Senate debates
Monday, 22 August 2011
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Gillard Government (8 speeches)
Mr President, my question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. On the anniversary of the 2010 election, is the minister able to name the Gillard government's biggest...
- Syria (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I ask: in view of the ongoing slaughter of the unarmed champions of democracy in Syria, will the government close the...
- Steel Industry (8 speeches)
Mr President, my question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Following BlueScope Steel's announcement of a major restructure of its operations...
- Member for Dobell (32 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Sport, Senator Arbib. I refer the minister to a report by Andrew Clennell in last Friday's Daily Telegraph which states that Minister Arbib: ... brokered the...
- Afghanistan (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, Senator Evans. Documents released to the Western Australian newspaper under freedom of information requests reveal that the...
- Broadband (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Can the minister please provide an update to the Senate on the progress of the National...
- Steel Industry (6 speeches)
Mr President, my question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. I refer the minister to the announcement today by steelmaker BlueScope Steel that it...
- Mental Health (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister Ludwig. Can the minister please inform the Senate about the work the Gillard government and the Council of...
- Member for Dobell (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister and Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, Senator Evans. Is the minister aware of reports in...
- Housing (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness, Senator Arbib. Can the minister advise the Senate on what the government is doing to boost the supply of social housing in our...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Member for Dobell (1 speech)
I seek leave to incorporate a response to a question from Senator Ronaldson that I took on notice last Wednesday, 17 August. Leave granted. The answer read as follows— Fair Work Australia...
- Apple Imports (1 speech)
I seek leave to incorporate an additional response to Senator Xenophon's question from Thursday, 18 August 2011 in respect of trade and New Zealand. Leave granted. The answer read as...
- Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
- Questions Nos 246 and 288 (11 speeches)
Pursuant to standing order 74(5), I ask the Minister representing the Minister for Trade for an explanation as to why answers have not been provided to questions 246 and 288, asked in November...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Member for Dobell (27 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Sport (Senator Arbib) and the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations and Leader of the...
- Afghanistan (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations (Senator Evans) to a question without notice asked by Senator...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Medicare (0 speeches)
To the Honourable President and Members of the Senate in Parliament assembled: This petition by formulated by the nascent Australian Doctors Union representing it membership. That we are aware...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (0 speeches)
Senator Bob Brown to move on the next day of sitting: That the Senate upholds the democratic principle that consumers should be free to buy or not buy goods based on personal ethics. Senator...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator McLucas from 22 August to 25 August 2011, for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Amendment to Standing Orders (1 speech)
I move: That standing order 104, relating to the correction of divisions, be amended to read as follows: 104 Correction of divisions (1) If there is...
- Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement (2 speeches)
I seek leave to amend part (b) of general business notice of motion No. 359 to replace the words 'business ruin' with the words 'market downturn'. Leave granted. I ask that the amended motion be...
- Suspension of Standing Orders (17 speeches)
Pursuant to contingent notice, I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me moving a motion relating to the conduct of the business of the Senate, namely a motion...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following items of business were postponed: General business notice of motion no. 227 standing in the name of Senator Bob Brown, relating to a bill for an act to amend the Broadcasting...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Tasmania: WIN Television News (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Milne, move: That the Senate— (a) deplores the actions of WIN Television in Tasmania, which has cut its weekend statewide news...
- Hearing Awareness Week (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Fifield and Senator McLucas, move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) that the week...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Gillard Government (6 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 breach...
- First Speech (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Pursuant to order, I now call Senator Fawcett. I remind honourable senators that this is his first speech and, therefore, I ask that the usual courtesies be extended to him.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Valedictories (3 speeches)
by leave—I note the time is four minutes to six and when you rise as chair tonight, Madam Acting Deputy President Coonan, at six o'clock I would also like to note that you will be rising as...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
by leave—I present additional comments relating to the report of the Economics Legislation Committee on the drafts settled with state-territory officials, of the Business Names Registration...
- Membership (2 speeches)
The President has received letters from a party leader requesting changes in the membership of committees.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Way, Ms Kaele, AM, JP (1 speech)
In June this year the 60th anniversary of the Australian Local Government Women's Association was held with a particularly wonderful celebration at Old Parliament House. We had a cocktail party...
- Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (1 speech)
I rise this evening to advise the Senate of the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program, which I had the pleasure of participating in recently in Timor-Leste during July. As my colleague...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Departmental and Agency Contracts (0 speeches)
Corrections to letters of advice in response to the continuing order relating to departmental and agency grants are tabled.
- 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...
- Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
- Nation Building and Jobs Plan (Question No. 437) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 11 March 2011: How much of the stimulus package remains to be spent for each of the following financial years: (a) 2010-11; (b)...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 463) (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, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 464) (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, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 465) (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, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 466) (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, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 507) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: With reference to the Strategic Reform Program: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010: (a) where...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 508) (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, what productivity improvement savings have been made by the...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 510) (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 specific productivity improvement savings of the...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 511) (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 specific savings of the expected $4.4 billion over the...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 512) (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 specific savings of the expected $700 million over the...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 513) (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 specific savings of the expected $320 million over the...
- Defence: Program Funding (Question No. 514) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: (1) From which areas of expenditure will the enhanced force protection measures be made. (2) What specific...
- Defence: Staffing (Question No. 617) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: With reference to the department and the agencies within the Minister's portfolio: (1) What is the total...
- Asylum Seekers (Question No. 687) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 15 June 2011: (1) (a) How many asylum seekers are currently being housed at Jandakot Airport Chalets;...
- Defence: Diggerworks (Question Nos 697 and 698) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 1 5 June 2011: In regard to Diggerworks: (1) What is Diggerworks and where is it located. (2) Who is its Officer in...
- National Rental Affordability Scheme (Question No. 719) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 29 June 2011: In regard to the National Rental Affordability...
- Housing Affordability (Question No. 720) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 29 June 2011: Given that the Housing Affordability Fund (HAF), a 5...
- Pontville Detention Centre (Question No. 726) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 4 July 2011: (1) In regards to Pontville Detention Centre: (a) when was the tender let...
- Defence: Staffing (Question No. 736) (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, what was the average cost in recruiting each new uniformed person...
- Defence: Staffing (Question No. 737) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: What was the total expenditure on recruiting for the periods: (a) 1 January to 30 June 2011; and (b) 1 July...
- Defence: Staffing (Question No. 738) (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 much was paid to the Australian Defence Force prime recruiting...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 739) (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, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 740) (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, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 742) (54 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 744) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program 'Indicative Workforce Implications...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 745) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program 'Indicative Workforce Implications...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 747) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program 'Indicative Workforce Implications...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 748) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program 'Indicative Workforce Implications...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 749) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program (SRP) 'Indicative Workforce Implications...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 751) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program 'Indicative Workforce Implications...
- Defence: Submarines (Question No. 752) (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: (1) Which submarines in the Royal Australian Navy fleet were fully...
- Defence: Submarines (Question No. 754) (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) how many fully qualified personnel are 'Dolphin Qualified' and...
- Defence: Submarines (Question No. 755) (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 personnel fully completed training courses and became...
- Defence: Submarines (Question No. 756) (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 personnel completed training courses and became 'Perisher...
- Defence: Submarines (Question No. 757) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: As at 30 June 2011, how many Royal Australian Navy personnel are 'Perisher Qualified' and eligible to...
- Defence: Submarines (Question No. 758) (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, which submarines were undergoing maintenance/refit programs and...
- Defence: Communications (Question No. 760) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: Given that video communications are integrated into robots, soldiers and unmanned aerial vehicles,...
- Defence: Media Monitoring (Question Nos 761 to 763) (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, for each agency within the responsibility of the Minister, how...
- Defence: Freedom of Information (Question Nos 773 to 775) (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: (1) How many FOI requests has the Department received? (2) How...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 782) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: With reference to the Strategic Reform Program: (1) For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011:...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 783) (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, what productivity improvement savings have been made by the...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 785) (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 specific productivity improvement savings of...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 786) (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 specific savings of the expected $4.4 billion...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 787) (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 specific savings of the expected $700 million...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 788) (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 specific savings of the expected $320 million...
- Defence: Budget Audit Review (Question No. 794) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: In regard to the levels of employment in the Human Resources area, if the Gap to Average Performance could...
- Defence: Budget Audit Review (Question No. 796) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: In regard to the levels of employment in the Human Resources area, if the Gap to Top Quartile Performance...
- Defence: Budget Audit Review (Question No. 797) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: In regard to the levels of employment in the Human Resources area, in achieving the Gap to Top Quartile...
- Defence: Budget Audit Review (Question No. 798) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: In regard to the Human Resources area, if the Gap to Average Performance could be achieved, as identified in...
