Senate debates
Thursday, 13 October 2011
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Ombudsman (43 speeches)
I seek leave to move a motion which would allow Senator Sarah Hanson-Young to explain to the Senate for five minutes her contact with the Commonwealth Ombudsman and questions at Senate estimates...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Halal Food (0 speeches)
This petition of certain citizens of Australia draws the attention of the Senate to the dramatic expansion of Halal Islamic food in Australia and the lack of choice for those citizens who do not...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (4 speeches)
To move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Fourth Review Conference to the Convention on Prohibitions or...
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following item of business was postponed: Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of Senator Xenophon for today, proposing a reference to the Economics References...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 14th report of 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 read...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That the order of general business for consideration today be as follows: (a) general business notice of motion no. 485 relating to border security; and (b) orders of the day...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Treaties Committee; Meeting (4 speeches)
by leave—On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I move: That the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move: That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the Banking Amendment (Covered Bonds) Bill 2011, allowing it to be considered during this period of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs References Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I move: That the following matter be referred to the Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 April 2012: The factors affecting the supply and distribution of health...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Global Food Security and Women Smallholder Farmers (1 speech)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 483 standing in my name for today relating to global food security and women smallholder farmers. Leave granted. I move the motion as...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs References Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
I move: That the Community Affairs References Committee be authorised to hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1) during the sitting of the Senate on...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- New Zealand Oil Spill (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a) requests that the President convey to the people of New Zealand (Aotearoa) the Senate's concerns about the oil spill and other...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 6) Bill 2011; Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed.
- Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 6) Bill 2011; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Banking Amendment (Covered Bonds) Bill 2011; First Reading (1 speech)
Bill received from the House of Representatives.
- Banking Amendment (Covered Bonds) Bill 2011; Second Reading (308 speeches, 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— Today I introduce a...
- Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Measures) Bill 2011, Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Improvements) Bill 2011; Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed on the motion: That these bills be now read a second time.
- Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Measures) Bill 2011, Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Improvements) Bill 2011; Third Reading (2 speeches)
As no amendments to the bills have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading unless any senator requires that the bills be considered in the Committee of the Whole.
- Business Names Registration Bill 2011, Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2011, Business Names Registration (Fees) Bill 2011; Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed on the motion: That these bills be now read a second time.
- Business Names Registration Bill 2011, Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2011, Business Names Registration (Fees) Bill 2011; Third Reading (2 speeches)
No amendments to the bills have been circulated. I will call the minister to move the third reading, unless any senator requires the bills to be considered in the Committee of the Whole.
- National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment Bill 2011; Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
- National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment Bill 2011; Third Reading (2 speeches)
As no amendments to the bill have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading unless any senator requires that the bill be considered in the Committee of the Whole. If...
- Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011; Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Statements (0 speeches)
- President of the United States of America (4 speeches)
by leave—I am pleased to inform the Senate that the President of the United States, Mr Barack Obama, has accepted the Prime Minister's invitation to visit Australia over the period 16-17...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Carbon Pricing (316 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to the statement of the Australian Council of Social Service...
- Dementia (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig. Bearing in mind that dementia is currently affecting over one million Australians—including...
- Australian Defence Force: Fuel and Carbon Costs (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, Senator Evans. Can the minister confirm to the Senate the costs incurred by the Australian Defence Force for fuel in 2009-10...
- Carbon Farming Initiative (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Ludwig. Can the minister please update the Senate on the work the Gillard government is doing to support farmers to...
- Clean Energy Finance Corporation (6 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Wong. Will the minister guarantee that not one taxpayer dollar will be lost in the...
- Airports (17 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Sherry. In February this year the ACCC found that airports drive away competition from other parking venues and bus...
- Asylum Seekers (8 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Will the government pursue its Migration Legislation Amendment (Offshore Processing and Other Measures) Bill to a vote in the other...
- Prime Minister's Prizes for Science (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science And Research, Senator Carr. Can the minister inform the Senate of the significance of the outcomes of the Prime Minister's Prizes...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
On 12 October Senator Fifield asked me a question about disability enterprises and the carbon price. I seek leave to incorporate additional information in response to the senator's question in my...
- Answers to Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
- Question Nos 464 and 465 (13 speeches)
Pursuant to standing order 74(5), I ask the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister Ludwig, for an explanation as to why answers have not been provided to questions on...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping) Legislation (1 speech, 1 comment)
I seek leave to make a short statement. Leave granted. Unfortunately I was constrained from getting to the chamber in time during the earlier debate on the Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping...
- Answers to Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
- Question No. 1,104 (3 speeches)
Pursuant to standing order 74(5), I ask Minister Carr, in his capacity as Minister representing the Minister for Immigration: why has no answer has been forthcoming in response to question 1,104...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Australian Defence Force: Fuel and Carbon Costs (5 speeches)
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...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Anzac Centenary Advisory Board (1 speech)
I present a ministerial statement relating to the appointment of members to the Anzac Centenary Advisory Board
- Global Financial Crisis (1 speech)
I present a ministerial statement relating to the global financial crisis three years on.
- Anzac Centenary Advisory Board (1 speech)
by leave—I rise today to take note of the ministerial statement given in the other place yesterday by the Minister for Veterans Affairs and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (1 speech)
I present the 2010-11 annual reports of the Department of the Senate and the Department of Parliamentary Services. Ordered that the reports be printed.
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 8 of 2011-12 (1 speech)
In accordance with the provisions of the Auditor-General Act 1997, I present the following report of the Auditor-General: No. 8 of 2011-12—Performance audit—The National Blood...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Libyan Students; Tabling (1 speech)
I present a response from the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Rudd, to a resolution of the Senate of 18 August 2011 concerning Libyan students.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Environment and Communications References Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Fisher, I present the report of the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee on recent ABC programming decisions, together with the Hansard record of...
- Privileges Committee; Report (1 speech, 1 comment)
I present the 148th report of the Senate Standing Committee of Privileges, entitled Person referred to in the Senate—Mr Ian Lazar. Ordered that the report be printed. I seek leave to move a...
- Scrutiny of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Fifield, I present a report and alert digest of the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills. Ordered that the report be printed.
- Treaties Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Birmingham, the deputy chair, I present the 120th report of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, Treaties tabled on 5 July and 16 August 2011. I seek leave to...
- Economics Legislation Committee, Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Additional Information (1 speech)
On behalf of the respective chairs, I present additional information received by committees relating to the 2010-11 additional estimates hearings and the 2011-12 budget estimates hearings:...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (14 speeches)
At the request of Senator Fifield, I move: That the Senate notes the failure of the Gillard Labor Government to maintain the confidence of the Australian people in its ability to protect our...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Australian Meat and Live-Stock Industry Act 1997: Livestock Mortalities During Exports by Sea (1 speech)
Debate resumed on the motion: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Apple Imports; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
Debate resumed on the motion: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority, Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Portfolio; Order for the Production of Documents (4 speeches)
Debate resumed on the motion: That the Senate take note of the documents.
- Department of Health and Ageing (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. This gives me the opportunity to talk about a forum that was held in Launceston last week for older Australians, which talked about the...
- Natural Heritage Trust of Australia (11 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. Document No. 10 is the 2008-09 report of the Natural Heritage Trust of Australia, which senators will recall was an initiative of the Howard...
- Commonwealth Grants Commission; Consideration (1 speech)
The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered: Acts Interpretation Act 1901—Statement pursuant to subsection 34C(7) relating to the delay in presentation...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Senate Temporary Orders (1 speech)
Madam Acting Deputy President, I seek leave to move a motion to vary the order permitting divisions to take place after 4:30 pm today. Leave not granted.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Dissent from Ruling (6 speeches)
Mr President, pursuant to standing order 198, I give you notice that I take objection to the ruling you have just made and I have written somewhere here that I object to the ruling of the...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Howes, Mr Paul (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to highlight what I think was absolutely disgraceful behaviour by Paul Howes yesterday in front of my electorate office in Wollongong. On Tuesday afternoon, the Australian...
- Royal Life Saving Society of Australia (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to speak about something important to a number of members in this place, and that is the Royal Life Saving Society of Australia. In particular I want to speak about the release of...
- Employment (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to speak on a matter which I believe should be at the forefront of every senator's mind when we consider legislation in this house—that is, the dignity of work and the...
- Kingston Community Cabinet (1 speech)
I rise tonight in the adjournment debate to highlight the highly successful community cabinet that was held recently in Kingston in southern Tasmania. The community cabinet was hosted by my...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Departmental and Agency Appointments (0 speeches)
The following documents were tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 24 June 2008: Letter of advice (appointments/vacancies)––Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio [2]; Families,...
- Departmental and Agency Grants (0 speeches)
The following documents were tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 24 June 2008: Letter of advice (grants)––Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio [2]; Immigration and...
- 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)
- Defence (Question Nos 503 and 779) (2 speeches, 1 comment)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: As at 31 December 2010 (QON 503) and 30 June 2011 (QON 779): (1) With reference to the...
- Defence (Question No. 504) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: As at 31 December 2010: (1) Is it still planned to acquire 12 submarines as per the White Paper direction...
- Defence: Submarines (Question No. 633) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: Given that the replacement of the Collins Class submarines is scheduled to begin in 2024-25, what is the...
- Defence: Staffing (Question No. 637) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: How many staff were employed in the SEA 1000 Project office for the 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 financial...
- Defence (Question No. 638) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: What are the staffing projections for the SEA 1000 Project office for the 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and...
- Defence (Question No. 639) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: What funding was allocated to the SEA 1000 Project office in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
- Defence (Question No. 640) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: What is the projected spending in the SEA 1000 Project office for the period of 2011 to 2015.
- Defence: Submarines (Question No. 641) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: With reference to the Defence White Paper 2009, which states that the Collins Class replacement submarines...
- Defence: Submarines (Question No. 642) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: Given that it was stated at the Submarine Institute of Australia Conference in 2010 that the design...
- Defence: Submarines (Question No. 643) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: (1) What is the current build schedule to ensure that the first of the Collins Class...
- Defence: Submarines (Question No. 644) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: (1) Has the Scorpene Class submarine been considered as a military off-the-shelf [MOTS] replacement for...
- Defence: Submarines (Question No. 645) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: (1) Has the HDW 209 Class (or an export variant) submarine been considered as a military off-the-shelf...
- Defence: Submarines (Question No. 646) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: (1) Has the Spanish S-80 Class (or an export variant) submarine been considered as a military...
- Defence: Submarines (Question No. 647) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: (1) Has the Japanese 'Soryu' Class (or an export variant) submarine been considered as a military...
- Department of Parliamentary Services (Question No. 682 supplementary) (2 speeches)
asked the President of the Senate, upon notice, on 9 June 2011: (1) With reference to Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) staffing numbers and staff management policies: (a) what is the...
- Defence (Question No. 714) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 27 June 2011: (1) What is the Australian Government's understanding of the circumstances in which the US...
- Defence (Question No. 780) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: As at 30 June 2011: (1) Is it still planned to acquire 12 submarines as per the White Paper direction 'the...
- First Home Saver Accounts (Question No. 1013) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 22 August 2011: With reference to the First Home Saver Accounts, including program and administrative expenses, what is the total...
- Prime Minister: Staffing (Question No. 1111) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister, upon notice, on 12 September 2011: (1) Have staffing numbers in agencies within the Ministers portfolio been reduced as a result of the...
- Arts: Staffing (Question No. 1116) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for the Arts, upon notice, on 12 September 2011: (1) Have staffing numbers in agencies within the Ministers portfolio been reduced as a result of the...
- Innovation, Industry, Science and Research: Staffing (Question No. 1126) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, upon notice, on 12 September 2011: (1) Have staffing numbers in agencies within the Ministers portfolio been reduced as a result...
- Innovation, Industry, Science and Research: Staffing (Question No. 1143) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research upon notice, on 12 September 2011: (1) Have staffing numbers in agencies within the Ministers portfolio been reduced as a result...
- Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity: Staffing (Question No. 1148) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity, upon notice, on 12 September 2011: (1) Have staffing numbers in agencies within the Ministers...
- Finance and Deregulation (Question No. 1171) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, upon notice, on 13 September 2011: With reference to the department and all agencies within the Minister's portfolio: (1) What...
- Special Minister of State (Question No. 1198) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Special Minister of State, upon notice, on 13 September 2011: With reference to the department and all agencies within the Minister's portfolio:...
