Senate debates
Thursday, 18 November 2010
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The Clerk: A petition has been lodged for presentation as follows:
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (0 speeches)
Senator Crossin to move on the next day of sitting:That the time for the presentation of the report of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on the provisions of the Civil...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move: That the government business be interrupted at 12.45 pm to allow consideration of the bills listed below at 12.45 pm till not later than 2 pm today, subject to the agreement by the...
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That the order of general business for consideration today be as follows:(a)general business notice of motion no. 108 relating to cost benefit analysis of the National Broadband...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (21 speeches)
I move:That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the International Financial Institutions Legislation Amendment Bill 2010, allowing it to be considered...
- Migration Amendment (Detention Reform and Procedural Fairness) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Migration Act 1958 in relation to asylum seekers and immigration detention, to restore rights and procedural fairness...
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to table an explanatory memorandum relating to the bill. Leave granted. I table the explanatory memorandum. I seek leave to have the...
- ; International Aid Assistance (0 speeches)
- (7 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 102 standing in my name for today relating to international aid assistance for clean water and sanitation. Leave granted. I move the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics References Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
I move:That the Economics References Committee be authorised to meet during the sitting of the Senate on Monday, 22 November 2010 and Thursday, 25 November 2010 for private briefings. Question...
- Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 to provide for fairer indexation, and for related purposes....
- Second Reading (1 speech, 1 comment)
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— It gives me great...
- Banking Amendment (Controls on Variable Interest Rate Changes) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Banking Act 1959 to place controls on changes in the variable interest rates of ADIs, and for related purposes....
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to table an explanatory memorandum relating to the bill. Leave granted. I table the explanatory memorandum. I seek leave to have...
- Insight Education Centre (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
I move:That the Senate:(a)notes that there are six schools for deaf and hearing impaired students in Melbourne but no dedicated school for blind and vision impaired students;(b)acknowledges that...
- Education (0 speeches)
- Order (4 speeches)
I move:That:(a)the Senate notes recommendation 1 of the interim report of the Building the Education Revolution (BER) Implementation Taskforce (the Orgill report), which reads as follows,...
- Broadband (0 speeches)
- Order (12 speeches)
I move:That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Senator Conroy), by 22 November 2010, the following documents relating to the...
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)that the planned Wandoan coal mine in Queensland would, at its peak coal production, contribute the equivalent of 0.17 per cent of total global emissions...
- Climate Change (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate:(a)notes that a statement from a group of the world’s largest investors, representing US$15 trillion:(i)calls for domestic and international policies to ‘unlock...
- Broadband (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing Orders (117 speeches)
I seek leave to move a motion relating to the government’s refusal to provide certain documents related to the NBN, as circulated in the chamber. Leave not granted. Given the...
- Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No.; 2) 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (4 speeches)
Debate resumed from 27 October, on motion by Senator Farrell: 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. Bill read a third time.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That government business order of the day No. 5 (Radiocommunications Amendment Bill 2010) be postponed to the next day of sitting. Question agreed to.
- Corporations Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 27 October, on motion by Senator Farrell: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Aviation Crimes and Policing Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 29 September, on motion by Senator Ludwig: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 29 September, on motion by Senator Ludwig: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Fee-Help Loan Fee) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 17 November, on motion by Senator Feeney: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- International Financial Institutions Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 17 November, on motion by Senator Feeney: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Broadband (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Does the minister remember that he said in his statement on Sky News’s Agenda this...
- Hospitals (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig, and relates to the importance of ongoing reform across the healthcare system. Can the minister...
- Broadband (17 speeches)
My question is directed to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Why does the minister continue to treat the Senate with contempt by refusing to...
- Whaling (15 speeches)
My question is to the minister for the environment. I ask: what is the progress in Australia’s case against Japan on whaling in the International Court of Justice in The Hague? Is the...
- Broadband (20 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. I refer the minister to the plan by BT to build a ₤2.5 billion optical fibre network to...
- Workplace Relations (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, Senator Chris Evans. Can the minister advise the Senate of the most recent wages data and what the...
- Broadband (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. The opposition has been joined by a chorus of notable groups and individuals in calling for a...
- Food Labelling (6 speeches)
My question is to Senator Ludwig, the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing. My question relates to an article by Miles Kemp in the Adelaide Advertiser today that revealed...
- Defence Procurement (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, Senator Evans. Minister, after months of denial, the worst-kept secret in Defence was revealed when the Singapore base...
- Research Workforce (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Can the minister inform the Senate what action the government is taking to close the gender gap in the...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Marine Sanctuaries (1 speech)
I seek leave to incorporate an answer to a question from Senator Boswell yesterday. There was a bit of confusion yesterday. We have been able to work our way through that and I am hoping his...
- Indigenous Employment (1 speech)
I want to add to some information to an answer to a question that I received from Senator Siewert yesterday. SIHIP is delivering training and employment for local Indigenous people in remote...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Broadband (13 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Fierravanti-Wells for today on account of parliamentary business. Question agreed to.
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 14 of 2010-11 (1 speech)
In accordance with the provisions of the Auditor-General Act 1997, I present the following report of the Auditor-General: Report no. 15 of 2010-11––Performance audit––Food...
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 14th 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 read...
- Procedure Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Procedure Committee, I present the fourth report of 2010 of the Procedure Committee. Ordered that the report be printed. by leave—I move: That consideration of...
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the chair of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Senator Crossin, I present the report of the committee on the provisions of the Corporations Amendment (Sons...
- Rural Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the chair of the Rural Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Senator Sterle, I present the report of the committee on the provisions of the Airports Amendment Bill 2010,...
- Water (Crisis Powers and Floodwater Diversion) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2010; Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2010; Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Assent (0 speeches)
Message from the Governor-General reported informing the Senate of assent to the bills.
- Australian National Preventive Health Agency Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 4) Bill 2010 (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— This bill amends various...
- Broadband (0 speeches)
- (27 speeches)
I move: That the Senate notes the Gillard Government’s failure to undertake a cost benefit analysis of their National Broadband Network plan to ensure the most cost effective delivery of...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 6 pm, the Senate will proceed to consideration of government documents.
- Final Budget Outcome 2009-10 (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I take note of the Final budget outcome 2009-10 report presented by the Treasurer, Mr Swan, and the Minister for Finance and Deregulation,...
- Australian War Memorial (3 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. The annual report of the Australian War Memorial provides a very concerning picture about the activities and capacity of the Australian War...
- 1999 GST Agreement (0 speeches)
- Return to Order (1 speech)
I table a statement relating to the order for the production of documents concerning advice on variation of the 1999 GST agreement.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered: Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005Independent review of the Water Efficiency Labelling and...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to committee reports and government responses were considered: Environment and Communications References Committee—Report—Sustainable...
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to reports of the Auditor-General were considered: Auditor-General—Audit report no. 2 of 2010-11—Performance audit—Conduct by...
- 1999 GST Agreement (0 speeches)
- Return to Order (3 speeches)
by leave—I move: That the Senate take note of the statement. Yet again, the government has refused to provide the information the Senate has sought. I draw the attention of the Senate to...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 6.54 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Relay for Life (1 speech)
I rise today to give honour to the hard work and dedication of the Cancer Council and to share my own experiences in the recent Relay for Life Brisbane event. This was the first year that the...
- Skin Cancer Awareness (1 speech)
I am passionate about Northern Australia and North Queensland where I live. I am very keen to explain to people wherever I can, that although we only have about five per cent of the population we...
