Senate debates
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (1 speech)
I move: That the days of meeting of the Senate for 2013 be as follows: Spring sittings: Tuesday, 12 November to Thursday, 14 November...
- Senate Temporary Orders (1 speech)
I move: That the temporary order of the Senate relating to modified rules for question time, which applied until 30 June 2013, be adopted to operate as a temporary order until 30 June 2014....
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That consideration of the business before the Senate on the following days be interrupted at approximately 5 pm, but not so as to interrupt a senator speaking, to enable senators to make...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Allocation of Departments and Agencies (1 speech)
I move: (1) That standing order 25(1) be amended as follows: Omit ‘Education, Employment and Workplace Relations’ Substitute ‘Education and Employment’. (2) That...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Estimates Committees (1 speech)
I move: (1) That the 2013-14 supplementary Budget estimates hearings be scheduled as follows: Monday, 18 November and Tuesday, 19 November 2013 (supplementary hearings—Group A) Wednesday,...
- Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (1 speech)
I move: That notice of matters in accordance with standing order 26(10), for the 2013-14 Supplementary Budget estimates hearings scheduled for Group A be lodged no later than by the close of...
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (11 speeches)
I move: That the following address–in–reply be agreed to: To Her Excellency the Governor–General MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY— We, the Senate of the Commonwealth of...
- Matters of Public Interest (0 speeches)
- Parliament (1 speech)
I rise to use my first speech as some sort of a guide to how I feel I have been performing in parliament. The issues I particularly noted as those I wanted to address while I was here were: to...
- Tasmania: Genetically Modified Crops (1 speech)
It is no secret that Tasmania has suffered some severe economic blows over recent years, as international economic instability and the high Australian dollar have brought many retail,...
- Science (1 speech)
It is with some regret that I stand here today to give my first speech in this new parliament to mount a strong defence of science. It appears that the role of science in this parliament is once...
- Defence: Commemorations (1 speech)
I rise to discuss a matter that is already of great interest to many people across Australia and which I hope will become of great interest to many more over the next 12 months. As our nation...
- Bushfires (3 speeches)
I rise on a matter of public interest and that is the incompetent response of the federal coalition and the state coalition to the bushfire emergency in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. The...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Superannuation (19 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service, Senator Abetz. I refer the minister to the government's decision...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before proceeding to the next question, I draw the attention of honourable senators to the presence in the President's gallery of former President of the Senate, Alan Ferguson. Welcome to...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (10 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Abetz. What will the government do to create and support jobs, to reduce cost-of-living pressures on Australian families and...
- National Commission of Audit (14 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's election commitment and his absolute assurance to the...
- Climate Change (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Cormann. I ask: does the minister agree with the Philippines delegate to the United Nations Framework...
- Carbon Pricing (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Cormann, and I congratulate Senator Cormann on his elevation. Can the minister explain to the Senate why...
- Budget (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance. Can the minister confirm that since the election the government has determined to provide $8.8 billion to the Reserve Bank to give a tax break to...
- Syria (6 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General and Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Brandis. The question is: can the Attorney-General please update the Senate about...
- Environment: Waubra Wind Farm (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Cormann. Minister, in light of the fact that on 21 August this year I wrote to the Clean Energy Regulator...
- Automotive Industry (11 speeches)
My question is to Senator Ronaldson, the Minister representing the Minister for Industry. The Prime Minister has said he wants to protect and create jobs, yet some 200,000 Australians who rely on...
- Medical Workforce (6 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Health—her first question—and I congratulate her on her new position on the frontbench and I say it is well deserved. Will the minister...
- Asylum Seekers (26 speeches)
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- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Superannuation, National Commission of Audit (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Employment (Senator Abetz) to questions without notice asked by Opposition senators today. If we ever needed to be...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Finance (Senator Cormann) to a question without notice asked by Senator Milne today relating to climate change. What is...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move: That the provisions of paragraph (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2013,...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That general business notice of motion no. 5 standing in the name of the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Milne) for today, proposing an amendment to standing order...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- International Day of the Girl Child (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senators Moore and Cash, move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the important contribution the International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) makes to promoting the...
- World Sight Day (8 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 8 standing in my name for today relating to World Sight Day, before asking that it be taken as a formal motion.
- Fair Work Australia (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate modifies the order of 28 October 2009 relating to Fair Work Australia and estimates hearings to read as follows: When the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move: (1) That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent this resolution having effect. (2) That the following bills be restored to the Notice Paper and...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- World Sight Day (4 speeches)
Senator Rhiannon, are we ready to come back to your matter? I am getting an indication that that is a 'yes'.
- Wheat Exports (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that Archer Daniels Midland's proposed acquisition of GrainCorp will reduce competition in the wheat exporting market and hurt Australian growers; and (b)...
- Great Barrier Reef (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the concern shared by Great Barrier Reef dive operators, charter boat companies, tourism operators, scientists and the community at large, and the...
- Matters of Urgency (0 speeches)
- Australian Automotive Industry (29 speeches)
( I inform the Senate that at 8.30 today Senator Moore and Senator Siewert each submitted a letter in accordance with standing order 75 proposing a matter of public importance or urgency. The...
- First Speech (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
Order! It being nearly 5 pm, I will interrupt the debate. Pursuant to order, I now call Senator Seselja to make his first speech and ask honourable senators that the usual courtesies be extended...
- Matters of Urgency (0 speeches)
- Australian Automotive Industry (7 speeches)
It is my pleasure, following those two great first speeches by Senators Seselja and Peris, to return to a very important matter for South Australia. I return to an absolutely critical matter for...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (1 speech)
I move: That the following reports tabled on Tuesday 12 November 2013 be printed: Department of the Senate—Report for 2012-13 (received 29 October 2013). Parliamentary Service...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (2 speeches)
The President has received letters from party leaders requesting changes in the membership of various committees.
- Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference (12 speeches)
by leave—I move: That— (a) the following matter be referred to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report by the first sitting day in March 2014:...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Remembrance Day (1 speech)
As the Senate would be aware, we recently had Remembrance Day, where we remember those who have served our nation and the cause of peace around the world. I also spoke on the adjournment last...
- Female Orphan School Building (1 speech)
On 24 September this year 2013, 200 years to the day after the building's foundation was laid by New South Wales Governor Lachlan Macquarie, Her Excellency the Governor-General of Australia...
- Federal Election, Climate Change (1 speech)
I rise to make my first real contribution in the Senate since the 2013 election. It has been such an extraordinarily long period of time since this parliament last sat, I was starting to think...
- Cardwell and Mission Beach Reconstruction (1 speech)
A terrifying climatic event which impacted on the coast of North Queensland in the early hours of Thursday 3 February 2011 had its much happier sequel last Saturday, when I, on behalf of the...
