Senate debates
Thursday, 25 June 2009
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (0 speeches)
Senator Ludwig to move on the next day of sitting:That the Select Committee on Agricultural and Related Industries:(a)report on its inquiry on the incidence and severity of bushfires across...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move: That the government business orders of the day listed on pages 5 and 6 of today’s Order of Business, under the heading “At 12.45 pm” be considered from 12.45 pm...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following items of business were postponed: Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 3 standing in the name of Senator Milne for today, proposing the disallowance of certain legislative...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (3 speeches)
by leave—I move: That the government business order of the day no. 12 (Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Bill 2009) be discharged from the Notice Paper.
- Banking Amendment (Keeping Banks Accountable) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Banking Act 1959 to keep banks accountable in setting mortgage interest rates, and for related purposes. Question...
- Second Reading (1 speech, 1 comment)
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— Banking Amendment...
- International Students (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Xenophon, seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 492, standing in my name and that of Senator Xenophon for today, by omitting, in paragraph...
- Climate Change (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
I move:That the Senate—(a)acknowledges proposals submitted by the Federated States of Micronesia and Mauritius to amend the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer to...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Senators’ Interests Committee; Reference (8 speeches)
I move:That—(1)The Senate considers that, in addition to the existing resolutions in relation to the declaration by senators of interests and gifts, an accountability regime with the...
- Illegal Timber Imports (0 speeches)
- Order (2 speeches)
I move:That there be laid on the table by 4 pm on 11 August 2009:(a)any documents or advice prepared by or for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) or the Department of...
- Parkes Observatory (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate notes:(a)that 21 July 2009 is the 40th anniversary of the first successful moonwalk, as part of the Apollo 11 mission;(b)the critical role played by Australian scientists...
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Legislation (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I move:That the Senate calls on the Government to implement its policy to insert a greenhouse trigger into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
- Select Committee on Fuel and Energy (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I move:That the Senate:(a)notes:(i)with concern, that the Government has refused, without good reason, as indicated by the Senate’s resolution of 17 June 2009, to provide to the Select...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Senators’ Interests Committee; Reference (6 speeches)
Before calling anyone else I would like to go back to the motion that Senator Fielding needed to sight the amendment to. So we are on business of the Senate notices of motion No. 1. There was an...
- Building the Education Revolution Program (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Williams, move:(1)That the Senate requests the Auditor-General to undertake an urgent investigation of waste and mismanagement of the Building the Education...
- Snowy Hydro LTD (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)that Sunday, 28 June 2009, is the 7th anniversary of the corporatisation of Snowy Hydro Limited, of which the Commonwealth, New South Wales and Victorian...
- Cape Fur Seals (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I move:That the Senate notes that:(a)the cruel slaughter of Namibian cape fur seals is due to commence on 1 July 2009, with a quota of 91 000 seals set to be killed;(b)the market for...
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Boswell and Senator Fielding, move:That the Senate calls on the Government to fix by Proclamation, a day, not later than 31 July 2009, on which the provisions...
- Emissions Trading Scheme (0 speeches)
- (6 speeches)
I move:(1)That the Senate calls on the Government to make a reference to the Productivity Commission requiring modelling of alternative emissions trading schemes including:(a)a conventional...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (3 speeches)
Mr President, I withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No. 1 standing in my name.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (7 speeches)
I move:That, on Thursday, 13 August 2009:(a)the hours of meeting shall be 9.30 am to 6.30 pm and 7 pm to adjournment;(b)the routine of business from 12.45 pm till not later than 2 pm, and from...
- National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009; Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Test Review and Other Measures) Bill 2009; Migration Amendment (Immigration Detention Reform) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bills be introduced: A Bill for an Act to provide for the appointment of a National Security Legislation Monitor, and for related purposes, A Bill for an Act to amend...
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I table the explanatory memoranda relating to the bills and move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave...
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
Bill received from the House of Representatives.
- Second Reading (2 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— Access to high-speed...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Ludwig, I move government business notice of motion No. 5:That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the following bills, allowing...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Privileges Committee; Reference (17 speeches)
At the request of Senator Ludwig, I move matter of privilege notice of motion No. 1:That the following matters be referred to the Committee of Privileges:(a)whether any false or misleading...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (86 speeches)
by leave—As I understand it, where we are now is with the last remaining motions about the chamber management for the remainder of the day. The government’s preference in relation to...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Publications Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 11th report of the Senate Standing Committee on Publications. Ordered that the report be adopted.
- Legislation Committees; Additional Information (1 speech)
On behalf of the chairs of the respective committees, I present additional information received by committees relating to inquiries on the consideration of legislation. The list read as...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee on the establishment of an Australian Football League team for Tasmania, together with the Hansard record...
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee; Report (1 speech)
by leave—I present the report of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Sealing a just outcome: Report from the inquiry into RAAF F-111 deseal/reseal workers...
- Treaties Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I present report No. 102 of the committee—Treaties tabled on 12 and 16 March 2009. Ordered that the report be printed. by...
- Intelligence and Security Committee (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the report of the committee on the review of the re-listing of Hizballah’s External Security...
- Health Workforce Australia Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
Bill received from the House of Representatives.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I table the revised explanatory memorandum relating to the bill I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That general business notice of motion no. 2 standing in my name for today, relating to the Disallowance of the Export Control (Fees) Amendment Orders 2009 (No. 1), be...
- Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005: Directions in Relation to Coercive Powers (0 speeches)
- Motion for Disallowance (6 speeches)
At the request of Senator Abetz, I move: That the Directions in Relation to Coercive Powers, made on 17 June 2009 under section 11 of the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act...
- Disallowance of the Export Control (Fees) Amendment Orders 2009 (No. 1) (1 speech)
I seek leave to make a short statement about the Disallowance of the Export Control (Fees) Amendment Orders 2009 (No. 1). I was not able to get to the chamber fast enough when this matter was...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That government business have precedence over business of the Senate from 12.45 pm till 2pm today and that the order of business be:(a)the government business orders of the...
- Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Migration Amendment (Protection of Identifying Information) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 22 June, 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.
- Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
Bill received from the House of Representatives.
- Second Reading (5 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— The Private Health...
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 February, on motion by Senator Sherry: That this bill be now read a second time.
- In Committee (1 speech)
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.
- Car Dealership Financing Guarantee Appropriation Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (25 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Faulkner: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (37 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Sherry.
- Hospitals (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig. I refer to the Prime Minister’s commitment before the last election to fix public hospitals...
- China: Human Rights (6 speeches)
My question, with almost no notice, is to the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I refer to the plight of the famed Chinese democrat Liu Xiaobo, who is co-author of the...
- Hospitals (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig. Does the minister believe that it is acceptable that last weekend there were no intensive care beds...
- Economy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Sherry. Minister, isn’t it the case that over the last year we have seen a wave of unprecedented economic turmoil stemming from the...
- Hospitals (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig. I refer to the Prime Minister’s promise to fix our public hospitals by mid-2009 and his...
- Mr Guy Campos (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Attorney-General, Senator Wong. I refer to the multiple reports aired on Today Tonight regarding the government’s unwillingness to bring Guy...
- Hospitals (12 speeches)
My question is to Senator Ludwig, the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing. I refer the minister to the report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare into hospital...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Industry (1 speech)
On Monday, 22 June, I received a question from Senator Bob Brown and I indicated to that question that if there were any further matters the Minister for Trade had to offer in regard to the...
- China: Human Rights (1 speech)
I want to respond to some elements of the supplementary questions that Senator Bob Brown asked me in question time today. I have sought some advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Hospitals (25 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Special Minister of State and Cabinet Secretary (Senator Ludwig) to questions without notice asked today. This government have been...
- China: Human Rights (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the response to my question to Senator Faulkner about the apprehension and now charging of the great Chinese democracy leader Liu Xiaobo. This man has been...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 10th report of 2009 of the Selection of Bills Committee. Ordered that the report be adopted. I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The report read...
- Membership (2 speeches)
I have received letters from a party leader requesting changes in the membership of committees.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That, on Thursday, 25 June 2009:(a)the hours of meeting shall be 9.30 am to 7.40 pm;(b)the routine of business from 12.45 pm till not later than 2 pm, and from...
- Car Dealership Financing Guarantee Appropriation Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (20 speeches)
Debate resumed.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Unparliamentary Language (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I seek leave to make a very brief statement in referring a matter to the President. Leave granted. In response to questions asked of Senator Evans today in question time by Senator...
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform and Other 2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (22 speeches)
Debate resumed from 24 June, on motion by Senator Carr: That this bill be now read a second time. upon which Senator Siewert moved by way of amendment: At the end of the motion, add “but...
- In Committee (15 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.
- Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2009-2010; Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2009-2010; Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2009-2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (19 speeches)
Debate resumed from 23 June, on motion by Senator Wong: That these bills be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bills passed through their remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following order of the day relating to government documents was considered: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to committee reports and government responses were considered: Electoral Matters—Joint Standing Committee—Reports—Advisory report on the...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to reports of the Auditor-General were considered: Auditor-General—Audit report no. 11 of 2008-09—Performance audit—Disability...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Reports: Government Responses (1 speech)
On behalf of the President, and in accordance with the usual practice, I table a report of parliamentary committee reports to which the government has not responded within the prescribed period....
- HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT AMENDMENT (VET FEE-HELP AND PROVIDERS) BILL 2009; NATION-BUILDING FUNDS AMENDMENT BILL 2009; TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (MEDICARE LEVY AND MEDICARE LEVY SURCHARGE) BILL 2009; TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2009 MEASURES; No. 2) Bill 2009; SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (IMPROVED SUPPORT FOR CARERS) BILL 2009; SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (IMPROVED SUPPORT FOR CARERS) BILL 2009; SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (IMPROVED SUPPORT FOR CARERS) (CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL) BILL 2009; Defence Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2009; TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2009 MEASURES; No. 3) Bill 2009; FAMILY ASSISTANCE AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (2008 BUDGET AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2009; FAMILY ASSISTANCE AMENDMENT (FURTHER 2008 BUDGET MEASURES) BILL 2009; FAMILY ASSISTANCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (CHILD CARE) BILL 2009; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE (NATIONAL JOINT REPLACEMENT REGISTER LEVY) BILL 2009; SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (AUSTRALIAN APPRENTICES) BILL 2009 (0 speeches)
- Assent (0 speeches)
Messages from the Governor-General reported informing the Senate of assent to the bills.
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 46 and 47 of 2008-09 (1 speech)
In accordance with the provisions of the Auditor-General Act 1997, I present the following reports of the Auditor-General: Report No. 46 of 2008-09: Performance audit––Business...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (1 speech)
I table documents relating to travel for the period July to December 2008: The list read as follows—parliamentarians’ travel paid by the Department of Finance and Deregulation,former...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That leave of absence be granted to every member of the Senate from the end of the sitting today to the day on which the Senate next meets. Question agreed to.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate do now adjourn till Tuesday, 11 August 2009, at 12.30 pm, or such other time as may be fixed by the President or, in the event of the President being unavailable, by the...
- Middle East (1 speech)
I recognise that it has been a difficult week and that senators are anxious to escape this place and return to their duties in their various states. But I do wish tonight to reflect upon an issue...
- Gilad Shalit (1 speech)
I very much endorse the contribution of Senator Forshaw, and I suspect that he and I will be on the same page in relation to my remarks this evening. Today marks the third anniversary 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] Australian Prudential Regulation...
