Senate debates
Monday, 17 August 2009
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (11 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 August, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Emissions Trading Scheme (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. How much will grocery prices rise under Labor’s flawed and rushed emissions trading scheme?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Order! I draw the attention of honourable senators to the presence in the chamber of the Honourable Steven Fletcher, Minister of State for Democratic Reform, from Canada. On behalf of all...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Renewable Energy (10 speeches)
My question is also to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. Can the minister inform the Senate of progress on the government’s social welfare plans to increase the...
- Emissions Trading Scheme (17 speeches)
Mr President, my question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. Given that it will result in massive increases in the price of food, will the minister advise the Senate...
- Victorian Bushfires (6 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Sherry. Can the Assistant Treasurer inform the Senate of developments relating to the Victorian bushfire fund and the taxation treatment of the...
- Broadband (23 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. How can the government possibly justify a salary of nearly $40,000 a week to the CEO of a...
- Cubbie Station (46 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. Has the government sought legal advice on the Commonwealth compulsorily acquiring Cubbie Station?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Order! I draw the attention of honourable senators to the presence in the chamber of a parliamentary delegation from Vietnam led by His Excellency Mr Nguyen Van Song, Chairman of the Foreign...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Broadband (20 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. What is the dollar value of the equity contribution being provided by the federal government...
- Afghanistan (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Faulkner. Can the minister inform the Senate of Australia’s role in Afghanistan in that nation’s run-up to their presidential...
- Employment (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment Participation, Senator Arbib. Minister, have all the successful providers for employer broker activities been notified, and if so, when?
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Question Time (0 speeches)
- (8 speeches)
Mr Deputy President, I have a point of order for the President, who has unfortunately left the chamber. As he has left the chamber, perhaps I can raise the point of order and ask you, and perhaps...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Emissions Trading Scheme (13 speeches)
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 Moore today, relating to the...
- Leave of Absence (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Carol Brown for today for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following item of business was postponed: General business notice of motion no. 488 standing in the name of Senator Xenophon for today, proposing the introduction of the Food Standards...
- Tax Cuts (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a)concurs with the Opposition Shadow Treasurer, Mr Hockey, that ‘there would have been a legitimate justification for the government to say our debt, you...
- Self-Determinationi for the Uygur People (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
I move: That the Senate calls on the Australian Government to promote with Beijing an act of self-determination for the Uighur people of East Turkistan (Xinjiang Province, China).
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
by leave—I move:(1)That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent this resolution having effect.(2)That immediately upon receipt of the Renewable Energy (Electricity)...
- Australian Terrestrial Biodiversity Assessment 2008 (0 speeches)
- Order (5 speeches)
I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts (Senator Wong) by 20 August 2009, the Australian Terrestrial...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
Bill received from the House of Representatives.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I present a revised explanatory memorandum relating to the bill and I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave...
- Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (Transition to Fair Work) Bill 2009; Road Transport Reform (Dangerous Goods) Repeal Bill 2009 (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— Building and...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics References Committee; Report (2 speeches)
I present the report of the Economics References Committee on the operation of employee share schemes in Australia, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the...
- Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the chair of the Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee, Senator McEwen, I present the report of the committee on the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment...
- Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the chair of the Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Senator Moore, I present the report of the committee on the provisions of the Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and...
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 9.55 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- OzCar (1 speech)
In recent times we have seen considerable discussion especially in the media about the behaviour of public servants. The discussion, as we know, centres on their behaviour in the provision of...
- (1 speech)
On a day when we have discussed education matters, I am pleased to bring before the Senate a program of excellence that I had the occasion to observe in the Pilbara some two weeks ago during a...
- Rudd Government (1 speech)
I must say I was fascinated tonight to hear that I may be with child, as expressed by Senator Fielding in his declaration that I am half-pregnant. I am trying to work out which half is pregnant....
- 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] Civil Aviation Act—Civil Aviation...
- Unproclaimed Legislation (0 speeches)
The following document was tabled pursuant to standing order 139(2): Unproclaimed legislation—Document providing details of all provisions of Acts which come into effect on proclamation and...
- Departmental and Agency Contracts (0 speeches)
The following document was tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 20 June 2001, as amended: Departmental and agency contracts for 2009—Letter of advice—Veterans’ Affairs...
- Indexed Lists of Files (0 speeches)
The following document was 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 January to 30 June...
