Senate debates
Thursday, 12 December 2013
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Great White Shark (1 speech, 1 comment)
by leave—I present a document, with 16,393 signatures, calling for the government to protect the great white shark and opposing culling of the great white shark.
- Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (1 speech)
by leave—I present a document, with three pages of signatures, from the Russell Family Fetal Alcohol Disorders Association asking the Senate to treat foetal alcohol spectrum disorder as a...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Lundy, I withdraw general business notice of motion No. 80 standing her name.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 11th report of 2013 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)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move— That— (a) government business orders of the day as shown in the list circulated in the chamber be considered from 12.45 pm today; and...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- National Disability Insurance Scheme; Meeting (1 speech)
by leave—On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, I move: That the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme be...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator McEwen for 12 December 2013, for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Mobile Home Parks (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a new Draft GST Ruling, GSTR 2013/02, in which it has drastically altered its view on the goods...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Closing the Gap (5 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senators Lines, McLucas, Pratt, Peris and Siewert, move: That the Senate— (a) notes the national framework agreed to by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG)...
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes the open letter to the Government, dated 9 December 2013, signed by 44 prominent academics and public health experts, which expresses alarm around the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Select Committee on School Funding; Appointment (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Carr, I move: (1) That a select committee, to be known as the Select Committee on School Funding, be established to inquire into and report on the development and...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Qantas (3 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes the significant benefit that a majority Australian-owned Qantas brings to national security, manufacturing and tourism jobs, and the wider economy; and...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Live Animal Exports (2 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Rhiannon, move: That the Senate— (a) acknowledges: (i) the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System was introduced under the Export Control Act 1982 to...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Gambling Reform Committee; Appointment (6 speeches)
I move: (1) That a Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform be established to: (a) inquire into and report on the following: (i) the Productivity Commission report on gambling,...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the report of the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee on the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Above the Line Voting) Bill 2013. Ordered that the report be printed....
- Senators' Interests Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the register of senators' interests incorporating statements of registrable interests and notifications of alterations lodged between 27 June and 10 December 2013.
- Publications Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the first report of the Publications Committee. Ordered that the report be adopted.
- Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Community Affairs Legislation Committee, I present the report of the committee on the provisions of the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013, together with...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That government business order of the day no. 44, the Australian Civilian Corps Amendment Bill 2013, be postponed till a later hour. Question agreed to.
- Import Processing Charges Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading (1 speech)
I thank senators for their contribution and commend the bill to the Senate. Question agreed to. Bill read a second time.
- Import Processing Charges Amendment Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Grape and Wine Legislation Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Bill 2013, Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Bill 2013, Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Bill 2013; Second Reading (1 speech)
I commend the bills to the Senate. Question agreed to. Bills read a second time.
- Grape and Wine Legislation Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Bill 2013, Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Bill 2013, Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Cash Bidding) Bill 2013, Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading (1 speech)
I thank senators and commend the bills to the Senate. Question agreed to. Bills read a second time.
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Cash Bidding) Bill 2013, Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Rural Research and Development Legislation Amendment Bill 2013, Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Bill 2013, Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading (1 speech)
I thank senators and commend the bills to the Senate. Question agreed to. Bills read a second time.
- Rural Research and Development Legislation Amendment Bill 2013, Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Bill 2013, Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Commission Transfer) Bill 2013; Second Reading (2 speeches)
In relation to the Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Commission Transfer) Bill 2013 I indicate very briefly that more work needs to be done on issues of antidumping. The previous government moved a...
- Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Commission Transfer) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move: That we resume debate on the Australian Civilian Corps Amendment Bill 2013. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (67 speeches, 1 comment)
I seek leave to move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me moving a motion to provide for the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to give precedence to a...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Automotive Industry (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. I refer to the minister's answers yesterday in which he dismissed the need to provide assistance for redundant...
- Broadband (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann, in his capacity as shareholder minister for the National Broadband Network. Can the minister advise the Senate what NBN Co.'s...
- Automotive Industry (14 speeches)
My question is to Senator Ronaldson, the Minister representing the Minister for Industry. On what date did the government receive the business case from Holden outlining the co-investment the...
- Asylum Seekers (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator Cash. Can the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection,...
- Broadband (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Senator Fifield. Can the minister inform the Senate of the biggest impediment to broadband availability in Australia?
- Automotive Industry (27 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Senator Ronaldson. Can the minister confirm that the government will cut $500 million to 2015 from the Automotive...
- Same-Sex Marriage (12 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. Can the Attorney-General update the Senate of the decision of the High Court regarding the validity of the ACT same-sex marriage laws?
- Automotive Industry (6 speeches)
My question is to Senator Cormann as Minister for Finance and representing the Minister for Trade. Yesterday, Mr Jim Griffin, the President of the Federation of Automotive Product Manufacturers,...
- Defence (29 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Johnston. What action has the minister undertaken to ensure that the government meets its pre-election promise to have defence spending at two...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Automotive Industry (49 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by ministers to questions without notice today relating to the automotive industry. These were, of course, questions that were asked by...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Government Response to Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the President, and in accordance with the usual practice, I table a report of parliamentary committee reports to which the government has not responded within the prescribed period....
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (1 speech)
I present a schedule of special purpose flights for the period 1 January to 30 June 2013. I also table reports of the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor and the Social Security...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Privileges Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 155th report of the Committee of Privileges, entitled Person referred to in the Senate: Father Frank Brennan SJ AO. Ordered that the report be printed. by leave—I move: That...
- Procedure Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the second report of 2013 of the Procedure Committee. Ordered that the report be printed. by leave—I move: That consideration of the report be made a Business of the Senate order...
- Membership (3 speeches)
I move: That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees in accordance with the document circulated in the chamber. The document read as follows— Abbott Government’s...
- Regulations and Determinations (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Abbott Government (35 speeches)
At the request of Senator Moore, I move: That the Senate condemns the Coalition for its failure to honour its pre election commitments to the Australian people. Today is just short of 100 days...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Australian Agency for International Development (1 speech)
I would like to make a very brief comment on this important AusAID report, after which I will seek leave to continue my remarks later. The recently released AusAID annual report does provide a...
- Productivity Commission (1 speech)
I rise to take note of the Productivity Commission's report on the safeguards inquiry into the import of processed tomato products and also into the import of processed fruit...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate, at its rising, adjourn till Tuesday, 11 February 2014, at 12.30 pm or such other time as may be fixed by the President or, in the event of the President being...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
I move: That leave of absence be granted to every member of the Senate from the end of the sitting today to the day in which the Senate next meets. Question agreed to.
- Statement by the President (0 speeches)
- Valedictory (8 speeches)
I take this opportunity on the last sitting day for 2013, at the conclusion of what has been a very busy parliamentary year, both for us parliamentarians and for the many staff of the...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the very special work that is done by corporate Australia in assisting government to get one of our major priorities for Indigenous affairs underway. Our priorities are...
- Sport (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on a topic that is very close to my heart. As we approach the final weeks of 2013, it is fitting to reflect on what Australia has achieved in the area of sport. When I talk...
