Senate debates
Thursday, 16 October 2008
- Parliament House: Breastfeeding (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
In the last parliament, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing reported on an inquiry into the health benefits of breastfeeding. One of the recommendations was that...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The Clerk: A petition has been lodged for presentation as follows:
- Wielangta Forest (1 speech)
by leave—I present a petition which has been organised by Ms Stephanie Kirk from Armidale, New South Wales, with more than 1,000 signatures. The petition calls for the protection of the...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the following government business orders of the day be considered from 12.45 p.m. till not later than 2 p.m. today subject to the agreement by the Senate to exempt the...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following item of business was postponed: General business notice of motion no. 233 standing in the name of Senator Xenophon for today, proposing an order for the production of a document...
- 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:Archives Amendment Bill...
- Deepavali (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)in 2008, Deepavali will be celebrated on 28 October,(ii)Deepavali is of great significance to the Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist...
- Major General Janaka Perera and MRS Perera (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)condemns the terrorist attack in the north of Sri Lanka on 6 October 2008, which killed 28 people and injured more than 80 people;(b)notes and expresses its...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Millennium Development Goals (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)the important work being done by the international ‘Make Poverty History’ campaign and the tireless effort of the many non-government...
- Dalai Lama (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 251 standing in my name by changing paragraph (b). Leave granted. I move the motion as amended:That the Senate—(a)notes...
- Abc Religion Report (0 speeches)
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I move:That the Senate—(a)notes ABC Radio National’s decision to axe the Religion Report, the Media Report and the Sports Factor;(b)notes that:(i)the Religion Report is one of the...
- National Carers Week (0 speeches)
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I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)that the week beginning 19 October 2008 is Carers Week,(ii)that there are more than 2.5 million carers in Australia today, and(iii)the release on 14...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Publications Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Carol Brown, I present the sixth report of the Senate Standing Committee on Publications. Ordered that the report be adopted.
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Dairy Adjustment Levy Termination Bill 2008; Trade Practices Amendment (Clarity in Pricing) 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— DAIRY ADJUSTMENT...
- Financial System Legislation Amendment (Financial Claims Scheme and Other Measures) Bill 2008; Financial Claims Scheme (Adis) Levy Bill 2008; Financial Claims Scheme (General Insurers) Levy Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (3 speeches)
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— FINANCIAL SYSTEM...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs Committee; Report (3 speeches)
I present the report of the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs entitled Building trust: supporting families through disability trusts, together with the Hansard record of proceedings...
- FINANCIAL SYSTEM LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FINANCIAL CLAIMS SCHEME AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2008; Financial Claims Scheme (ADIS) Levy Bill 2008; FINANCIAL CLAIMS SCHEME (GENERAL INSURERS) LEVY BILL 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (5 speeches)
Debate resumed.
- In Committee (16 speeches)
FINANCIAL SYSTEM LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FINANCIAL CLAIMS SCHEME AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2008 Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill (No. 2) 2008 (0 speeches)
- In Committee (14 speeches)
Consideration resumed from 15 October.
- Archives Amendment Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (0 speeches)
Debate resumed from 17 September, on motion by Senator Faulkner: That this bill be now read a second time. Question agreed to. Bill read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 25 September, on motion by Senator Ludwig: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- (6 speeches)
Debate resumed from 17 September, on motion by Senator Faulkner: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill (No. 2) 2008 (0 speeches)
- In Committee (28 speeches)
Consideration resumed.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question put.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Members of Parliament: Staff (2 speeches)
My question is to the Special Minister of State, Senator Faulkner. Does the Rudd government require the staff of its ministers and parliamentary secretaries to provide a statement of private...
- Economy (6 speeches)
My question today is to the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Sherry. Can the minister inform the Senate about the Rudd government’s actions to protect and bolster the...
- Quarantine (21 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Sherry. I refer to comments made on Monday by the Prime Minister of Vietnam regarding Australia pledging to...
- Economy (7 speeches)
My question without notice is to the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Sherry. I ask the minister, following up on his serious concerns about credit rating agencies and the...
- Automotive Industry (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Given the ongoing haemorrhaging of thousands of jobs in the Australian car industry, why won’t...
- Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Human Services, Senator Ludwig. Can the minister please tell the Senate what role Centrelink will have in the delivery of the Rudd Labor government’s $10...
- Young Carers Forum (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Does the minister know how many very young carers like Jazzi Pybus, who...
- Overseas Aid (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Earlier this week I met with representatives of Micah Challenge, which is a global alliance of church and faith based...
- Hospitals (11 speeches)
My question is to Senator Ludwig, representing the Minister for Health and Ageing. Given that the Prime Minister said that the health buck stops with him and that he campaigned on the promise...
- Research and Development (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Can the minister update the Senate on the government’s efforts—
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Quarantine (1 speech)
I want to correct and add to an earlier answer to a question relating to prawns. The prawns IRA was announced in 1997; the draft report was first published in 2000.
- Ms Britt Lapthorne (1 speech)
I seek leave to incorporate in Hansard further information in relation to the supplementary question I was asked yesterday by Senator Fielding in relation to the issue of further processes...
- Western Sahara (1 speech)
I seek leave to incorporate some information in response to a question that I was asked yesterday, also as the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Senator Hanson-Young...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Answers to Questions (9 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by ministers to questions without notice asked today. Today we saw one of the worst abuses of parliament that I have experienced in a number...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Australian Youth Forum (1 speech)
On behalf of the Minister for Youth, Ms Ellis, I table a ministerial statement relating to the Australian Youth Forum.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (1 speech)
I present the annual reports of the Department of the Senate, the Department of Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Service Commissioner for 2007-08. Ordered that the reports be printed.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Treaties Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator McGauran, I present the report of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties No. 95, Treaties tabled on 4, 17 and 25 June and 26 August 2008. I seek leave to move a motion in...
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
At the request of Senator McEwen, I present the 14th report for 2008 of the Selection of Bills Committee. Ordered that the report be adopted. I seek leave to have the report incorporated in...
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, Senator Bishop, I present an addendum to the report of the committee on Australia’s involvement in peacekeeping...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the order of business for the remainder of today be as follows:(a)not later than 6 pm, consideration of government documents under general business, and(b)not later...
- Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
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Consideration resumed from 15 October.
- In Committee (36 speeches, 1 comment)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- 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 (6 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 October, on motions by Senator Sherry and Senator Ludwig: That these bills be now read a second time.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (2 speeches)
Order! The President has received letters from party leaders requesting changes in the membership of committees.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Regional Telecommunications Review (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 October, on motion by Senator Nash: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Consideration (0 speeches)
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)
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee; Report (5 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 October, on motion by Senator Sterle: That the Senate take note of the report.
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to committee reports and government responses were considered: Legal and Constitutional Affairs—Standing Committee—Report—Independent...
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 6 of 2008-09 (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. This report by the Australian National Audit Office looks into what has been one of the most successful programs the Australian government has...
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following order of the day relating to reports of the Auditor-General was considered: Auditor-General—Audit report no. 4 of 2008-09—Performance audit—The Business...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 6.35 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Parental Leave (1 speech)
I rise to speak tonight on the recent release of the Productivity Commission’s interim report Paid parental leave. As a mother of two young children who has been fortunate enough to have...
- Scenic Rim Region (1 speech)
I would like to tell the Senate tonight about a recent visit I made to the Scenic Rim region in Queensland. When we talk about tourist icons of Australia, the Scenic Rim region of Queensland...
- Millennium Development Goals (3 speeches)
I rise in the Senate this evening to speak on the issues of the Millennium Development Goals: health and, in particular, child mortality. The world is now past the halfway point to achieving the...
- Drought: Tasmania (1 speech)
I would like to speak briefly this evening on a visit to Tasmania by the coalition rural and regional affairs policy committee, who were in Tasmania last Wednesday to look through some 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] Aged Care Act—Aged Care (Conditions...
- Departmental and Agency Appointments (0 speeches)
The following document was tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 24 June 2008: Departmental and agency appointments—Supplementary budget estimates—Statement of...
- Departmental and Agency Grants (0 speeches)
The following documents were tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 24 June 2008: Departmental and agency grants—Supplementary budget estimates—Statements of compliance—...
