Senate debates
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
- Temporary Chairmen of Committees (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! Pursuant to standing order 12, I lay on the table my warrant nominating Senator McGauran as an additional Temporary Chairman of Committees when the Deputy President and Chairman of...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (3 speeches)
by leave—I move: That, on Tuesday, 10 March 2009: (a)the hours of meeting shall be 12.30 pm to 6.30 pm, and 7 pm to 11.40 pm; (b)the routine of business from 7 pm shall be government...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
by leave—At the request of the Chair of the Community Affairs Committee, Senator Moore, I move: That the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs be authorised to hold public meetings...
- Electoral Matters Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
by leave—On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, I move: That the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters be authorised to hold a private meeting otherwise...
- Telecommunications Amendment (Integrated Public Number Database) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
Bill received from the House of Representatives.
- Second Reading (4 speeches)
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— TELECOMMUNICATIONS...
- In Committee (3 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.
- Fair Work Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 4 December 2008, on motion by Senator Ludwig: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I table for the information of the Senate a revised ministry list reflecting changes to the ministry made on 25 February 2009, all of which relate to parliamentary secretary...
- Shadow Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I also have a short statement to make, about shadow ministry arrangements. May I first congratulate Senator Arbib and Senator Stephens on their appointment and promotion...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (10 speeches)
My question is to Senator Conroy, the Minister representing the Treasurer. Minister, is Australia in recession?
- Climate Change (21 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. Can the minister outline to the Senate the challenges Australia faces on climate change and what steps the government is...
- Economy (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer in this place, Senator Conroy. Can the minister update the Senate on global economic developments and the impact they are having on the...
- Manufacturing (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Given the ongoing closures and job losses in the manufacturing sector, including Pacific Brands, why...
- Climate Change (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. Can the minister confirm that, on the figures from the white paper, even the government’s most ambitious 2020...
- Special Air Service Regiment (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, Senator Faulkner. I refer to the fact that on 26 February this year the Minister for Defence waved around in the parliament...
- Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Workplace Relations, Senator Ludwig. Can the minister inform the Senate of how the government’s new workplace relations...
- Traveston Crossing Dam (15 speeches)
My question is to Senator Wong, representing the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Mr Garrett. The minister would be aware that the ALP candidate for Maroochydore electorate in...
- Victorian Bushfires (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Human Services, Senator Ludwig. Can the minister update the Senate on the financial assistance that the Australian government is providing through the Human...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
On a point of clarification, I have a point of order in relation to a statement made before by Senator Conroy. He said that we voted for the first stimulus package. I have checked the record. I...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Answers to Questions (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by ministers to questions without notice today. In particular I want to address answers given by Senator Conroy on behalf of the Treasurer....
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Mr John Murray MBE (1 speech)
It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death on 25 January 2009 of John Murray MBE, a member of the House of Representatives for the division of Herbert, Queensland from 1958 to 1961.
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The Clerk: A petition has been lodged for presentation as follows:
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (0 speeches)
Senator Marshall to move on the next day of sitting:That the time for the presentation of the report of the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee on Australia’s research...
- Withdrawal (4 speeches)
Pursuant to notice given on 12 February 2009, I now withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No.1 standing in my name for 12 sitting days after today.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
by leave—At the request of Senator Lundy, I move: That the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Wednesday,...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (0 speeches)
The following notice of motion was withdrawn: General business notice of motion no. 348 standing in the name of Senator Hanson-Young for 11 March 2009, relating to family planning guidelines.
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following item of business was 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,...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (1 speech)
Pursuant to standing orders 38 and 166, I present documents as listed below which were presented to the President, the Deputy President and Temporary Chairs of Committees since the Senate last...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (1 speech)
I present a report under standing order 37(3) on access to documents of the Senate Select Committee on Civil Rights of Migrant Australians.
- Responses to Senate Resolutions (1 speech)
I present the following responses to various Senate resolutions:Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Mr Burke) – 26 November 2008 – Agricultural researchAmbassador of...
- Victorian Bushfires (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I present messages of condolence from overseas legislatures relating to the bushfires in Victoria.
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 23 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. 23 of 2008-09: Performance audit: management of the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Johnston, I present the report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity entitled Inquiry into law enforcement integrity...
- Public Works Committee; Reports (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the 72nd annual report and the first report of 2009 on the Enhanced Land Force Stage 1 Facilities Project. I seek...
- Corporations and Financial Services Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services entitled Statutory oversight of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, together...
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee; Report (1 speech)
I seek leave to move a motion in relation to the report of the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on the provisions of the Disability Discrimination and Other Human...
- Membership (2 speeches)
Order! The President has received letters from party leaders requesting changes in the membership of committees.
- Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2008-2009; Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2008-2009; Customs Amendment (Enhanced Border Controls and Other Measures) Bill 2008; Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Bill 2008; Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 6) Bill 2009; Uranium Royalty (Northern Territory) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
Bills received from the House of Representatives.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I table a revised explanatory memorandum relating to the Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 6) Bill 2009 and move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second...
- Freedom of Information (Removal of Conclusive Certificates and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Standing Orders (0 speeches)
- Procedure Committee Report (1 speech)
I move: That—(a)the Senate notes the committee’s comments on restructuring question time and legislative and general purpose standing committees; and(b)the amendments to standing...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That order of the day no. 14 relating to the first report of 2008 of the Procedure Committee be discharged from the Notice Paper. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee; Report (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, I present the report of the committee on the provisions of the Higher Education Legislation...
- Economics Committee; Report (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Standing Committee on Economics, I present the report of the committee on the provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 and documents...
- Auditor-General Amendment Bill 2008 [2009]; Corporations Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2008 [2009]; Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008 [2009] (0 speeches)
- Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009; Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009; Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2009; Household Stimulus Package Bill (No. 2) 2009; Tax Bonus for Working Australians Bill (No. 2) 2009; Tax Bonus for Working Australians (Consequential Amendments) Bill (No. 2) 2009; Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Bill 2009; Auditor-General Amendment Bill 2008 [2009]; Corporations Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2008 [2009]; Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2008 (0 speeches)
- Assent (0 speeches)
Messages from the Governor-General reported informing the Senate of assent to the bills.
- Whaling (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—The message from the ambassador of Japan regarding whaling makes very disputable claims about the behaviour of the Steve Irwin, the ship of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in...
- Fair Work Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (2 speeches)
The President has received letters from a party leader requesting changes in the membership of committees.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 11pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- International Women’s Day (1 speech)
After 11 years of neglect of women’s issues, and worse, the undermining of programs for women that had been put in place by the Labor governments of the eighties and nineties, women can...
- Rudd Government (1 speech, 1 comment)
Labor waste is mounting up. There is an emerging trend of waste, inefficiency and mismanagement in the way that the Rudd Labor government is managing the Australian economy and its affairs in...
- International Women's Day (1 speech)
This evening I rise to acknowledge International Women’s Day. There have been myriad terrific events taking place—more than two dozen—in my home state of Western Australia to...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (0 speeches)
The following government documents were tabled: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission—Telstra’s compliance with the price control arrangements—Report for 2007-08....
- Indexed Lists of Files (0 speeches)
The following documents were 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 July to 31 December...
