Senate debates
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
- Question Time (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Yesterday at question time I undertook to consider points of order which were raised in relation to a second supplementary question asked by Senator Macdonald following a question to the Minister...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That––(1) On Tuesday, 25 November 2008: (a)the hours of meeting shall be 12.30 pm to 6.30 pm, and 7.30 pm to 11.40 pm; (b)the routine of business...
- Water Amendment Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (5 speeches)
Debate resumed from 10 November, on motion by Senator Sherry: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Broadband (12 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Given the proposed expenditure of $4.7 billion in taxpayers’ funds on the national...
- Workplace Relations (6 speeches)
My question is to Senator Ludwig, the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Can the minister explain to the Senate how the Rudd government’s new Forward...
- Budget (19 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Conroy. Will the minister confirm that up to 60 per cent of farmers and tourism operators are unable to claim the so-called...
- Water (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. I note that the minister yesterday released the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin sustainable yields whole-of-basin report. Can...
- Asia-Pacific Community (10 speeches)
My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Is the minister aware of the recent article in the Australian reporting that the Prime Minister’s plan for a...
- Climate Change (17 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water. I ask: is it a fact that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says developed countries should reduce emissions by between 25...
- Agriculture (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Sherry. I refer the minister to comments made by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries...
- Economy (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Sherry. Can the minister outline to the Senate the importance of certainty to financial markets, particularly during...
- Disability Services (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Senator Evans. Will the minister confirm that the government is...
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Pyrotron (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Can the minister explain to the Senate how the new CSIRO Pyrotron bushfire simulator will benefit the...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Australian National Academy of Music (1 speech)
I have some further information in response to a question asked yesterday by Senator Milne. I am advised that the government considered a number of options for the delivery of elite level...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Broadband; Budget (10 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Senator Conroy) to questions without notice asked by the Leader of...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Climate Change and Water (Senator Wong) to a question without notice asked by Senator Bob Brown today relating to carbon...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
Pursuant to notice given at the last day of sitting, I now withdraw business of the Senate notices of motion Nos 1 and 6 standing in my name for six sitting days after today.
- Presentation (1 speech)
Senator Hurley to move on the next day of sitting:That the Economics Committee be authorised to:(a)hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Wednesday, 26 November 2008, from...
- Leave of Absence (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Milne for the period of 25 November 2008 on account of a family commitment. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee; Reference (2 speeches)
I move:That, upon its introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Fair Work Bill 2008 be referred to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee for...
- Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
I move:That the Joint Committee on the Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings be authorised to hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1) during the sitting...
- Economics Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Hurley, I move:That the Economics Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Tuesday, 25 November 2008, from 6 pm, to take...
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Abetz, I move:That the Senate—(a)notes the comments of various industry figures that the Rudd Government’s so-called consultation with the industry over the...
- Pesticides (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety vote to ban the use of highly toxic pesticides which endanger...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics Committee; Extension of Time (1 speech)
I move:That the time for the presentation of the report of the Economics Committee on the provisions of the Corporations Amendment (Short Selling) Bill 2008 be extended to 6 February 2009....
- Finance and Public Administration Committee; Extension of Time (1 speech)
I move:That the time for the presentation of the report of the Finance and Public Administration Committee on the Plebiscite for an Australian Republic Bill 2008 be extended to 15 June 2009....
- Executive Salaries (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate calls on the Government to detail before Parliament rises in 2008, the actions it will take in relation to the concerns about excessive executive salaries expressed by the...
- Grocerychoice (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that the GROCERYchoice website is of limited usefulness because its surveys are too infrequent and it does not identify individual supermarkets;(b)calls on...
- International Aid (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)Thursday, 20 November 2008 marked the day on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959,...
- White Ribbon Day (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Hanson-Young, move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)25 November 2008 marks the 9th anniversary of White Ribbon Day, the symbol of the United Nations’...
- Whaling (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 292 standing in my name for today, relating to Japanese whaling. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That the...
- Parliamentary Zone (0 speeches)
- Proposal for Works (1 speech)
In accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Act 1974, I present a proposal for works within the Parliamentary Zone relating to the construction of the new cooling plant enclosure. I seek...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- National Rental Affordability Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Bill 2008; Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 5) 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— SOCIAL SECURITY...
- Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Bill 2008; Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill 2008; 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)
- Assent (0 speeches)
Messages from the Governor-General reported informing the Senate of assent to the bills.
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television Switch-over) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Water Amendment Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (37 speeches)
Debate resumed from 10 November, on motion by Senator Sherry: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 24 September, on motion by Senator Ludwig: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Water Amendment Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- (0 speeches)
Consideration resumed.
- In Committee (150 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 11 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Mr Jim Maher AO (1 speech)
I rise on this historic day, when Labor has introduced legislation to end Work Choices, to pay tribute to the working life of an exceptional and outstanding Australian, Mr Jim Maher AO. Jim...
- Australian Cement Industry (1 speech)
I would like to speak tonight about the challenges and opportunities facing one of Australia’s most important industries—the cement industry. It is certainly not one of our glamour...
- White Ribbon Day (1 speech)
Today, 25 November, is White Ribbon Day, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, adopted...
- Human Rights (1 speech)
I want to speak this evening on this year’s UNFPA State of World Population report 2008, which focuses on the relationship between human rights, culture and gender, and is entitled Reaching...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (0 speeches)
The following government documents were tabled: Aged Care Act 1997Report for 2007-08 on the operation of the Act. Audio-Visual Copyright Society Limited (Screenrights)—Report for 2007-08....
