Senate debates
Thursday, 17 June 2010
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (0 speeches)
Senator Bob Brown to move on the 22 June 2010:That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Preventing the Misuse of Government Advertising Bill 2010 having precedence...
- 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. 822––statements by the Prime Minister relating to the...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That general business notice of motion no. 821 standing in her name for today, relating to energy efficiency, be postponed till 21 June 2010. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senators Johnston and Cormann for the period 17 June 2010. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Impact of Gaza Blockade (0 speeches)
- (7 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Xenophon, move:That the Senate—(a)notes that basic food products, including pasta, coriander, fruit jams, instant coffee and fresh meat, none of which have...
- World Refugee Day (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)recognises that:(i)20 June 2010 marks World Refugee Day 2010,(ii)the global theme for 2010 is ‘Home’, in recognition of the plight of more than 40...
- Prime Minister: Statements Relating to the Senate (0 speeches)
- (10 speeches)
Mr President, I rise on a point of order. Later we will be dealing with Senator Abetz’s motion 822, which states: That the Senate notes the Prime Minister’s continued unprincipled...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (2 speeches)
Senator Ludwig to move on the next day of sitting:That, in accordance with the recommendation made in the 50th Report of the Appropriations and Staffing Committee, the Senate resolves:(1)To...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Excise Tariff Amendment (Aviation Fuel) Bill 2010; Customs Tariff Amendment (Aviation Fuel) 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— Excise Tariff...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- National Broadband Network Committee; Report (9 speeches)
On behalf of the Chair of the Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network, Senator Ian Macdonald, I present the final report of the committee on the National Broadband Network,...
- National Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Electoral and Referendum Amendment (How-to-Vote Cards and Other Measures) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010; Paid Parental Leave (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- In Committee (62 speeches)
Consideration resumed from 16 June.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the Paid Parental Leave (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Child Support and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Tax Laws Amendment (2010 GST Administration Measures No. 2) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 2) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 13 May, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- In Committee (1 speech)
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.
- Tax Laws Amendment (Transfer of Provisions) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Ministers of State Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (6 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Pre-Poll Voting and Other Measures) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 16 June, on motion by Senator Arbib: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 May, on motion by Senator Sherry: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Health Legislation Amendment (Australian Community Pharmacy Authority and Private Health Insurance) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Amendment Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Transport Security Legislation Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 May, on motion by Senator Sherry: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Social Security Amendment (Flexible Participation Requirements for Principal Carers) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 May, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Defence Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other Amendments) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (9 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
The bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- International Arbitration Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Airports (on-Airport Activities Administration) Validation Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (10 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
Bill received from the House of Representatives.
- Second Reading (7 speeches)
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— The EMDG scheme remains...
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Evans. I refer to the minister’s failure to answer the question directed to him yesterday by the Leader of the...
- Budget (8 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Sherry. Can the Assistant Treasurer detail to the Senate how the government’s tax reform package will secure a stronger economy for all...
- Hospitals (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. The ink is barely dry on Mr Rudd’s COAG agreement and the government has dropped a major plank of the grand...
- Climate Change (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Sherry. Minister, given that at last year’s G20 leaders meeting in Pittsburgh the Prime Minister committed to phase out...
- Budget (18 speeches)
My question is to Senator Wong representing the Minister for Resources and Energy. Is the minister aware of the admission by former mining company executive, former general secretary of the Labor...
- Employment (10 speeches)
My question today is to the Minister for Employment Participation, Senator Arbib. Can the minister advise the Senate on recent unemployment data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics?...
- Building the Education Revolution Program (27 speeches)
My question is to Senator Arbib, Minister representing the Minister for Education. Does the minister agree with education department officials who claimed during estimates hearings that school...
- Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Resources and Energy, Senator Wong. Given the similarity in possible causes of the current disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico...
- Home Insulation Program (21 speeches)
My question is to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery, Senator Arbib. How many homes have an electrified roof from foil insulation installed under the Home...
- Answers to Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
- Question No. 2734 (1 speech)
by leave—Senator Mason asked me a question on notice on 10 March 2010. I am now tabling the answer.
- Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (Senator Evans) to questions without notice asked by Senator Brandis today, relating to...
- Climate Change (1 speech, 1 comment)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Assistant Treasurer (Senator Sherry) to a question without notice asked by Senator Milne today, relating to fossil fuel subsidies. I...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Australian Federal Police (0 speeches)
STEPHENS, Senator Ursula, New South Wales 54 3.38 pm Stephens, Sen Ursula 00AOS New South Wales ALP Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and Parliamentary Secretary for the Voluntary...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics Committee; Report: Government Response (2 speeches)
I present the government’s response to the report of the Senate Standing Committee on Economics into Australia’s mandatory last resort home warranty insurance scheme. I seek leave to...
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 45 of 2009-10 (1 speech)
In accordance with the provisions of the Auditor-General Act 1997, I present the following report of the Auditor-General: Audit report No. 45 of 2009-10: Performance audit—Contracting for...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Return to Order (2 speeches)
I present a letter from the President to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Ms Roxon, relating to Senate orders for the production of documents. The correspondence contained the following advice...
- Prime Minister: Statements Relating to the Senate (0 speeches)
- (83 speeches)
I move: That the Senate notes the Prime Minister’s continued unprincipled attacks upon the Senate. The Labor Party’s continued unprincipled attacks on the Senate are regrettable. The...
- Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010; Paid Parental Leave (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Consideration of House of Representatives Message (4 speeches)
Messages received from the House of Representatives returning the Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010 and the Paid Parental Leave (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010, acquainting the Senate that the...
- Prime Minister: Statements Relating to the Senate (0 speeches)
- (11 speeches)
Debate resumed.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (6 speeches)
Debate resumed from 18 March 2010, on motion by Senator Parry: That the Senate take note of the document.
- NBN Co. Ltd (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 18 March, on motion by Senator Birmingham: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Return to Order (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 25 February, on motion by Senator Parry: That the Senate take note of the documents.
- Australian Communications and Media Authority (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 25 February, on the motion of Senator Parry: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Return to Order (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on the motion of Senator Bushby: That the Senate take note of the documents.
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered: Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism—Report for 2008-09, including Geoscience Australia report for...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- National Broadband Network Committee (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Macdonald: That the Senate take note of the report.
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to committee reports and government responses were considered: Economics Legislation Committee—Report—Trade Practices Amendment (Australian...
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 34 of 2009-10 (14 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I want to address the matter of the mining tax, which we have debated here in the Senate for the last month.
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to reports of the Auditor-General were considered: Orders of the day nos 1 to 9 and 11 to 22 relating to reports of the Auditor-General were called on but...
- 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.
- Aunty Estelle Bertossi (1 speech)
One of North Stradbroke Island’s well-known Indigenous women, Estelle Bertossi, was farewelled on Wednesday after a life dedicated to change for her community. Estelle was born on the...
- Hallam Valley Primary School (1 speech)
I rise to give voice to the disappointment and frustration of the school community at Hallam Valley Primary School in the electorate of Holt. The Hallam Valley Primary School is an active and...
- Middle East (1 speech)
It is with a heavy heart that I rise this evening to pass on my thoughts about the unfortunate circumstances that the world saw off the coast of Israel and Gaza not that long ago. I do not wish...
- Health Services (1 speech)
I wish to bring to the attention of the Senate a wasteful and mismanaged program in the health portfolio to rival the pink batts scheme and the Building the Education Revolution program. The...
