Senate debates
Monday, 24 June 2013
- Statement by the President (0 speeches)
- ParlView (1 speech)
I inform the Senate that the Department of Parliamentary Services has today released its innovative broadcast service—ParlView—onto the APH website. ParlView enables users to watch,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (34 speeches)
I move: That— (1) On Monday, 24 June, Tuesday, 25 June, Wednesday, 26 June and Thursday, 27 June 2013, any proposal pursuant to standing order 75 shall not be proceeded with. (2) On...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Senate (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Conroy. I refer to the Senate's constitutional role as a house of review and, to use the minister's own words, as a chamber...
- Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (11 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Minister Ludwig. Is the minister aware of the wonderful news which has...
- Superannuation (17 speeches)
My question is to Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Wong. Can the minister outline to the Senate what steps the government has taken to enhance the superannuation system and what this...
- Homelessness (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Senator McLucas. Is the minister aware that homelessness increased in Australia by 17 per cent between the...
- DisabilityCare Australia (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Disability Reform, Senator McLucas. Can the minister update the Senate on the progress of DisabilityCare Australia?
- Australian Education Bill 2013 (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Conroy. I refer the minister to the fact that the Prime Minister has described the Gonski reforms as 'the biggest change to...
- Myanmar (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Carr. Can the minister update the Senate on the situation in Rakhine State, Myanmar?
- Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013 (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Conroy. I refer to the fact that, under the government's guillotine motion, the Senate has been given approximately 15...
- Tourism (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister Assisting on Tourism, Senator Farrell. Could the minister outline to the Senate how the Gillard government is supporting the tourism sector in regional Australia?
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- National Broadband Network (1 speech)
For the information of the Senate, I table additional advice on a question asked of me last Thursday by Senator Birmingham and I seek leave to incorporate the information into Hansard. Leave...
- Indigenous Employment (1 speech)
On 20 June, Senator Payne asked me a question in relation to the Remote Jobs and Communities Program. I have some further information in relation to that question and I seek leave to incorporate...
- Homelessness (1 speech)
I have for the Senate some extra information to the question that was asked of me today by Senator Ludlam. I can advise the Senate that all states and territories are committed to the...
- Answers to Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
- Question No. 2992 (3 speeches)
Pursuant to standing order 74(5), I ask the Minister for Finance and Deregulation for an explanation as to why an answer has not been provided to question on notice No. 2992, asked on 23 May this...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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In the debate that occurred before question time, I was misrepresented and I seek leave under standing orders to make a brief statement. Leave granted. During the debate on guillotining yet more...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Hodgman, Hon. William Michael, AM, QC (11 speeches)
It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death on 19 June this year of William Michael Hodgman AM QC, a former minister and member of the House of Representatives from the division...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—On behalf of the Chair of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Senator Heffernan, I move: That business of the Senate order of the day no. 2 relating...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Food Security (5 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 1272, standing in my name for today, relating to food security. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That the Senate— (a)...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Dialysis Services (1 speech)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 1284 standing in my name for today, relating to dialysis in Central Australia. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Privileges Committee; Appointment (2 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1288 standing in my name for today, proposing an amendment of standing order 18, be taken as a formal motion.
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
I withdraw government business notice of motion No. 2 standing in the name of Senator Collins.
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Defence (1 speech)
On behalf of the Minister for Defence, Mr Smith, I present a ministerial statement and report on the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce.
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 51 of 2012-13 (1 speech)
In accordance with the provisions of the Auditor-General Act 1997, I present the following report of the Auditor-General: Report No. 51 of 2012-13: Performance audit: Management of the Australian...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Additional Information (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Senator Moore, I present additional information received by the committee on its inquiry into the provisions of the Aged...
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the chairs of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee and the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee, I present reports on the...
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, I present the report on the inquiry into slavery, slavery-like conditions and people trafficking. I seek leave to...
- Privileges Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 153rd report of the Committee of Privileges, entitled Guidance for officers giving evidence and providing information, together with evidence presented to the committee. Ordered...
- Cyber-Safety Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the report of the Joint Select Committee on Cybersafety on its inquiry into Cybersafety for Indigenous Australians. Ordered that the report be printed. I move: That the Senate take note...
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, I present the report of the inquiry into the care of ADF personnel wounded and injured on operations. I seek leave...
- Intelligence and Security Committee; Report (3 speeches)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the report of the committee on its inquiry into potential reforms of Australia's national security...
- Privileges Committee; Report (1 speech)
by leave—I incorporate into Hansard the tabling statements for two reports of the Committee of Privileges. I apologise that I was not here earlier to do that when the reports were tabled....
- Gambling Reform Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform I present the report of its inquiry into the Poker Machine Harm Reduction ($1 Bets and Other Measures) Bill 2012, the Anti-Money...
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Chair of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee I present an addendum to the report of the committee on its inquiry into the Auditor-General's reports...
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Delegation to Papua New Guinea (1 speech)
by leave—I present the report of the Australian Parliamentary Delegation to Papua New Guinea which took place from 8 to 13 April 2013, and I seek leave to move a motion to take note of the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013; Second Reading (4 speeches)
I rise today to make a contribution to the Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013. I visited home, as we all do here from time to time, at the weekend. It was just a quick visit. My...
- Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013; Third Reading (0 speeches)
- Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill 2013; Second Reading (9 speeches)
I rise to continue my remarks on the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill 2013. As I was observing last week in this debate, the overall...
- Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question now is that the remaining stages of this bill be agreed to and this bill as amended be now passed. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading (5 speeches)
Tonight the Senate is asked to consider the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment Bill 2013 and it has approximately 35 minutes in which to do so. That is, to be frank, an absolute...
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Service Providers and Other Governance Measures) Bill 2013, Superannuation Laws Amendment (MySuper Capital Gains Tax Relief and Other Measures) Bill 2013, Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Increased Concessional Contributions Cap and Other Measures) Bill 2013, Superannuation (Sustaining the Superannuation Contribution Concession) Imposition Bill 2013; Second Reading (8 speeches)
I rise to speak on the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Service Providers and Other Governance Measures) Bill 2013 and related bills. The handling of superannuation policy and legislation by...
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Service Providers and Other Governance Measures) Bill 2013, Superannuation Laws Amendment (MySuper Capital Gains Tax Relief and Other Measures) Bill 2013, Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Increased Concessional Contributions Cap and Other Measures) Bill 2013, Superannuation (Sustaining the Superannuation Contribution Concession) Imposition Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question now is that the remaining stages of these bills be agreed to and these bills be now passed. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Regional Australia (1 speech)
I rise to make a contribution in this last opportunity of the 43rd Parliament to talk about regional Australia, and in particular what the Labor government is doing in not leaving regional...
- Indigenous Business Australia, Indigenous Land Corporation (8 speeches)
I rise today to make a contribution on Indigenous Business Australia and the Indigenous Land Corporation. Indigenous organisations are required to cope, conventionally, with intense levels of...
- Supermarkets (1 speech)
I rise tonight to talk briefly about competition policy, particularly with regard to supermarkets in Australia. Competition policy is a complex area. In the grocery space, this complexity is...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Friday, 18 January 2013, was the hottest day in Sydney's recorded history. For the first time the temperature reached 45.8 degrees centigrade. On that Friday, in Hobart, the capital of this...
