Senate debates
Monday, 7 September 2009
- Privilege (0 speeches)
- (6 speeches)
On a matter of privilege, Senator Milne, by letter dated 28 August 2009, has raised a matter of privilege under standing order 81. The matter relates to evidence given by various corporations...
- Safe Work Australia Bill 2008 [No. 2] (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (6 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 August, on motion by Senator Ludwig: That this bill be now read a second time.
- In Committee (19 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.
- Higher Education Support Amendment (2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 19 August, on motion by Senator Chris Evans: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I wish to advise the Senate that Senator John Faulkner, the Minister for Defence, will be absent from Senate question time today. He is attending the funeral of Flying Officer...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Building the Education Revolution Program (16 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Special Minister of State, Senator Ludwig. Will the minister confirm that the Labor government has erected signs in schools which breach the Commonwealth Electoral...
- Economy (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Can the minister advise the Senate what impact the government’s stimulus package has had on the Australian...
- Building the Education Revolution Program (42 speeches)
My question is to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery, Senator Arbib. When will the government remove the wasteful school signs which the Australian...
- Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to Senator Sherry, the Assistant Treasurer. Can the Assistant Treasurer inform the Senate about the latest international efforts to help the world recover from the global...
- Building the Education Revolution Program (26 speeches)
My question is to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery, Senator Arbib. Will the minister confirm that Labor-held metropolitan seats received, on average,...
- Timor Sea Oil Spill (20 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Senator Wong, and concerns the Montara oil spill in the Timor Sea. Could the minister please...
- Workplace Relations (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Arbib. Does the government stand by the guarantee given by the Deputy Prime Minister that...
- Economy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Can the minister inform the Senate of the outlook for Australian industry? How will this be affected...
- Workplace Relations (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Arbib. Given the minister, in response to Senator Cash, refused to confirm the statements...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Indigenous Communities (1 speech)
I seek leave to incorporate into Hansard a further response to an answer I gave to a question from Senator Payne on 18 August regarding the SIHIP. Leave granted. The answer read as follows—...
- Swine Influenza (1 speech)
I have a response to Senator Xenophon, who asked me, as Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, a question during Senate question time on 13 August 2009 which went to what...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (14 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Employment Participation (Senator Arbib) to questions without notice asked by Senators Cash and Birmingham today...
- Timor Sea Oil Spill (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 Siewert today relating to the...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The Clerk: Petitions have been lodged for presentation as follows:
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
Pursuant to notice given on the last day of sitting, I now withdraw Business of the Senate notice of motion No. 1 standing in my name for today.
- Presentation (0 speeches)
Senator Polley to move on the next day of sitting:That the time for the presentation of the report of the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee on the Parliamentary...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Boyce for the period from Monday, 7 September to Friday, 18 September this year on account of personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following items of business were postponed: Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 2 standing in the name of Senator Fierravanti-Wells for today, proposing the disallowance of the...
- Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Prohibition of Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to prohibit disruptive advertising during SBS television programs, and for related purposes. Question agreed to. I present the...
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I table an explanatory memorandum relating to the bill. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted....
- Afghanistan (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have been deployed in Afghanistan since 2001,(ii)the Minister for Defence (Senator Faulkner) recently...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Building the Education Revolution Program (30 speeches)
The President has received a letter from Senator Parry proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion, namely: The waste of taxpayers money spent...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (3 speeches)
Pursuant to standing orders 38 and 166, I present documents as listed below, which have been presented to the President, the Deputy President and the Temporary Chairmen of Committees since the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Responses to Senate Resolutions (8 speeches)
I present the following responses to resolutions of the Senate:(a)Response from the Hon. Michael Black, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, to a resolution of the Senate of 12 August...
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 2 of 2009-10 (2 speeches)
In accordance with the provisions of the Auditor-General Act 1997, I present the following report of the Auditor-General: Report No. 2 of 2009-10: Performance audit—campaign advertising...
- National Preventative Health Taskforce (0 speeches)
- Order (2 speeches)
by leave—I table a document relating to the National Preventative Health Taskforce in response to the order of the Senate of 19 August 2009.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Automotive Transformation Scheme Bill 2009; Acis Administration Amendment Bill 2009; National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009; National Consumer Credit Protection (Fees) Bill 2009; National Consumer Credit Protection (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2009 (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 Automotive Transformation Scheme Bill 2009 and move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading...
- Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009; Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009; Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2009; Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Assent (0 speeches)
Messages from the Governor-General reported informing the Senate of assent to the bills.
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Test Review and Other Measures) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, Senator Hurley, I present the report of the committee on the provisions of the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer...
- Higher Education Support Amendment (2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (6 speeches)
Debate resumed.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 17 August, on motion by Senator Sherry: That this bill be now read a second time. (Quorum formed)
- In Committee (8 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Bill read a third time. Sitting suspended from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the government business orders of the day relating to the following bills may be taken together for their remaining stages:No. 1––Veterans’...
- Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2009; Veterans’ Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 August and 19 August, on motions by Senator Ludwig and Senator Evans: That these bills be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (38 speeches)
Debate resumed from 11 August, on motion by Senator Carr: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 9.50 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Australian Military Court (1 speech)
This evening I want to address the High Court decision of last week invalidating the Australian Military Court. The decision was that the court did not accord with Chapter III of the Australian...
- Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre for Emerging Infectious Disease (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a matter of extreme concern to my veterinary colleagues and my associates in the horse industry. It follows the tragic death last week of my colleague Dr Alister Rodgers in...
- Community Sector Funding (1 speech)
This evening I rise to acknowledge the impact of the global financial crisis on the community sector and the important role that these organisations are playing in supporting the community...
- United Nations Children’s Fund (1 speech)
I rise, unusually, to give a contribution to the adjournment debate. I do so tonight to speak in particular on the work of UNICEF. And I do so in my capacity as Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary...
- 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] Aged Care Act—Aged Care (Amount of...
- Departmental and Agency Contracts (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...
