Senate debates
Thursday, 13 September 2012
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move: That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 11th report of 2012 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)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to the following senators: (a) Senators Bob Carr and Singh, from 17 September to 20 September 2012, on account of...
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move: That the following government business orders of the day be considered from 12.45 pm till not later than 2.00 pm today: No. 2 Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 No. 3 Transport...
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That the order of general business for consideration today be as follows: (a) general business notice of motion No. 926 relating to the Gillard Government's budget; and (b) orders of the...
- Senate Temporary Orders (1 speech)
I move: That the general business order of the day relating to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Making Marine Parks Accountable) Bill 2012 be considered on...
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to the following senator: (a) Senator Johnstone for 13 September 2012 on account of parliamentary business. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- R U OK? Day (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Wright, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that Thursday, 13 September 2012 is R U OK? Day; (b) recognises that: (i) today, six Australians will die through...
- Endangered Species (2 speeches, 1 comment)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the intention of the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Mr Burke) to transfer responsibility for protecting...
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that 13 September 2012 is the 5th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; (b) congratulates the Government on...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 2012; Second Reading (3 speeches)
The Senate is currently considering the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Bill 2012, which, if agreed to, will amend the Equal Opportunity Women in the Workplace Act 1999. Before...
- Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2012; Second Reading (1 speech)
I thank senators for their contributions to this debate and I commend the bill to the Senate. Question agreed to. Bill read a second time.
- Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2012; Third Reading (1 speech)
I thank senators for their contributions and I commend this bill to the Senate. I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Transport Safety Investigation Amendment Bill 2012; Second Reading (3 speeches)
I rise to speak on the Transport Safety Investigation Amendment Bill 2012. The bill will enable the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, the ATSB, to expand its work in overseeing transport...
- Transport Safety Investigation Amendment Bill 2012; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Legislative Instruments Amendment (Sunsetting Measures) Bill 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The Legislative Instruments Amendment (Sunsetting Measures) Bill 2012 provides for the orderly repeal and replacement of spent and redundant subordinate legislation. The Legislative Instruments...
- Legislative Instruments Amendment (Sunsetting Measures) Bill 2012; Third Reading (2 speeches)
As there are no amendments to the bill, unless anyone requires a committee stage, I shall call the minister to move the third reading.
- Statute Law Revision Bill 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The Statute Law Revision Bill 2012 is a bill to correct technical errors caused by drafting and clerical mistakes, to repeal obsolete provisions and acts, to modernise language and to make other...
- Statute Law Revision Bill 2012; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Customs Tariff Amendment (2012 Measures No. 1) Bill 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
It is with a very heavy heart that I rise to support the Customs Tariff Amendment (2012 Measures No.1) Bill 2012, because this particularly prosaic piece of legislation has defied even my...
- Customs Tariff Amendment (2012 Measures No. 1) Bill 2012; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Schedule 4) Bill 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The purpose of the Customs Tariff Amendment (Schedule 4) Bill 2012 is to make amendments to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 which will repeal and replace schedule 4. Schedule 4 currently lists 100...
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Schedule 4) Bill 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...
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Bill 2012, Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Registration Fees) Bill 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The coalition has a long and proud record of looking after our environment. Indeed, it was the coalition that introduced the first Commonwealth Minister for the Environment. Since then, unlike...
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Bill 2012, Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Registration Fees) Bill 2012; Third Reading (2 speeches)
No amendments to the bills have been circulated. Before I call the minister to move the third reading, does any senator wish to have a committee stage on the bills to ask further questions or...
- International Monetary Agreements Amendment (Loans) Bill 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
I rise to speak in support of the government's International Monetary Agreements Amendment (Loans) Bill 2012. This bill makes three amendments to Australia's credit arrangements with the IMF....
- International Monetary Agreements Amendment (Loans) Bill 2012; Third Reading (2 speeches)
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. I call the...
- Statute Stocktake (Appropriations) Bill (No. 1) 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
This is a housekeeping bill and the coalition supports it.
- Statute Stocktake (Appropriations) Bill (No. 1) 2012; Third Reading (2 speeches)
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. I call the...
- Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
I resume my speech. I believe I was partway through the story of conservative broadcaster, Mr Alan Jones, in his attempt to vilify women leaders who do so much for our community. Speaking on air...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Budget (21 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator Wong. Given it has been confirmed that the Gillard government has paid $120 billion worth of unfunded promises, creating a...
- Education (9 speeches)
Mr President, my question is to the Minister representing the Minister for School Education, Senator Kim Carr. Given the joint responsibility of the Commonwealth and the states for school...
- Economy (25 speeches)
You won't be quite as chirpy—
- Asylum Seekers (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Lundy. Given the requests from the Foreign Minister in Nauru that Australia does not use force to...
- Regional Australia (17 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, Senator Conroy. I refer the minister to reports that the government has...
- Australia Awards (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Bob Carr. Can the minister update the Senate on any plans to reinvigorate the Colombo Plan?
- September 11 (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Bob Carr. As a student of American history as well as Minister for Foreign Affairs, does the minister place any weight on theories that...
- Clean Technology Investment Program (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industry and Innovation, Senator Lundy. My question concerns the Clean Technology Investment Program. In light of the story in this...
- Housing (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Senator Evans. Can the minister explain why only 9,289 dwellings have been built and tenanted under the...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Economy (1 speech)
I want to add to an answer that I gave today, I think in answer to Senator Ronaldson, where I gave him the peak net debt figure for the current forward estimates period for 2012-13 as being 9.2...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Answers to Questions (36 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by ministers to all questions without notice asked today. Let me start at the end and perhaps move backwards. As I said in my final...
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Lundy, in question time today relating to the government's...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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I seek leave to make a personal explanation. Leave granted. I have one share in ERA. During my 11 years in the New South Wales parliament and since I was elected to the Senate, I have declared my...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the motion agreed to earlier today, granting leave of absence for Senator Bob Carr, be varied by omitting 17 September and 18 September 2012. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Gillard Government (35 speeches)
I move: That the Senate notes the Gillard Government’s $120 billion budget black hole. As I rise to my feet, it occurs to me that I have spent my entire professional life either talking...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Grey Electorate: Trade Training Centres (1 speech)
I rise tonight to make a contribution on one of my favourite topics, which is the electorate of Grey and the effect of the Trade Training Centres national framework, which is providing some...
- R U OK? Day (1 speech)
I rise this evening to speak on this R U OK? Day. 'Are you okay?' is a very simple question and one which we have been asked to remind Australians about today. It is very important to reach out...
- Member for Gilmore (4 speeches)
I rise to give voice to the forgotten people of Gilmore in my home state of New South Wales whose needs are being ignored by the member supposed to represent their interests in the other place....
- Justice Reinvestment (1 speech)
Last month, I gave a speech about the growing community call for the adoption of a justice reinvestment approach to criminal justice here in Australia. Tonight I am continuing that theme,...
- Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
