Senate debates
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (13 speeches)
I move: That— (1) On Tuesday, 27 November, Wednesday, 28 November, and Thursday, 29 November 2012, any proposal pursuant to standing order 75 shall not be proceeded with. (2) On Tuesday, 27...
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move: That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the following bills, allowing them to be considered during this period of sittings: Fair Work Amendment...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That intervening business be postponed until after consideration of a government business order of the day relating to the Law Enforcement Integrity Legislation Amendment Bill 2012....
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Lundy. Can the minister confirm that five years ago, when the Howard government left office, the...
- Mental Health (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Mental Health, Senator Ludwig. Today the National Mental Health Commission report card was released. Can the minister provide details...
- Corruption (39 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Bob Carr. I refer to the United Nations Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an...
- Education (6 speeches)
My question is to Senator Kim Carr, the Minister representing the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth. Given that yesterday the Prime Minister said that this week she will...
- Budget (20 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to her comments in the Australian on the weekend where she said that the government had a fiscal...
- Pensions and Benefits (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Human Services, Senator Kim Carr. I premise this question on the basis of some of my experiences in my five duty seats in respect of dumping of...
- Broadband (11 speeches)
Mr President, my question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Mr President, I note the minister's admission yesterday—
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (10 speeches)
My question is for the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Joe Ludwig. Minister, in light of the recent controversy over chemotherapy drugs, my question relates to the...
- Answers to Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
- Fisheries (1 speech)
Mr Deputy President, on 22 November 2012 during question time, Senator Whish-Wilson asked me several questions as Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water,...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Sport (Senator Lundy) to a question without notice asked by Senator Cash today relating to asylum seekers. You know a...
- Education (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Human Services (Senator Kim Carr) to a question without notice asked by Senator Wright today relating to education...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senators Johnston and Boyce for 27 November 2012 on account of parliamentary business. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I move: That the following matters be referred to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report: (a) the commitment by the Australian Broadcasting Commission...
- Appropriations and Staffing Committee; Report (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Feeney, I move: That the Senate adopts the recommendation in the 54th report of the Standing Committee on Appropriations and Staffing to amend standing order 19....
- Senators' Interests Committee; Reporting Date (1 speech)
I move: That the time for the presentation of the report of the Standing Committee of Senators' Interests on a draft code of conduct for senators be extended to 29 November 2012. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Palestine (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that Palestinian representatives have indicated that on 29 November 2012 they will be introducing a resolution to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly...
- Thorium Ore (1 speech)
On behalf of myself and Senator Ludlam I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the rare earths miner Lynas Corporation Ltd has established a processing plant at Gebeng in Malaysia to...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That intervening business be postponed till after consideration of the government business orders of the day relating to the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2012 and the Wheat Export Marketing...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Fair Work Amendment Bill 2012; Second Reading (10 speeches)
The coalition welcomes a number of aspects in the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2012 but also has great reservations about a number of other aspects. To set the scene for the debate that we are having...
- Low Aromatic Fuel Bill 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
I rise to make some comments on the Low Aromatic Fuel Bill 2012. There is absolutely no doubt that the issues that we see in our Indigenous community have been for a very long time now at the...
- Low Aromatic Fuel Bill 2012; In Committee (19 speeches)
by leave—I move government amendments (1), (5), (6), (9), (11), (12), (14) to (17) and (19) to (23) together: (1) Clause 3, page 2 (line 7), after “people”, insert “,...
- Low Aromatic Fuel Bill 2012; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question now is that the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed. The Senate divided. [20:24] (The Deputy President—Senator Parry) Question agreed to. Bill...
- Fair Work Amendment Bill 2012; Second Reading (5 speeches)
Before the interruption, which was brought on of course because the Labor Party got together with the Greens to guillotine debate for the rest of the week, I was referring to the positions of the...
- Fair Work Amendment Bill 2012; In Committee (39 speeches)
This legislation yet again highlights the shambolic legislative agenda that this government is presiding over. It is little wonder that, if one cannot manage the Senate agenda, one cannot manage...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Asbestos (2 speeches)
Order! I now propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Ord River Region (1 speech)
Australia is a big country with some big icons. We have the Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock and the Opera House, and some people say the national debt under Labor. But in Western Australia there...
- Environment: Burrup Peninsula (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a place that to me and to many others is too precious to lose; I mean to speak about the Burrup Peninsula. In the local language it was and is known as Murujuga, and it is a...
- Brisbane Relay for Life (1 speech)
This evening I rise to speak about a matter that I am involved in on a regular basis each year now, and that is raising money for a charitable organisation—the Cancer Council of Queensland...
- Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (1 speech)
I rise tonight to talk about my visit to the Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment, or CRC CARE, located at the University of South...
- Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
I rise tonight to talk about some ongoing issues for Aboriginal people in Western Australia. I will touch briefly on the first one, and that is stolen wages. The WA government announced earlier...
