Senate debates
Thursday, 9 February 2012
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That government business be interrupted at 1 pm to allow consideration of the following government business orders of the day till not later than 2 pm today: Offshore Petroleum and...
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Urquhart for today, for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Beetson, Mr Arthur, AO (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senators Arbib and Joyce, move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the sad passing of Arthur Beetson who died on 1 December 2011 at age 66, and...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Gambling Reform Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senators Crossin, Back, Di Natale and Madigan, move: That the following matter be referred to the Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform for inquiry and report: The...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Syria (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a) condemns the appalling human rights abuses and escalating violence in Syria, that has seen thousands of innocent civilians killed; and (b) calls on President...
- Russia (1 speech)
At the request of Senators Pratt and Hanson-Young, I move: That the Senate expresses grave concern: (a) regarding discriminatory legislation against lesbian, bi, gay and transgender people...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Forestry (2 speeches)
This motion calls on the Prime Minister to ensure the forest agreement in Tasmania, which she signed up to on 7 August, be carried through. I move: That the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries...
- Australian Year of the Farmer (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Back, Senator Colbeck and Senator Sterle, move as amended: That the Senate— (a) notes that the Australian Year of the Farmer...
- Mining (11 speeches)
I move: (1) That the Senate: (a) notes the Government has not complied with: (i) the order of the...
- Communist Party of Australia (16 speeches)
I move: That the Senate agrees with Senator Rhiannon who was reported in the official notes of an October 2000 SEARCH Foundation seminar commemorating the 80th anniversary of the foundation of...
- Competition Policy (8 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the failure of the Government to adopt the recommendations of the...
- Register of the National Estate (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Register of the National Estate (RNE) is a list of more than 13...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Gambling; Order for the Production of Documents (11 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Xenophon, move: That there be laid on the table by 27 February 2012 by the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous...
- Sri Lanka (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) that the final report of Sri Lanka's Lesson Learnt and Reconciliation...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Publications Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Carol Brown, I present the 13th report of the Publications Joint Committee. Ordered that the report be adopted.
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Estimates Committees (1 speech)
I present additional information received by committees relating to the following estimates hearings: Budget estimates 2010-11(Supplementary)— Legal and Constitutional Affairs...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Bill 2011, Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Service Reform) Bill 2011, Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Bill 2011; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time. Question agreed to.
- Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Bill 2011, Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Service Reform) Bill 2011, Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Bill 2011; Second Reading (1 speech)
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 speeches read as follows—...
- Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time. Question agreed to.
- Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012; 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— MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT...
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Significant Incident Directions) Bill 2011; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The opposition supports the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Significant Incident Directions) Bill 2011. We continue to support the measures being implemented in response...
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Significant Incident Directions) 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 committee of the whole.
- Customs Amendment (New Zealand Rules of Origin) Bill 2011; Second Reading (3 speeches)
The opposition supports the Customs Amendment (New Zealand Rules of Origin) Bill 2011. Australia's economic relationship with New Zealand is the deepest that we have with any country. Prime...
- Customs Amendment (New Zealand Rules of Origin) 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 committee. If not, I call...
- Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Other Measures) Bill 2011 [2012]; Second Reading (4 speeches)
The Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Other Measures) Bill 2011 [2012] deals with a subject that has been very much on the coalition's mind in recent times—namely, the...
- Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Other Measures) Bill 2011 [2012]; Third Reading (2 speeches)
No amendments to the bill have been circulated. Before I call the minister to move the third reading, does any senator wish to have a committee stage on the bill to ask further questions or...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Government Advertising (24 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to the evaluation by the firm Hall and Partners Open Mind,...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I draw to the attention of honourable senators the presence in the chamber of a parliamentary delegation from Cyprus led by His Excellency Mr Yiannakis Omirou, President of the House of...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (9 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Arbib. Can the minister outline to the Senate the actions the government has taken to ensure the Australian economy remains strong and the...
- 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 the findings of the ANAO report into the administration of...
- Murray-Darling Basin (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Senator Conroy. Since the Murray-Darling Basin draft plan was...
- Asylum Seekers (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Ludwig. I refer to an article in today's Daily Telegraph
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I draw to the attention of honourable senators the presence in the gallery of the Pacific Parliamentary Leadership Dialogue delegation from Bougainville, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Broadband (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Can the minister please advise the Senate of statements of support for the $620 million...
- Aged Care (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig. I refer the minister to a statement made by the Prime Minister during the 2010 election,...
- Broadband (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Can the minister advise why fixed wireless towers for the delivery of NBN services are being...
- Ministerial Arrangements (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Manufacturing, Senator Carr. I refer the minister to the Prime Minister's claims that her pre-Christmas reshuffle of the ministerial portfolios and...
- Broadband (2 speeches)
Mr President, I ask my further supplementary question. Can the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy, advise whether the fixed wireless network has...
- Ministerial Arrangements (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Manufacturing, Senator Carr. I refer the minister to the Prime Minister's claims that her pre-Christmas reshuffle of ministerial portfolios and responsibilities...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
I seek leave to incorporate answers to questions taken on notice from Senator Hanson-Young earlier today, 9 February, concerning the potential legal challenge to the Murray-Darling Basin...
- Australian Federal Police, Asylum Seekers, Aviation (1 speech)
I seek leave to incorporate additional responses to questions from Senator Milne, Senator Cash and Senator Xenophon on Wednesday, 8 February and Tuesday, 7 February. Leave granted. The...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Estimates Committees (3 speeches)
Pursuant to standing order 74(5), I ask the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Minister Ludwig, for an explanation as to why answers have not been provided to...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Government Advertising, Carbon Pricing (5 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 by Senators Brandis and Birmingham today...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Selection of Bills Committee, I present the first report of 2012 for the Selection of Bills Committee and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard....
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Proposed Additional Expenditure (1 speech)
I table particulars of proposed additional expenditure and seek leave to move a motion to refer the documents to legislative and general purpose standing committees. Leave granted. I move: That:...
- Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (1 speech)
I table the portfolio additional estimates statements 2011-12 in accordance with the list circulated in the chamber. The list read as follows— Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (1 speech)
I table a statement and documents relating to the order for the production of documents concerning the Minerals Resource Rent Tax.
- Mining; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the Senate take note of the document. Clearly, the government has something to hide when it comes to its dodgy mining tax. Over the last 18 months the government has...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Brown, Senator Bob (31 speeches)
I move: That the Senate notes the reflections of the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) on the President of the Senate, the Prime Minister (Ms Gillard), the Minister for...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tourism Australia (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. This document is the Tourism Australia Report for 2010-11. Tourism in Australia at present is suffering from a number of factors, one of which...
- Torres Strait Regional Authority (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I seek leave to continue my remarks later. Leave granted; debate adjourned.
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I seek leave to continue my remarks later. Leave granted; debate adjourned.
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I seek leave to continue my remarks later. Leave granted; debate adjourned.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Electoral Matters Committee; Report (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the report. I welcome this report by the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters on the funding of political parties in election campaigns and I welcome...
- National Broadband Network Committee; Report (1 speech)
I rise to take note of the National Broadband Network Joint Standing Committee's second report Review of the rollout of the National Broadband Networkand seek leave to continue my remarks. Leave...
- Economics References Committee; Report (1 speech)
I rise to take note of the Economics References Committee Report Investing for good: The development of a capital market for the not-for-profit sector in Australia. This is a long-awaited report...
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Report (3 speeches)
Madam Acting Deputy President Crossin, this is a committee which you chaired, so I suppose it is fortunate for me that you are in the chair tonight, partly because it means you are less likely to...
- Community Affairs References Committee; Report (1 speech)
This report is into the Commonwealth funding and administration of mental health services. This report is quite wide-ranging. Indeed, very few Senate inquiries receive as many submissions as this...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (1 speech)
I present Work of Committees for the period 1 July to 31 December 2011. Ordered that the report be printed.
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
In accordance with the provisions of the Auditor-General Act 1997, I present the following two reports of the Auditor-General: No. 25 of 2011-12—Administration of Project Wickenby:...
- Statement by the President (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
During the general business debate earlier today, temporary chairs of committees undertook to refer to me two rulings which they made. Senator Moore ruled on remarks made by Senator Cash on which...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Tasmanian Tourism, Broadband (1 speech)
I rise this evening to share with the Senate the story of this year's Tasmanian of the Year and to highlight the benefits of ecotourism, one of Tasmania's most important and successful...
- Vietnamese Australians (1 speech)
This year marks the 35th year since then Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser formally made a humanitarian commitment for the resettlement of Vietnamese refugees in Australia. He did so under our...
- Fair Work Australia (2 speeches)
An email that my office received today said: I am in the Craig thompson electorate of Dobell and I am horrified at the allegations about him. I feel the enquiry has taken far too long and it...
- Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
- Infrastructure and Transport: Code of Conduct Investigations (Question No. 1052) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, upon notice, on 29 August 2011: (1) How many Code of Conduct investigations have there been within the Minister's...
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Question No. 1243) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 22 September 2011: (1) How many hours of the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) has the Australian...
- Australian Men's Shed Association (Question Nos 1299 and 1300) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 1 November 2011: (1) What discussions were held by the Ministers and/or the Prime Minister, their offices or Departments...
- Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (Question No. 1301) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, upon notice, on 2 November 2011: (1) Has the department had any dealings with the...
- Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1309) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 31 October 2011: In regard to a joint media release issued on 6 July 2011, stating the...
- Treasury (Question No. 1317) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 1 November 2011: In regard to the debate on impact of negative gearing on the housing market at the recent Tax Forum: (1) Did the...
- James Price Point (Question No. 1426) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Social Inclusion, upon notice, on 7 November 2011: Given that mining towns in the Pilbara region of Western Australia have some of Australia's...
- Immigration and Citizenship (Question No. 1428) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 7 November 2011: (1) Can details be provided of how many girls aged 17 or under have entered...
- Health and Ageing (Question No. 1429) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: (1) When was the Minister first made aware of the Tasmanian Government's decision to cut $58.1 million...
- Immigration and Citizenship (Question No. 1430) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: With reference to the Minister's announcement on 2 November 2011, regarding a new...
- Curtin Detention Centre (Question No. 1432) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: In regard to the alleged incident at Curtin Immigration Detention Centre, that...
- Attorney-General's (Question No. 1433) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: With reference to the answer to question no. 64 taken on notice during the 2011-12 Budget estimates...
- Crisis Coordination Centre (Question No. 1435) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: In regard to the Crisis Coordination Centre (CCC): (1) Has Emergency Management Australia (EMA) increased in...
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (Question No. 1436) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: With reference to the Prime Minister's joint media release of 17 October 2011 with the Acting Premier of...
- Attorney-General's (Question No. 1437) (2 speeches)
sked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: In regard to the spectrum for public safety agencies: (1) What advice has the department received on the...
- Emergency Management Australia (Question No. 1438) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: In regard to Emergency Management Australia briefings to state and territory emergency services agencies:...
- Attorney-General's (Question No. 1439) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: In regard to breaches of model litigant rules (MLR): (1) What processes does the department have to monitor...
- Defence: Projects of Concern (Question No. 1440) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: In regard to Projects of Concern: (1) How many Projects of Concern industry consultation sessions have...
- Defence: Early Indicators and Warning System (Question No. 1441) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: In regard to an Early Indicators and Warning System (the system): (1) How many projects have activated...
- Defence (Question No. 1442) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: In regard to Technical Skills Shortage: (1) What work has been done by the department to assess...
- Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 1443) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: In regard to the Strategic Reform Program: (1) For each of the following financial years: 2009-10,...
- Defence (Question No. 1444) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) What is the current status of the Force Structure Review, and has it formally commenced; if so, when...
- Defence: Staffing (Question No. 1445) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: In regard to recruitment: (1) (a) How many applications have been received for the position of Chief...
- Defence: Projects (Question No. 1446) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: In regard to quarterly accountability reports: (1) Has the list of ‘designated key projects’...
- Defence: Air Warfare Destroyer Program (Question No. 1447) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) What is the current schedule delay for the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program, measured in months....
- Defence (Question No. 1448) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: Have the defects reported with the Australian soldier Multicam pattern clothing, as reported in the...
- Defence: Staffing (Question No. 1449) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: How many new jobs will be created as a result of the $18.7 million upgrade to the Defence Science and...
- Defence (Question No. 1450) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) How many first and second pass approvals are planned for the remainder of the: (a) calendar year;...
- Defence: Program Funding (Question No. 1451) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) Of the $1.1 billion identified in the 2010 Budget for soldier/force protection over the forward...
- Defence: Program Funding (Question No. 1452) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) Of the $445.7 million in funding to support Australian Defence industry as noted in the Government's...
- Defence: Projects (Question No. 1453) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) Given that the Minister has stated that the contingency allowed for in the AIR 6000 Joint Strike...
- Defence (Question No. 1454) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) What are the department's guidelines for posting of married couples who are both serving members of...
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Question No. 1457) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Trade, upon notice, on 10 November 2011: In regard to HRL Limited, has any funding, insurance, guarantee or other support been sought from the...
- Christmas Island Detention Centre (Question Nos 1461 and 1462) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and the Minister for Home Affairs, upon notice, on 10 November 2011: With reference to the answer to question on...
- Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Question No. 1464) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 10 November 2011: With reference to a recent Four Corners program...
- Afghanistan (Question No. 1466) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) What is the government’s policy on the disclosure of details to the public and media regarding...
- Olympic Dam (Question No. 1467) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 14 November 2011: In regard to the approval under the Environment...
- Taxation (Question No. 1469) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Human Services, upon notice, on 14 November 2011: In regard to information sharing between the Australian Taxation Office and the Child Support...
- National Heritage List (Question No. 1471) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 21 November 2011: (1) In regard to the King Sound boundary of the...
- Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government: Travel Allowance (Question No. 1472) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, upon notice, on 22 November 2011: In regard to travel or accommodation expenses,...
- Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1473) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 November 2011: In regard to the Facebook page entitled 'Steve Austin' (the webpage) which targeted serving gay and...
- Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1474) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 November 2011: In regard to the Facebook page entitled 'Steve Austin' (the webpage) which targeted serving gay and...
- Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1475) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 November 2011: I refer to the Facebook page entitled 'Steve Austin' (the webpage) which targeted serving gay and...
- Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1476) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 November 2011: I refer to the Facebook page entitled 'Steve Austin' (the webpage) which targeted serving gay and...
- Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Question No. 1477) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 22 November 2011: In regard to the Water for the Future programs...
- Firearms (Question No. 1478) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, upon notice, on 23 November 2011: How many firearms were imported in each of the past 10 years and how many of these were: (a) long...
- Centrelink (Question No. 1481) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Human Services, upon notice, on 28 November 2011: In regard to Centrelink's 2 hectares rule: (1) How many Centrelink recipients are affected by...
- Attorney-General's (Question No. 1482) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 5 December 2011: (1) Has the Attorney-General ascertained whether there are any charges to be laid by the Government of the...
- Assange, Mr Julian (Question No. 1483) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 5 December 2011: In regard to the Minister's responsibility for the protection of consular and legal rights of...
- Bureau of Meteorology (Question No. 1484) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 5 December 2011: In regard to the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM): (1)...
- Treasury (Question No. 1485) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 25 November 2011: (1) Given that the Minister has stated that he is concerned that the retail supply chains are getting so badly...
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Question No. 1486) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, upon notice, on 12 December 2011: In regard to the answer to question on notice no. 19 taken on notice during the 2011 12 supplementary...
- Prime Minister (Question No. 1487) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister, upon notice, on 12 December 2011: In regard to the answer to question on notice no. 45 taken on notice during the 2011-12 supplementary Budget...
- Marine Sanctuaries (Question No. 1489) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 12 December 2011: In regard to the proposed Commonwealth...
- Employment and Workplace Relations: Staffing (Question No. 1490) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 13 December 2011: Has the department appointed a former adviser to Ms Gillard as a Director in...
- Employment and Workplace Relations: Staffing (Question No. 1491) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 13 December 2011: (1) Has the department advertised for a number of Executive...
- Marine Bioregional Planning Program (Question No. 1494) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 15 December 2011: In regard to the Marine Bioregional Planning...
- Medicare Locals (Question No. 1509) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 16 January 2012: (1) How were grant funding allocations for Medicare Locals determined. (2) What is the total amount of...
