Senate debates
Monday, 17 March 2014
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the Community Affairs Legislation Committee be authorised to hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1) during the sitting of the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Science (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, and that is Senator Ronaldson. Minister, with 200 of the nation's top scientists gathered in Canberra today for Science...
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and the minister representing the Minister for Industry, Senator Ronaldson. I refer the minister to the flawed design of the minerals resource...
- Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (8 speeches)
Mr President, my question is to the Assistant Minister for Health, Senator Nash. Can the minister confirm that her decision to axe the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia has cost...
- Carbon Pricing (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Cormann. I refer the minister to the carbon tax's negligible impact on the environment but severe...
- Media Ownership (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Communication, Senator Fifield. I refer to reports that the government is in negotiations behind closed doors with media proprietors...
- Tasmanian State Election (9 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Abetz. Can the minister advise the Senate of the implication of events in our home state of Tasmania on Saturday for the...
- Medicare Locals (13 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Health, Senator Nash. Does the government stand by the Prime Minister's pre-election promise that no Medicare Locals will close?
- Defence: Mental Health (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Senator Ronaldson. Can the minister advise the Senate of what steps the government is taking to address the mental health challenges facing...
- South Australia State Election (28 speeches)
(—) (): My question is to Senator Johnston, the Minister for Defence. Who authorised the use of a South Australian Liberal Party banner as a backdrop at RAAF Base Edinburgh in Adelaide for...
- Defence (6 speeches)
My question is also to the Minister for Defence, Senator Johnston. I know the Australian people are—and I certainly am—interested in the Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial...
- Public Broadcasting (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Senator Fifield. I refer to the Prime Minister's pre-election promise that there will be 'no cuts to the ABC'. Will...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Science (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs (Senator Ronaldson) to a question without notice asked by Senator Carr today relating to science...
- Media Ownership (3 speeches)
by leave—I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Assistant Minister for Social Services (Senator Fifield) to a question without notice asked by Senator Ludlam today...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Parer, Hon. Warwick Raymond, AM (11 speeches)
It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death on 14 March 2014, of the Hon. Warwick Raymond Parer, AM, a senator for the state of Queensland from 1984 to 2000.
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I seek leave to table a statement of reasons justifying the need for these bills to be considered during these sittings and seek leave to have the statement incorporated in Hansard. Leave...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (3 speeches)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to the following senators: (a) Senators Boyce and Parry from 17 March to 20 March 2014, on account of parliamentary...
- Days and Hours of Meeting (2 speeches)
by leave—At the request of Senator Williams, I move: That the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee be authorised to hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance with...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Montara Oil Spill (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) on 21 August 2009, the Montara wellhead platform drill rig owned by PTTEP Australasia suffered a wellhead accident, resulting in the...
- Human Rights (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Pratt and Senator Boyce, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) today, 81 countries worldwide have legislation criminalising consensual same sex...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 158 standing in my name for today relating to Adelaide airport be withdrawn.
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Regulation of Lobbyists (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the public has a right to know who may benefit from the work of lobbyists, (ii) the current regulation that covers lobbyists is deficient as it does...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Commission of Audit: Interim Report (13 speeches)
The President has received the following letter from Senator Moore: Pursuant to standing order 75, I propose that the following matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (1 speech)
On behalf of the President, I present documents listed on today’s Order of Business at item 11, presented to the President, Deputy President and temporary chairs of committees since the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Gunns Ltd Pulp Mill (9 speeches, 1 comment)
I seek leave to make a response in relation to the response to a Senate resolution agreed to on 13 February 2014by the Minister for the Environment, Mr Hunt, about the Gunns Ltd pulp mill. Leave...
- Australian Curriculum (2 speeches)
I seek leave to move a motion in relation to the response of the Minister for Education, Christopher Pyne, to the Senate resolution on the Australian curriculum agreed to on 12 February 2014....
- Regulations and Determinations (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013, True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013, True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013, Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013, Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013, Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013; In Committee (45 speeches)
by leave—I move opposition amendments (1) to (3) on sheet 7443 together: (1) Title, page 1 (line 1), omit "repeal", substitute "amend". (2) Clause 2, page 1 (line 7) to page 2 (line 6),...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Australian Greens (6 speeches)
Earlier today I had occasion to highlight the hypocrisy of the Greens political party in the way they chose to disregard the vote of the Tasmanian people at the election on Saturday. I was...
- Breast Cancer (1 speech)
I rise tonight in this adjournment debate to make a contribution on the Adelaide Breast Cancer Friendship Group. I wish to bring to the attention of the Senate the wonderful work of local groups...
- Renewable Energy (8 speeches)
A fortnight ago I rose in here to share my frustration and anger at the course set by our elected government over the past six months. I have been genuinely overwhelmed by the response. I...
- Wind Farms: Health Effects (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to speak on the relationship between a community and their doctors and how that relationship has been bastardised. But first I will give the chamber some background. In January...
