, in...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Age Pension (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Will the government adjust the deeming provisions relating to pensioners in light of the global economic situation?
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Can the minister provide the Senate with an update of how the global financial crisis will impact on growth and jobs?
- Environment (6 speeches)
My question is to Senator Faulkner, apparently filling in for the never-present Senator Wong, representing the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. Does the minister recall that...
- Mr Guy Campos (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Evans. I refer to Guy Campos, the East Timorese alleged criminal who came to Australia for World Youth Day. Is it a fact...
- Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Conroy. In view of the federal government’s guarantee of deposits held by banks, credit unions and building societies,...
- Asylum Seekers (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Evans. In view of two boat arrivals in the north of Australia in the last two weeks, does the minister agree that the...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. Can the minister update the Senate on government initiatives to minimise the impact of the global financial crisis...
- Education Funding (24 speeches)
My question without notice is to Senator Carr, the Minister representing the Minister for Education. Is the minister aware of an article in today’s Australian which reveals that the...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Age Pension (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (Senator Evans) to questions without notice asked by Senators Humphries and Adams today,...
- Mr Guy Campos (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 Bob Brown today relating to an...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Dr Glenister Fermoy Sheil (4 speeches)
It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death on 29 September, 2008 of Dr Glenister Fermoy Sheil, a senator for the state of Queensland from 1974 to 1981 and from 1984 to 1990. I...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances and pursuant to notice given at the last day of sitting, I now withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No. 1 standing in...
- Presentation (2 speeches)
Senator McEwen to move on the next day of sitting:That the time for the presentation of reports of the Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee be extended as follows:(a)effectiveness...
- Leave of Absence (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senators Moore and Wong from 13 October to 16 October 2008, on account of parliamentary business overseas. Question agreed to.
- Sugarloaf Pipeline (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes the arrest of a farmer in Victoria who opposed the Sugarloaf Pipeline, which is being forcibly constructed from the Goulburn Valley to Melbourne; and(b)calls...
- World Day Against the Death Penalty (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)Friday, 10 October 2008 marked the sixth annual World Day Against the Death Penalty, and(ii)this day of action was established in 2003 by the World...
- Canberra Airport (0 speeches)
- (6 speeches)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)the community opposition to 24 hour operations at Canberra airport, and(ii)the current effective operation of curfews in Sydney, Coolangatta, Essendon and...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (1 speech)
Pursuant to standing orders 38 and 166, I table documents which were presented to the Deputy President and Temporary Chairs of Committees since the Senate last sat. In accordance with the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Migration Amendment (Notification Review) 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 bill and move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave...
- AVIATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (2008 MEASURES; NO. 1) Bill 2008; AVIATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE LICENCES AND CARRIERS’ LIABILITY INSURANCE) BILL 2008; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AMENDMENT (DATUM) BILL 2008; HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT AMENDMENT (REMOVAL OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION WORKPLACE RELATIONS REQUIREMENTS AND NATIONAL GOVERNANCE PROTOCOLS REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS) BILL 2008; FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2008; TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2008 MEASURES; NO. 3) Bill 2008; FIRST HOME SAVER ACCOUNTS (FURTHER PROVISIONS) AMENDMENT BILL 2008; FIRST HOME SAVER ACCOUNT PROVIDERS SUPERVISORY LEVY IMPOSITION BILL 2008; PROTECTION OF THE SEA LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2008; TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2008; THERAPEUTIC GOODS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (ANNUAL CHARGES) BILL 2008; TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2008 MEASURES; NO. 4) 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; a New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition — GENERAL) AMENDMENT BILL 2008; TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (LUXURY CAR TAX) BILL 2008; International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (NO. 1) 2008 (0 speeches)
- Assent (0 speeches)
Messages from the Governor-General reported informing the Senate of assent to the bills.
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics Committee; Interim Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Standing Committee on Economics, Senator Hurley, I present an interim report of the committee on its inquiry into the provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (2008...
- Economics Committee; Extension of Time (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the time for the presentation of the final report of the Economics Committee on the provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 5) Bill 2008 be extended to...
- Tax Laws Amendment (Education Refund) 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 provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (Education Refund) Bill 2008...
- Safe Work Australia Bill 2008; Safe Work Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (10 speeches)
Debate resumed.
- In Committee (62 speeches)
SAFE WORK AUSTRALIA BILL 2008 Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 9.54 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Housing Affordability (1 speech)
We are always hearing or reading about the housing affordability crisis as it affects the big capital cities of Australia. Regrettably, what often gets overlooked is how the issue affects working...
- Barwon Heads Bridge (1 speech)
What a great pleasure it is to rise on the adjournment tonight. I would like to talk about Barwon Heads tonight. Barwon Heads is on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula. There is a bridge there...
- Canberra (1 speech)
Today I had the honour of launching a new exhibition called ‘A Capital Choice’. This display at the National Capital Exhibition Centre at Regatta Point tells the story of the...
- 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] AusLink (National Land Transport)...
- Indexed List 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 January to 30 June...
- Departmental and Agency Appointments (0 speeches)
The following documents were tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 24 June 2008: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio agencies. Australian National Audit Office. Australian...
- Departmental and Agency Grants (0 speeches)
The following documents were tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 24 June 2008: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio agencies. Australian National Audit Office. Australian...
