Senate debates
Thursday, 10 September 2009
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (0 speeches)
Senator Eggleston to move on the next day of sitting: That the time for the presentation of the report of the Economics References Committee on the unlimited deposit and wholesale funding...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That the order of general business for consideration today be as follows:(1)general business notice of motion No. 544 standing in the name of Senator Cormann relating to the aged...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following item of business was postponed: General business notice of motion no. 531 standing in the name of Senator Ludlam for today, proposing a reference to the Joint Standing Committee on...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Privileges Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I move: That the following matter be referred to the Committee of Privileges:Having regard to the report of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee on a possible contempt in...
- Economics References Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Colbeck and Senator Milne, move:That the following matter be referred to the Economics References Committee for inquiry and report by 28 February 2010: The...
- Community Affairs References Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I move:That the following matter be referred to the Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by the last sitting day in February 2010: Hearing health in Australia, with...
- Coal Exploration and Mining in the Galilee Basin (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)supports the protection of farming and conservation areas from coal exploration and mining and its effects in the Galilee Basin in Queensland;(b)declares that it...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (1 speech)
I move: That general business notice of motion no. 546 standing in my name for today, relating to current protocols for the interception of SIEVs in Australian waters, be postponed till 16...
- Solar Flagship Program (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)that United States of America company, First Solar, has signed a memorandum of understanding to build a 2GW solar power station in China and that this...
- MR Guy Campos (0 speeches)
- (14 speeches)
I move:That the Senate calls on the Government to ensure alleged war criminal Mr Guy Campos remains in Australia until investigations into the allegations about his actions in occupied Timor...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Treaties Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I present report No. 104 of the committee, Treaties tabled on 20 August 2009 and move: That the Senate take note of the report. Question...
- Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2009 Measures No. 2) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Access to Justice (Civil Litigation Reforms) Amendment Bill 2009; National Health Security Amendment Bill 2009; Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Amendment 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— ACCESS TO JUSTICE...
- Aviation Transport Security Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1) (0 speeches)
- Motion for Disallowance (25 speeches)
I move: That the Aviation Transport Security Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1), as contained in Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 24 and made under the Aviation Transport Security Act...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Military Justice (Interim Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2009; Military Justice (Interim Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (5 speeches)
Debate resumed from 9 September, on motion by Senator Faulkner: That these bills be now read a second time. (Quorum formed)
- Third reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 4) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (11 speeches)
Debate resumed from 8 September, on motion by Senator Carr: That this bill be now read a second time.
- In Committee (23 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.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Evans. Does the minister think that the arrival of 29 boats carrying 1,301 new asylum seekers proves that the Rudd...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
by leave—Before I answer that question, I forgot to advise the Senate before question time of the absence of Senator Sherry at question time today. I did advise the party leaders earlier...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Employment (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Can the minister please inform the Senate of the labour force data that was released earlier today? What is the...
- Quarantine (24 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Trade, Senator Carr. Does the minister agree, as stated by Austrade’s now censored submission to the Senate’s inquiry into...
- Burma (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. What has the government done in response to revelations made by defectors from Burma’s nuclear program,...
- Building the Education Revolution Program (22 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Education, Senator Carr. I refer to Abbotsford Primary School in New South Wales, where the school community has shown greater fiscal...
- Private Health Insurance (34 speeches)
My question is for the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig. Given the decision by the opposition in the Senate yesterday to defeat the government’s...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Before I call Senator Back, I welcome former Senator Chapman, who is in the public gallery.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Australian Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. I record yet another outbreak of the Hendra virus in Queensland yesterday. Will the minister explain...
- Whistleblowers (10 speeches)
My question is to Senator Wong, representing the Attorney-General. In 2005 retired Customs officer Mr Allan Kessing showed a report detailing serious flaws in airport security to Nathan Cureton,...
- Asylum Seekers (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Faulkner. Given the minister’s obsession with transparency and public accountability and given that it is now five months since the...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Whistleblowers (1 speech)
I have some further information to add in response to Senator Xenophon’s question. I indicated that there was an application for special leave to appeal to the High Court. I can also...
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
I indicated to the Senate that I wanted to complete my answer to the question and supplementary questions that you asked during question time, Mr Deputy President. I want to inform the Senate...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Burma (1 speech)
Mr Deputy President, you would recall that in question time Senator Ludlam asked me some questions about Burma and I provided him with all the information I had available. He asked two specific...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Quarantine; Building the Education Revolution (19 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Senator Carr) to questions without notice asked by senators today, relating...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Framework for Referenda in Australia (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Special Minister of State and Cabinet Secretary, I table a ministerial statement on an inquiry into a framework for referenda in Australia.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Reports: Government Responses (1 speech)
I present three government responses to committee reports as listed at item 12 on today’s Order of Business. In accordance with the usual practice, I seek leave to have the documents...
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Delegation to Canada and Mexico (1 speech)
I present a report by the President of his official visit to Chile from 14 to 17 April 2009, and the report of the Australian parliamentary delegation to Canada and Mexico, which took place from...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
by leave—I present the 13th 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....
- Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination Payments) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
Bill received from the House of Representatives.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
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— Today I introduce a Bill...
- Aged Care (0 speeches)
- (28 speeches)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)Australia has an ageing population, which will cause a significant increase in demand for aged care services over the coming decades, including aged...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Framework for Referenda in Australia (1 speech)
by leave—I wish to respond to a statement tabled today by Senator Wong on behalf of the Special Minister of State, Senator Ludwig. I make this statement on behalf of the coalition, and in...
- National Preventative Health Taskforce (0 speeches)
- Return to Order (2 speeches)
In taking note of this report, I note that the government were forced to table this report as a result of a motion by Senator Cormann and me. They took too long. Yes, it has now been tabled, but...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. This document comes to the Senate at a time when the Senate has been debating the Uranium Royalty (Northern Territory) Bill 2008, a bill that...
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975—Great Bather Reef outlook report 2009. Motion of Senator Adams to...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to committee reports and government responses were considered: Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee—Report—National...
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Audit Report No. 2 of 2009-01 (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the Senate take note of the document. Communications campaigns are an important part of the interaction between government and citizens. Maybe if our government and...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! There being no further consideration of committee reports, government responses and Auditor-General’s reports, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Relay for Life 2009 (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to acknowledge the hard work and commitment of the Cancer Council and to discuss my involvement as part of the Queensland Senators Team in the Cancer Council’s Brisbane Relay...
- Child Protection (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a subject of extreme importance: that of keeping our children safe. As we have heard already in this chamber, this is National Child Protection Week and Tuesday was National...
- National Police Remembrance Day (1 speech)
I wish to acknowledge the dangerous and difficult role of police officers in society. I particularly wish to acknowledge it this month because National Police Remembrance Day is held every year...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (0 speeches)
The following documents were tabled by the Clerk: Australian Bureau of Statistics Act—Proposals Nos— 8 of 2009—Electricity Generators Survey of Water Use. 9 of 2009—New...
- Indexed Lists of Departmental and Agency (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 January to 30 June...
- Departmental and Agency Contracts (0 speeches)
The following documents were tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 20 June 2001, as amended: Departmental and agency contracts for 2008-09—Letters of advice— Immigration and...
