Senate debates
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
- Liberal and National Parties (0 speeches)
- Office Holders (1 speech)
by leave—I wish to inform the Senate that the coalition has decided to appoint a second deputy whip, and I am pleased to announce that Senator David Bushby has been elected unopposed to...
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time.
- In Committee (111 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Corporations Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2008 [2009] (0 speeches)
- In Committee (5 speeches)
Consideration resumed from 3 February.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. (Quorum formed)
- Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008 [2009] (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 3 December 2008, on motion by Senator Ludwig: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Matters of Public Interest (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 12.45 pm, I call on matters of public interest.
- Workplace Relations (4 speeches)
I rise on a matter of public interest concerning the coalition’s agenda to retain those parts of Work Choices that depress the wages of low-paid workers and make their jobs less secure....
- Economy (15 speeches)
I rise to speak on a matter of public interest, that being the concerning ideological direction of the government in its economic management. As we head into 2009, it is becoming increasingly...
- Whaling; Fitzgerald River National Park (1 speech)
There are two issues I wish to cover today in talking about matters of public interest. One of these issues came to the fore during the summer break, and that was whaling. The other, which is...
- Western Australia: Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about a matter of public interest out of concern for Western Australian workers—workers who the West Australian government would see fit to leave out of the critical...
- Emissions Trading Scheme (1 speech)
The matter of public interest I wish to raise is the heavily compromised Treasury modelling of the government’s proposed emissions trading scheme. I refer senators, the media and the public...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (38 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Conroy. Will the minister outline for the Senate exactly how many years the budget will remain in deficit?
- Nation Building and Jobs Plan (38 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Can the minister please explain to the Senate what the impact of the failure to pass the government’s Nation...
- Climate Change (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. On 15 December last year, the Prime Minister justified the inexcusably weak target of five per cent and the design of...
- Economy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Conroy. Given that the government has admitted that it would need to borrow $118 billion over four years to finance its latest...
- Nation Building and Jobs Plan (22 speeches)
My question is to Senator Conroy, the Minister representing the Treasurer. Can the minister outline to the Senate the importance of the $42 billion National Building and Jobs Plan announced...
- Alcopops (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig. The government said it introduced the alcopops tax to combat binge drinking. Would the minister...
- Health (19 speeches)
My question is also to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig. Will the minister outline for the Senate exactly how much money in the second stimulus package...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Nation Building and Jobs Plan (13 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 today relating to...
- 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 Milne today relating to the Carbon...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Hon. Peter Howson CMG (3 speeches)
It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death on 1 February 2009 of the Hon. Peter Howson CMG, a former minister and member of the House of Representatives for the divisions of...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The Clerk: A petition has been lodged for presentation as follows:
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Senator Polley to move on the next day of sitting:That the Finance and Public Administration Committee be authorised to hold public meetings during the sittings of the Senate, as follows:(a)on...
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following items of business were postponed: Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of Senator Milne for today, proposing a reference to the Environment,...
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
at the request of Senator Abetz I withdraw notice of motion No. 332 standing in the name of Senator Abetz.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics Committee; Extension of time (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Hurley, I move:That the time for the presentation of the following reports of the Economics Committee be extended to 26 February 2009:(a)provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment...
- Emissions Trading Scheme (0 speeches)
- Order (2 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 334 standing in my name for today relating to an order for the production of documents, information and Treasury modelling contained in...
- Economics Committee: Estimates Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)the response from the Department of the Treasury to straightforward questions regarding the amount of revenue collected as a result of the increase in the...
- Broadband (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
At the request of Senator Minchin, I move:That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, no later than 10 am on Thursday, 5 February...
- Safe Work Australia Legislation (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Abetz, I move:That the Senate—(a)notes the comments made by the Deputy Prime Minister (Ms Gillard) and reported in the Australian Financial Review on 20 January...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Mrs Nancy Bird-Walton (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Nash, I move:That the Senate—(a)notes the sad passing of Mrs Nancy Bird-Walton who died at the age of 93 on 13 January 2009;(b)notes and commends her significant...
- Ramsar Convention and Wetlands Management (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Hanson-Young, move:That the Senate—(a)notes that 2 February was World Wetlands Day, a date that marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention of...
- Middle East (0 speeches)
- (8 speeches)
I seek leave to amend my general business notice of motion No. 342 standing in my name. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That the Senate—(a)notes with regret the number of...
- Global Gag Rule for Family Planning Guidelines (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 340 standing in my name for today relating to the ‘global gag rule’ for family planning guidelines be taken as a formal motion.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Scrutiny of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the first report of 2009 of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills. I also lay on the table Scrutiny of Bills Alert Digest No. 1 of 2009, dated 4 February 2009. Ordered...
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 19 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: Audit report No. 19 of 2008-09: Performance audit—CMAX...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (2 speeches)
The President has received letters from a party leader requesting changes in the membership of committees.
- Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008 [2009] (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed.
- In Committee (2 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2008; Horse Disease Response Levy Collection Bill 2008; Horse Disease Response Levy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (16 speeches)
Debate resumed from 3 September 2008, on motion by Senator Ludwig: That these bills be now read a second time.
- In Committee (21 speeches)
Bills—by leave—taken together and as a whole.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question put.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 6.50 pm, we now move to the consideration of government documents.
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The government documents tabled earlier today were called on but no motion was moved.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! There being no consideration of government documents, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Wetlands (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on the importance of wetlands to our nation. Hailing as I do from our nation’s thirstiest state, South Australia, drought, heat and the closing peril that is climate...
- Grandparents (1 speech)
Tonight I seek to air and give public exposure to a social phenomenon in our society which deserves our support as a community. I speak of the growing trend of grandparents raising their...
- Apprenticeship and Trade College — Perth South (11 speeches)
I only have a short time, but I do want to utilise this time to brag about the wonderful visit that I paid last week to the apprenticeship and trade college for southern Perth in Western...
- Prime Minister (1 speech)
I rise tonight to pass comment on a recent article appearing in the Monthly by Mr Kevin Rudd entitled ‘The global financial crisis’. Clearly, Mr Rudd is channelling a scene from...
- www.laborwaste.com.au (3 speeches)
There is no better day than today to announce to the Senate the recent launch of the www.laborwaste.com.au website. This was recently launched in Launceston by the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull, the...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (0 speeches)
The following government documents were tabled: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)—Equity and diversity—Report for the period 1 September 2007 to 31 August 2008. Australian...
