Senate debates
Thursday, 18 August 2011
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 10th report for 2011 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...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That government business be interrupted at 1 pm to allow consideration of the bills listed on page 3 of today’s Order of Business, under the heading “At 1 pm” till not...
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That consideration of general business under standing order 57(1)(d)(x) shall not be proceeded with today. Question agreed to.
- Senate Temporary Orders (1 speech)
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 Thursday, 25 August...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (9 speeches)
To move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to provide Australian landholders the right to refuse the undertaking of coal seam gas mining activities on their land without...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Education Funding (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a) acknowledges the importance of the role that non-government schools play in reflecting the diversity of Australian society and...
- Question Time (1 speech)
I move: That— (a) the questions in question time be allocated on an equal basis to all members, including the first question; and...
- James Price Point (9 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Ludlam, move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) sightings of one adult and...
- Israel (2 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 355, standing in my name for today, relating to boycotts of Israeli companies. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Renal Services (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the importance of local, grass roots delivery of renal services in central Australia for closing the gap in Aboriginal health outcomes, (ii) the...
- Libyan Students (1 speech)
I seek leave to amend motion No. 353, standing in my name for today, relating to assessing the funds of Libyan students. The amended version has been circulated. Leave granted. I move the motion...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Cyber-Safety Committee; Report (2 speeches)
I present the report of the Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety on the Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 and move: That the Senate take note of the report. Today I table the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (0 speeches)
Messages received from the House of Representatives informing the Senate of the appointment of members to joint committees.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Australian Energy Market Amendment (National Energy Retail Law) Bill 2011, Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011, Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 6) Bill 2011; First Reading (1 speech)
Bills received from the House of Representatives.
- Australian Energy Market Amendment (National Energy Retail Law) Bill 2011, Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011, Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 6) Bill 2011; Second Reading (1 speech)
I present a revised explanatory memorandum relating to the Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011 and I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the...
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (National Regulator) Bill 2011, Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Amendment Bill 2011; First Reading (1 speech)
Bills received from the House of Representatives.
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (National Regulator) Bill 2011, Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Amendment Bill 2011; Second Reading (1 speech)
I present two revised explanatory memoranda and 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...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move: That the order for the consideration of government business orders of the day for the remainder of today be as follows: No. 4–Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Carbon Pricing (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Wong. I refer to today's Deloitte's modelling commissioned by the Victorian state...
- Education and Health Funding (12 speeches)
My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister representing the Prime Minister, and the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations. Can the minister outline to the...
- Carbon Pricing (18 speeches)
My question is to Senator Wong, the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Has the minister estimated the increased costs associated with running hospitals,...
- Asylum Seekers (9 speeches)
Mr President, my question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Carr. Last night the President of the Australian Medical Association stated that...
- Carbon Pricing (67 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Wong. According to modelling conducted by the government, can the minister advise the...
- Apple Imports (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Ludwig. Overnight, the government has alleged that preventing New Zealand apple imports...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Coal Seam Gas (1 speech)
On 16 August Senator Milne asked me some questions in the context of my role representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. I have some additional information in relation to...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Answers to Questions (26 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of answers given by ministers to questions without notice asked by Opposition senators today. The non-answers given by those on the other side today to what were...
- Apple Imports (1 speech)
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 Xenophon today...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Budget (12 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 Gillard Government's...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Disability Services (1 speech)
On behalf of the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Ms Macklin, I table a ministerial statement on the reform of support services for people with disability.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Register of Senate Senior Executive Officers' Interests (1 speech)
I present the register of Senate senior executive officers’ interests, incorporating statements of registrable interests of Senate senior executive officers lodged by 15 August 2011.
- Work of Committees (1 speech)
I present Work of Committees for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011. Ordered that the document be printed.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Remuneration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, Product Stewardship Bill 2011, Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2011 Measures No. 1) Bill 2011, Customs Amendment (Serious Drugs Detection) Bill 2011, Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (Child Care and Other Measures) Bill 2011, Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill 2011, Military Justice (Interim Measures) Amendment Bill 2011, Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment (Registration of Foreign Proceeds of Crime Orders) Bill 2011, National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Home Loans and Credit Cards) Bill 2011, Customs Tariff Amendment (2012 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2011, Aged Care Amendment Bill 2011, Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (MRCA Supplement) Bill 2011, Child Support (Registration and Collection) Amendment Bill 2011, Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011, Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oil Transfers) Bill 2011, Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2011; Assent (0 speeches)
Messages from the Governor-General reported informing the Senate of assent to the bills.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (0 speeches)
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)
- Membership (2 speeches)
The President has received letters from party leaders and an independent senator requesting changes in the membership of committees.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That government business order of the day No. 1 (Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011 and related bills) be called on immediately. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- First Speech (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Pursuant to order, I now call Senator Thistlethwaite to make his first speech and ask honourable senators that the usual courtesies be extended to him.
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- New South Wales (3 speeches)
by leave—Firstly, I want to congratulate Senator Thistlethwaite on his first speech and I wish him well in his career. I thank the Senate very much for allowing me this opportunity to...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Order for the Production of Documents (0 speeches)
Documents were tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 17 August 2011 for the production of documents relating to the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement
- 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)
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to committee reports and government responses were considered: Electoral Matters—Joint Standing Committee—Report—The 2010 Federal...
- 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. 34 of 2010-11—Performance audit—General practice...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1 speech)
I spoke yesterday in the chamber about the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, an international treaty born out of the tragedy and bloodshed of the Second World War, and...
- Same-Sex Relationships (1 speech)
I rise tonight to return to an issue that was before the Senate earlier today, not so much to reprise arguments that were well ventilated at that time but to throw some important light on...
- Anglesea Barracks Peacekeeping Memorial, Australian Peacekeeper and Peacemaker Veterans Association (1 speech)
Tonight I wish to start by acknowledging that today, 18 August, is Vietnam Veterans Day. This day pays tribute to all servicemen who fought and fell in the Vietnam War, and I call upon all here...
- Vietnam Veterans Day (1 speech)
I would like to associate myself with the comments of Senator Bilyk and congratulate her on her speech. Earlier today I joined with Vietnam veterans and their families to participate in a...
- 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...
- Order for the Production of Documents (0 speeches)
A document was tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 17 August 2011 for the production of documents relating to the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement.
- Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
- Defence: Naval Vessels (Question No. 483) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010: (1) Which naval vessels were fully operational with a full crew...
- Defence: Reserves and Contractors (Question No. 509) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010: (a) What savings have been made in reducing the cost of combat...
- Defence: Child Minding Expenses (Question No. 519) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: With reference to the answer provided to question on notice nos 117-119: (1) What guidelines are provided...
- Defence (Question No. 520) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: With reference to the answer provided to question on notice nos 117-119: (1) What guidelines are provided...
- Defence: Hospitality (Question No. 521) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 2 1 March 2011: With reference to the answer provided to question on notice nos 117-119: (1) Who attended the official...
- Defence: Hospitality (Question No. 531) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 2 1 March 2011: With reference to the answer provided to question on notice nos 117-119: (1) Why did the department...
- Defence: Gifts Policy (Question No. 574) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 4 April 2011: (1) Does the department have a policy which prohibits the acceptance of gifts from suppliers or potential...
- Afghanistan: Depleted Uranium Munitions (Question No. 577) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 4 April 2011: With reference to the use of depleted uranium (DU) in Afghanistan by coalition partners and the answer to a...
- Attorney-General: Staffing (Question No. 625) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 27 April 2011: With reference to the department and the agencies within the Minister’s portfolio: (1) What is the total...
- Defence: Submarines (Question No. 634) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: Why does it take 30 months for a full cycle docking of a Collins Class submarine, when this length of time...
- Defence (Question No. 713) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 23 June 2011: TomatoExchange, a division of CostaExchange Limited, has a 20 hectare glasshouse located on Elm St, Guyra...
- Defence: Staffing (Question No. 730) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: (1) As at 30 June 2011, how many: (a) permanent uniformed staff, both part-time and full-time;...
- Defence: Staffing (Question No. 731) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, how many uniformed full-time, permanent personnel were recruited...
- Defence: Staffing (Question No. 732) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: (1) For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, how many: (a) uniformed staff; and (b)...
- Defence: Staffing (Question No. 733) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, how many temporary civilian positions, both full-time and...
- Defence: Staffing (Question No. 734) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, how many temporary civilian positions, including part-time,...
- Defence (Question No. 790) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011: (a) what 'First Pass' Project approvals; and (b) what 'Second...
- Australian Water Licences (Question No. 834) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 6 July 2011: (1) Does the Government keep a record of water...
- Defence: Aircraft (Question No. 838) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 20 July 2011: In regard to a recent Lateline program on aeroplane constructing (namely Boeing) and parts not meeting...
