Senate debates
Thursday, 10 February 2011
- Social Security Amendment (Income Support for Regional Students) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (54 speeches)
Debate resumed from 28 October 2010, on motion by Senator Nash: That this bill be now read a second time.
- In Committee (3 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time.
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The Clerk: Petitions have been lodged for presentation as follows:
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
Following the receipt of satisfactory responses, on behalf of the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordnances, I give notice that on the next day of sitting I shall withdraw four...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That consideration of general business under standing order 57(1)(d)(x) shall not be proceeded with today. Question agreed to.
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the following list of general business orders of the day be considered under the temporary order relating to the consideration of private senators’ bills on...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (0 speeches)
Senator Milne to move on the next day of sitting:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)while Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory...
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following items of business were postponed: Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the names of Senators Fisher and Ludlam for today, proposing a reference to the...
- Community Radio Station 4ZZZ-FM (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Following many years of former Senator Andrew Bartlett moving similar motions, I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)8 December 2010 was the 35th anniversary of the first official...
- National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011; Higher Education Support Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2011 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bills be introduced: A Bill for an Act to deal with consequential matters arising from the enactment of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act...
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I table the explanatory memoranda and seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted The speeches read...
- Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2011 (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No.170 standing in my name by omitting the words ‘members’ and substituting the words ‘senators’ and by adding the...
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to protect the interests of Aboriginal people in the management, development and use of native title land situated in wild river...
- 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, the Wild...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Representation of Women in National Parliaments (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)promotes the increased representation of women in national parliaments in the interest of gender equality and women’s empowerment, as reflected in the...
- Productivity Commission Report (0 speeches)
- Order (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)the response by the Chairman of the Productivity Commission to an order of the Senate seeking a report by the Commission on the design of a process for...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics References Committee; Reference (2 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senators Colbeck and Milne, move:That the following matter be referred to the Economics References Committee for inquiry and report by 15 April 2011: The impact on the...
- Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I move:That the following matter be referred to the Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry and report by 15 April 2011: The impact of the decision by the South Australian...
- Mental Health (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
I move:That the Senate—(a)recognises:(i)the important, unique and successful service provided by Sisters of Charity Outreach to the Devonport community, and(ii)the strong desire of the...
- Bank Switching Options (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)the Government has initiated a feasibility study into full account portability, due for completion by 30 June 2011, examining options that will make...
- Milk Prices (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)the move by Coles and Woolworths to significantly discount the price of home brand milk, and(ii)the difficulties faced by the dairy industry across the...
- Uganda (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)the increase in incitement and acts of homophobic violence in Uganda in recent months, and(ii)in particular, the murder of leading gay rights activist, Mr...
- Superannuation (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 167 standing in my name for today relating to DIY superannuation funds. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Aviation Crimes and Policing Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 [2011]; Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Bill 2010 [2011] (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (6 speeches)
Debate resumed from 27 October 2010, on motion by Senator Lundy: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Budget Measures) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (5 speeches)
Debate resumed from 9 February, on motion by Senator Feeney: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Health (21 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig. Given that Labor’s grand hospital plan is now in tatters, what part, if any, of the...
- Australian Natural Disasters (15 speeches)
My question is to Senator Wong, the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Can the minister outline to the Senate the economic and fiscal impact of the recent natural disasters across Australia...
- Flood Levy (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Attorney-General, Senator Ludwig. Under the government’s proposed flood tax—
- Liquid Assets Waiting Test (6 speeches)
My question is to the minister who is representing the Minister representing the Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare. As part of the stimulus package, the government agreed to...
- Australian Natural Disasters (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Attorney-General, Senator Ludwig. The minister would be aware of the floods that devastated the Western Australian communities in the Gascoyne...
- Broadband (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Can the minister please inform the Senate about what progress has been made in negotiations...
- Queensland Floods (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery. What performance indicators has the Commonwealth required of the Queensland government to ensure that...
- Biosecurity (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Given the government’s decision last year to give the green light to Chinese apple imports—making it the first...
- Asylum Seekers (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Carr. I refer to the report released by the Commonwealth Ombudsman on 3 February 2011 in which...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (1 speech, 1 comment)
I seek leave to table an explanatory memorandum in relation to the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill 2010. Leave granted.
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Health (19 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig) to a question without notice asked by Senator Fierravanti-Wells...
- Liquid Assets Waiting Test (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Senator Carr) to a question without notice asked by Senator Siewert today...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I seek leave to make a brief personal explanation as I claim to have been misrepresented. Leave granted. Yesterday, whether by inadvertence or in vain, Senator Conroy, in seeking support for the...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Health (14 speeches)
The President has received a letter from Senator Fifield proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion, namely: The collapse of the...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Reports: Government Responses (1 speech)
I present two government responses to committee reports. In accordance with the usual practice, I seek leave to have the documents incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The documents read as...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Work of Committees (1 speech)
I present Work of Committees for the period 1 July to 31 December 2010. Ordered that the document be printed.
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 27 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. 27 of 2010-11: Performance audit--Restoring the balance in the...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Building the Education Revolution; Water Act 2007 (0 speeches)
- Returns To Order (1 speech)
I table statements relating to the orders for the production of documents concerning legal advice relating to the Building an Education Revolution program and legal interpretation of the Water...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
by leave—I present the 1st report of 2011 of the Selection of Bills Committee. I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The report read as follows—...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (1 speech)
The Clerk: Documents are tabled in accordance with the list circulated to senators. Details of the documents appear at the end of today’s Hansard.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered: Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- 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 12 relating to reports of the Auditor-General were called on but no motion...
- 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.
- Glebe Post Office (1 speech)
Again tonight I wish to speak about the issue of the closure of the Glebe Post Office. Australia Post closed the doors of the Glebe Post Office last Friday. I consider this decision by Australia...
- Mr Patrick Shaun Wilson (1 speech)
Tonight I want to tell a story to the Senate. It is not a happy story. It is an embarrassing story, but it is an instructive story. Most of all, it is a cautionary tale that must be told. In...
- Environment (6 speeches)
After Senator Mason’s contribution, I think this may be somewhat of an anticlimax. I refer to an Australian Stock Exchange announcement of 31 January entitled ‘Bloodwood Creek...
- Ovarian Cancer (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to speak about a subject that is very near to my heart and that affects many women in the Australian community, and that is ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is a disease we hear...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Estimates Committees; Meeting (1 speech)
I remind honourable senators that legislation committees will meet in the week beginning 21 February 2011 to consider additional estimates. Details will be on the Senate website. The Senate...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (0 speeches)
The following documents were tabled by the Clerk: [Legislative instruments are identified by a Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) number. An explanatory statement is tabled with...
