Senate debates
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the hours of meeting for Tuesday, 11 May 2010 be from 12.30 pm to 6.30 pm and 8 pm to adjournment, and for Thursday, 13 May 2010 be from 9.30 am to 6 pm and 8 pm to...
- Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (6 speeches)
Debate resumed from 11 March, on motion by Senator Ludwig: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I table for the information of the Senate a revised ministry list, reflecting changes to the ministry in April 2010. I seek leave to have the document incorporated into Hansard. Leave granted....
- The Nationals and the Liberal Party (0 speeches)
- Leadership and Office Holders (7 speeches)
by leave—On 3 May, Senator Minchin, in defiance of his total party room, resigned as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate—a great way to leave. We wish him and his loved ones well....
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Budget (7 speeches)
I might start by thanking honourable colleagues for their comments. My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Resources and Energy, Minister Carr. Can the minister explain how...
- Superannuation (8 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Sherry. Can the Assistant Treasurer inform the Senate of the government’s plans to deliver improvements to the retirement savings of...
- Asylum Seekers (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Evans. Is the minister aware that some 67 illegal entrants are currently being housed at the Virginia Palms motel in...
- Taxation (9 speeches)
My question is to Senator Carr, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. I ask: can the minister inform the Senate what the government’s tax policy statement Stronger,...
- Resource Super Profits Tax (15 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Resources and Energy, Senator Carr. I ask: what will be the impact on jobs, in particular across regional Australia, of Kevin...
- Organ Donation (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig. Bearing in mind that Australia has one of the lowest organ donation rates in the developed world...
- Budget (10 speeches)
My question is to Senator Carr representing the Minister for Resources and Energy. I was fascinated by Senator Carr’s answer to Senator Cormann when the minister said that this great big...
- National Broadband Network (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Can the minister advise the Senate on the implementation study that was released last week?...
- Home Insulation Program (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery, Senator Arbib. I refer the minister to the monthly reports which were provided to him by the...
- Research and Development (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Can the minister inform the Senate on the government’s proposed research and development tax...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Research and Development (24 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 Abetz, Cormann...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That the order of the Senate agreed to earlier today relating to the hours of meeting and routine of business for today, be amended as follows:Omit paragraph (a), substitute:(a)the...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (7 speeches)
I seek leave to make a personal explanation as I claim to have been misrepresented. Leave granted. I have had the opportunity to view a Twitter blog, which purports to be my own personal Twitter...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (0 speeches)
Senator Pratt to move on the next day of sitting:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)the pledge, first made by Australia in the year 2000, to spare no effort to free our fellow men, women and...
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
I withdraw general notice of motion No. 761 standing in my name and in the name of Senator Birmingham for today.
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Mr Bernard Francis Kilgariff OAM, AM (4 speeches)
It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death, on 13 April 2010, of Bernard Francis Kilgariff, OAM, AM, a senator for the Northern Territory from 1975 to 1987. I call the Leader of...
- Mrs Andrea Gail West; Mr William Yates (3 speeches)
It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death of two former members of the House of Representatives: on 20 April 2010, Andrea Gail West, a member for the division of Bowman,...
- Leave of Absence (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Ferguson for the period 11 May to 13 May 2010 on account of parliamentary duties overseas on behalf of the President of the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
by leave—At the request of Senator Lundy, on behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, I move: That the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit be authorised to hold...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following items of business were postponed: General business notice of motion no. 694 standing in the name of the Leader of the Family First Party (Senator Fielding) for today, proposing the...
- New Therapeutic Groups (0 speeches)
- Order (2 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion no. 768 standing in my name for today proposing an order for the production of documents relating to the establishment of new therapeutic...
- Environment: Millewa Forest (0 speeches)
- (11 speeches)
I move:That the Senate calls on the Government to uphold the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in the Millewa Forest by immediately stopping red gum logging.
- Removal of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
I move:That the Senate notes the resolution put to the United States of America’s House of Representatives on 10 March 2010: removal of united states armed forces from afghanistan Pursuant...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Rudd Government (47 speeches, 1 comment)
The President has received a letter from Senator Abetz proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion, namely: The Rudd government’s litany...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (1 speech)
Pursuant to standing orders 38 and 166, I present the following documents which were presented to the President, the Deputy President and temporary chairs of committees since the Senate last sat....
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Responses to Senate Resolutions (2 speeches)
I present a response from the South Australian Minister for Health, Mr Hill, to a resolution of the Senate of 10 March 2010 concerning renal health services.
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
by leave—I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move: That the time for the presentation of the report of the Standing Committee of Privileges on the provisions of the Tax...
- Education Services for Overseas Students Assurance Fund (0 speeches)
- Return to Order (1 speech)
I table the statement and documents relating to the order for the production of documents concerning the Education Service for Overseas Students Assurance Fund.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences Against Children) Bill 2010; Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Amendment (Building Innovative Capability) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (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— National...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Statement and Documents (1 speech)
I table the budget statement for 2010-11 and other documents as indicated on the list circulated in the chamber. I seek leave to move a motion in relation to the documents. Leave granted. I move:...
- Proposed Expenditure; Consideration by Estimates Committees (1 speech)
I table particulars of proposed and certain expenditure, in accordance with the list circulated in the chamber, and seek leave to move a motion to refer the documents to legislation committees....
- Portfolio Budget Statements (2 speeches)
I table the portfolio budget statements for 2010-11 for the Department of the Senate and the Department of Parliamentary Services. Copies are available from the Senate Table Office.
- Asylum Seekers (0 speeches)
- (17 speeches)
I table a statement about matters raised during question time today. With the concurrence of the Senate, the terms of the statement will be incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The statement...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (0 speeches)
The following government documents were tabled: Broadcasting Services Act 1992Digital television transmission and reception—Report, May 2010. Civil Aviation Safety Authority—Corporate...
- Return to Order (0 speeches)
A document is tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate relating to the National Human Rights Consultation report.
