Senate debates
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010; Paid Parental Leave (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (9 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Sherry: That these bills be now read a second time. upon which Senator Fifield moved by way of amendment: At the end of the motion, add...
- In Committee (60 speeches)
Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010 Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Matters of Public Interest (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being past 12.45 pm, I call on matters of public interest.
- Trade Unionism (1 speech)
I rise on a matter of public interest concerning the brutal murder of trade unionists and the continued violation of trade unionists’ rights in developing countries around the world. There...
- Aged Care (3 speeches)
Today I rise to speak on a matter of public interest which is the reality for the aged-care sector of failed expectations raised by this Rudd Labor government and of failed promises and dashed...
- Environment (1 speech)
This morning our time, the President of the United States, Barak Obama, gave an impassioned speech to the nation about what is described as the greatest environmental tragedy to overcome the...
- Palliative Care (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on a matter of public interest and what I believe is a matter of importance to all Australians—that is, palliative care. Any discourse on this subject requires clear...
- Housing Affordability (1 speech)
I rise to address the question of housing affordability in Australia today. I want to remind senators that this is an issue which goes to the very heart of the cost of living in this country and...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (14 speeches)
My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. Can the minister confirm that during the last five years of the Howard government only 18 boats carrying asylum...
- Economy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Sherry. Can the Assistant Treasurer inform the Senate of the government’s plans for further job-creating reforms in the Australian...
- Budget (95 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Resources and Energy, Senator Wong. Is the minister aware of the report issued today by Morgan Stanley which demonstrates that under...
- Aged Care (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister Ludwig. Can the Rudd government explain why it has given such a stingy increase this year in the budget to...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Budget (9 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water (Senator Wong) to questions without notice asked by coalition senators...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The Clerk: A petition has been lodged for presentation as follows:
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the eighth report of 2010 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...
- Leave of Absence (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Faulkner for the period 17 June 2010 on account of parliamentary business. Question agreed to. by leave—I move: That leave...
- 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 the Chair of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee; Reference (9 speeches)
Senator BOB BROWN(Tasmania—Leader of the Australian Greens)(3.30 pm)—I move:That, upon its introduction, the Preventing the Misuse of Government Advertising Bill 2010 be referred to...
- Finance and Public Administration References Committee; Extension of Time (0 speeches)
Senator PARRY(Tasmania)(3.33 pm)—At the request of Senator Ryan, I move:That the time for the presentation of the report of the Finance and Public Administration References Committee on...
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Report (0 speeches)
PARRY(Tasmania)(3.33 pm)—At the request of Senator Nash, I move:That the report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee on import restrictions on beef be...
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee; Extension of Time (0 speeches)
PARRY(Tasmania)(3.33 pm)—At the request of Senator Fisher, I move:That the time for the presentation of the report of the Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee on...
- Finance and Public Administration References Committee; Reference (2 speeches)
I move:That the following matters be referred to the Finance and Public Administration References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 June 2010:(a)whether the Rudd Government’s tax...
- Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Abetz, I move:(1)That the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee reconvene to resume its consideration of the 2010-11 Budget estimates on Thursday, 17...
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee; Meeting (0 speeches)
O’BRIEN(Tasmania)(3.35 pm)—At the request of Senator Lundy, I move:That the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of...
- Preventing the Misuse of Government Advertising Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to require the Auditor-General to oversee expenditure on government information and advertising campaigns, and for related...
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I present the explanatory memorandum 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 granted. The speech read...
- Fossil Fuel Subsidies (0 speeches)
- Order (4 speeches)
I move:(1)That the Senate notes that at the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh in September 2009, the Prime Minister (Mr Rudd) agreed to ‘phase out and rationalise over the medium term inefficient...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Importation of Apples from New Zealand (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
I seek leave to amend part (a)(ii) of motion 816. Leave granted. I, and also on behalf of Senator Xenophon, move the motion as amended: That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)the World Trade...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (21 speeches)
I seek leave to move the government’s motion on varying the hours of meeting and routine of business this week.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Budget (12 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 impact of the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Scrutiny of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present a report and Alert Digest of the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills. Ordered that the report be printed. I move: That the Senate take note of the report. I seek leave to...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 43 and 44 of 2009-10 (1 speech)
In accordance with the provisions of the Auditor-General Act 1997, I present the following reports of the Auditor-General. Report no. 43 of 2009-10: Army individual readiness notice Report no. 44...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Responses to Senate Resolutions (1 speech)
I present:(a)correspondence relating to the appearance of the President of Fair Work Australia at estimates hearings; and(b)a response to a resolutions of the Senate, as listed at item 16...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Papua New Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (0 speeches)
- Return to Order (1 speech)
I table a statement relating to the order for the production of documents concerning the Papua New Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas Limited.
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Pre-Poll Voting and Other Measures) Bill 2010; Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Close of Rolls and Other Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2010; Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2010; Electoral and Referendum Amendment (How-to-Vote Cards and Other Measures) 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— Electoral and...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—This afternoon there was a division on Senator Ludwig’s motion to vary the hours of meeting and routine of business. Senator Xenophon wished for his vote to be recorded,...
- Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010; Paid Parental Leave (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- In Committee (32 speeches)
Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010 Consideration resumed.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The government documents tabled today were called on but no motion was moved.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! There being no further consideration of government documents, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Cancer (1 speech)
This evening I rise to speak on a matter which I have been involved in for many years. When it comes to cancer, there is no need to reinforce my commitment to the cause. Since 2006 I, along with...
- Budget (1 speech)
I rise to address an issue that is of supreme importance to the state of Western Australia and to all Western Australians—that is, the impact of the Rudd Labor government’s proposed...
- Child Protection (1 speech, 1 comment)
Tonight I rise to speak once again on the important issue of child abuse and neglect. I want to pay tribute to two organisations working in this area. Those two organisations are Barnardos...
- Food Security (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to put on the agenda for all Australians—and begin the debate that will lead to the protection of Australia’s sovereignty and food security, both for our country,...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (0 speeches)
The following government documents were tabled: Migration Act 1958 Section 91Y—Protection visa processing taking more than 90 days—Report for the period 1 November 2009 to 28 February...
