Senate debates

Monday, 7 November 2011

• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Clean Energy Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Shortfall Charge — General) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Auctions) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Fixed Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (International Unit Surrender Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Customs) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Excise) Bill 2011, Clean Energy Regulator Bill 2011, Climate Change Authority Bill 2011; In Committee (188 speeches, 1 comment)
    Debate resumed.
• Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
  • (3 speeches)
    I inform the Senate that Senator Arbib, the Minister for Sport, Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development and Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness, will be absent from...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Carbon Pricing (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to modelling undertaken by the Centre for International...
  • Afghanistan (6 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister representing the Minister for Defence and the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Is the minister aware of the Morgan poll on Friday showing...
  • Economy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Can the minister advise the Senate how international economic conditions are impacting on the government's plan to...
  • Carbon Pricing (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to a report in today's Herald Sun that Coogee Chemicals,...
  • Environment (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Senator Conroy. Tonight's Four Corners looks at the threats to the...
  • Superannuation (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Senator Sherry. Can the minister inform the Senate how the Gillard...
  • Carbon Pricing (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation and Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Wong. What in dollar terms will be the impact...
  • Land Use Planning (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Ludwig. Given that the minister attended the recent Primary Industries Ministerial Council meeting, can he please...
  • Carbon Pricing (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to modelling released today by the Centre for International...
  • Broadband (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Can the minister provide an update to the Senate on the community response to the 12-month...
• Shadow Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
  • (1 speech)
    Very briefly, Mr President, I indicate to the Senate something I should have indicated at the beginning of question time—namely that, in the absence of the shadow minister for disabilities,...
• Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
  • Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
    I seek leave to have the answer to Senator Wright's question of 3 November 2011 to the Attorney-General incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The answer read as follows— ANSWER The...
• Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
  • Carbon Pricing (21 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Finance and Deregulation (Senator Wong) to questions without notice asked today relating to a proposed carbon tax. I...
• Petitions (0 speeches)
  • Halal Islamic Food (0 speeches)
    To the Honourable President and members of the Senate in Parliament assembled This petition of certain citizens of Australia draws the attention of the Senate to the dramatic expansion of Halal...
  • Global Greens (0 speeches)
    To the Honourable President and members of the Senate in Parliament assembled The petition of the undersigned Australian people shows and acknowledges: That the Australian Greens are under the...
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • Presentation (11 speeches)
    
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Leave of Absence (2 speeches)
    by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Feeney for 7 November and 8 November 2011, on account of parliamentary business; and Senator Arbib from 7 November to 9 November...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Corporations and Financial Services Committee (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services be authorised to hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1)...
  • Meeting (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services be authorised to hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1)...
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • Postponement (0 speeches)
    The following items of business were postponed: General business notice of motion no. 508 standing in the name of Senator Madigan for today, relating to the Latrobe Valley, postponed till 10...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee (1 speech)
    At the request of Senator Back, I move: That the following matter be referred to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 June 2012: The...
• Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
  • Gillard Government (14 speeches, 1 comment)
    A letter has been received from Senator Bernardi: Pursuant to standing order 75, I propose that the following matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion: The Gillard...
• Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
  • (23 speeches)
    On behalf of the Special Minister of State, Mr Gary Gray, I table a ministerial statement relating to the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Responses to Senate Resolutions; Tabling (1 speech)
    I present the following responses to resolutions of the Senate: (a) from the Minister for Home Affairs (Mr O'Connor) to a resolution of the Senate of 20 September 2011 concerning people...
  • Indigenous Health (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I was very pleased to read the response of the Premier of Queensland to the resolution of the Senate of 22 September relating to...
  • Tabling (1 speech)
    Pursuant to standing order 166, I present documents listed at item 11 on today's Order of Business, which were presented to Temporary Chairmen of Committees since the Senate last sat. In...
• Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
  • Australian Parliamentary Delegation to the 57th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, London (1 speech)
    I present the report of the Australian parliamentary delegation to the 57th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, which took place in London from 21 to 27 July 2011.
• Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
  • Report Nos 10 and 11 of 20011-12 (1 speech)
    In accordance with the provisions of the Auditor-General Act 1997, I present the following reports of the Auditor-General: No. 10 of 2011-12––Administration of the national...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Law Enforcement Committee, National Capital and External Territories Committee; Government Response to Report (1 speech)
    I present three 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...
  • Privileges Committee; Report (1 speech)
    I present the 149th report of the Committee of Privileges entitled Person referred to in the Senate, Mr Henry Ergas. Ordered that the report be printed. by leave—I move: That the report be...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Business Names Registration Bill 2011, Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2011, Business Names Registration (Fees) Bill 2011, Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 6) Bill 2011, Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010; Assent (0 speeches)
    Messages from the Governor-General reported informing the Senate of assent to the bills
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Chair of the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Senator Cameron, I present the report of the committee on the provisions of the Australian Renewable Energy...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Clean Energy Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Shortfall Charge — General) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Auctions) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Fixed Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (International Unit Surrender Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Customs) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Excise) Bill 2011, Clean Energy Regulator Bill 2011, Climate Change Authority Bill 2011; In Committee (195 speeches)
    Debate resumed.
• Adjournment (0 speeches)
  • Arid Recovery (1 speech)
    During a recent trip to Roxby Downs to open a new school hall under the BER program in the electorate of Grey, I had some free time and visited the Arid Recovery reserve. This is a wonderful...
  • Mental Health and Intellectual Disability (1 speech)
    I have pointed out before that there were only three submissions to the recent Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs inquiry into mental health that dealt with the issue of people with...
  • Climate Change (1 speech)
    On the eve of the historic passing of the climate bills, it is timely to discuss rainforest degradation, internationally recognised as a major contributor to climate change. Any plan to tackle...
  • Borderline Personality Disorder (1 speech)
    On 5 October this year the first borderline personality disorder conference was held. A number of these issues were talked about across the country, particularly understanding the need for...
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Departmental and Agency Contracts; Tabling (0 speeches)
    The following document was tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 20 June 2001, as amended: Departmental and agency contracts for 2010-11—Letter of advice—Resources, Energy 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)
  • Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy: Code of Conduct Investigations (Question No. 1046) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 29 August 2011: (1) How many Code of Conduct investigations have there been within the Ministers...
  • Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Question No. 1114) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 12 September 2011: (1) Have staffing numbers in agencies within the Minister's portfolio been reduced as...
  • Climate Change and Energy Efficiency: Staffing (Question No. 1132) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, upon notice, on 12 September 2011: (1) Have staffing numbers in agencies within the Minister's portfolio...
  • Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Question No. 1161) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 13 September 2011: With reference to the department and all agencies within the Minister's portfolio: (1)...
  • Carbon Pricing (Question No. 1219) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, upon notice, on 19 September 2011: (1) Is the proposed carbon pricing scheme better described as a...
  • Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Question No. 1232) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, upon notice , on 21 September 2011: (1) What action has the department taken to...
  • Avoidable Blindness Initiative (Question No. 1251) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 22 September 2011: How many eye clinics have been established in the Asia-Pacific region as part of the Avoidable...
  • Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Question No. 1253) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 22 September 2011: (1) How many programs are there within the department. (2) Can a breakdown be provided...
  • Australian Communications and Media Authority (Question No. 1254) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 22 September 2011: In regard to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA): (1) How many...
  • Australian Communications and Media Authority (Question No, 1256) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 23 September 2011: (1) How many programs are there within the Australian Communications and Media...
  • Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Question No. 1257) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 23 September 2011: (1) Within the department, how many divisions are there and what are their names. (2)...
  • Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Question No. 1259) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, upon notice, on 22 September 2011: (1)   In regard to Small Business Division: Budget:...
  • Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Question No. 1279) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 13 October 2011: In regard to the answer to question on notice no. 1228 (Senate Hansard, 12 October 2011,...