Senate debates

Thursday, 17 July 2014

• Business (0 speeches)
  • (12 speeches)
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• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2014; In Committee (21 speeches)
    The committee is considering the Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and seven related bills. The question is that opposition amendment (3) on sheet 7527 moved by Senator Singh...
  • Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2014; Adoption of Report (2 speeches)
    I move: That the report from the committee be adopted.
  • Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2014; Third Reading (21 speeches, 1 comment)
    I move: That these bills be now read a third time.
  • Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014, Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014; Second Reading (9 speeches)
    The reason Labor is seeking to amend the Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014 and related bill is that we believe that infrastructure should be built where it will create jobs and growth, not rolled...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Selection of Bills Committee; Report (5 speeches)
    I present the ninth report of 2014 for 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...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Leave of Absence (2 speeches)
    by leave—I move: That Senator Ronaldson be granted leave of absence for the period 14 July 2014 to 18 July 2014 inclusive, on account of ministerial business. Question agreed to.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Privileges Committee; Reference (1 speech)
    At the request of Senator Heffernan and Senator Sterle, I move: (1) That the following matter be referred to the Committee of Privileges for inquiry and report: In the context of an inquiry by...
  • Community Affairs References Committee; Reference (1 speech)
    I move: That the following matter be referred to the Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by the second sitting week in February 2015: Out of home care, including; (a)...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • National Water Commission (2 speeches)
    ) ( ): I, and also on behalf of Senator Xenophon, move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) water is one of our most important resources and is critical to Australia's economic growth, (ii) the...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Reporting Date (1 speech)
    At the request of the chair of the committee, Senator Seselja, I move: That the time for the presentation of the report of the Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the Aboriginal and Torres...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2014; First Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to defence to provide for parliamentary approval of overseas service by members of the Defence Force,...
  • Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2014; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to table an explanatory memorandum relating to the bill. Leave granted. I table the explanatory memorandum and I seek leave to have...
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Australian Defence Force; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
    At the request of Senator Xenophon, I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Defence, no later than 4 pm on Friday, 18 July 2014, a document providing the following...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • National Electricity Rules (1 speech)
    At the request of Senator Xenophon, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) over the past 6 years electricity prices have more than doubled for average households, with the carbon tax...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    I seek leave to table a report that is referred to in the motion that I will move. Leave granted. I table the document Budget 2014 Policy Briefing Papers from ConNetica, and I move: That the...
  • Asylum Seekers (5 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate calls on the Government to cease the current 'on water' screening and transfers of asylum seekers which the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said fall...
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Abbot Point; Order for the Production of Documents (8 speeches)
    I move: (1) That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, no later than noon on 26 August 2014, any document in relation to the water quality...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Consideration of Legislation (5 speeches)
    I move: That further consideration of the National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 be postponed and made an order of the day for the later of: (a) 8 September 2014; or (b) the...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • International AIDS Conference (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate notes: (a) That the 20th International AIDS Conference is being held in Melbourne from 20 July to 25 July 2014, and will be attended by about 12 000 delegates from nearly...
  • Aboriginal Eye Health (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the launch of the Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision by the University of Melbourne released in July 2014, (ii) that Aboriginal adults are 6 times...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Finance and Public Administration References Committee; Report (1 speech)
    Pursuant to order, I present the report of the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee on Commonwealth procurement procedures, together with the Hansard record of...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014, Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014; Second Reading (5 speeches)
    I continue to talk to the Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014 and related bill. If I can go back to where I was before the debate was interrupted. The people of the Northern Territory know that...
  • Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014, Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014; In Committee (18 speeches)
    I table a supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to the government amendments to be moved to the Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014.
• Statement by the President (0 speeches)
  • Clerk of the Senate (10 speeches)
    Honourable senators, there have been numerous media reports and commentary on the role of the Clerk and officers of the Department of the Senate in recent days. In consultation with the Clerk we...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Budget (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Nash. I refer to correspondence from Dr Fergus Whitehead, the chief executive officer of Adelaide Pathology Partners...
• Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
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    Order! I draw the attention of honourable senators to the presence in the chamber of the President of the New South Wales Legislative Council, the Hon. Don Harwin, MLC. On behalf of all...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Budget (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Abetz. Can the minister advise the Senate of the size and scope of Australia's budget problems?
  • Employment (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Abetz. In the past fortnight, it has been announced that two mines have closed on the west coast of Tasmania. Two hundred jobs were gone...
  • Asylum Seekers (11 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the immigration minister, Senator Cash. Considering that the Abbott government is currently holding 153 asylum seekers, including dozens of children,...
  • Renewable Energy (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. I refer to the government's review of the renewable energy target that will soon be handed down. I also refer to...
  • Japan Self-Defense Force, Australian Defence Force (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Johnston. I refer the minister to his Prime Minister's comments where he described Japanese troops of World War II as 'honourable'. Does the...
  • Budget (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann. What was the state of the budget when the government came to office and what were the causes...
  • McGrath, Senator James (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. I refer to comments by new senator and senior Liberal campaign strategist, James McGrath, who said: … the GST...
  • National Security (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. Can the Attorney-General advise the Senate why it is so important that Australia modernise its national security legislation?
  • Budget (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister Representing the Minister for Health. I refer to research by the University of Sydney that found 13 per cent of people in some parts of the community put off seeing...
• Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
  • Employment, Renewable Energy (16 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 Senators Urquhart and Singh today relating to employment...
  • Budget (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 Rhiannon today relating to overseas development...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Joint Standing Committee on Treaties; Government Response to Report (1 speech)
    I present the government’s response to the 130th report of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties and seek leave to incorporate the document in Hansard. Leave granted. The document read...
  • Education and Employment References Committee; Additional Information (1 speech)
    I present additional information received by committees relating to estimates and, further, I present additional information received by the Education and Employment References committee on its...
  • Publications Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Chair of the Publications Committee, I present the seventh report of the Publications Committee and move that the report be adopted. Ordered that the report be adopted.
  • Select Committee into the Abbott Government's Budget Cuts, Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
    Order! The President has received a letters from party leaders requesting changes in the membership of various committees.
  • Membership (2 speeches)
    A message has been received from the House of Representatives notifying the Senate of changes in the membership of the following committees: the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Corporations Amendment (Simple Corporate Bonds and Other Measures) Bill 2014, Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2014, Meteorology Amendment (Online Advertising) Bill 2014, National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2014, Social Security Legislation Amendment (Stronger Penalties for Serious Failures) Bill 2014; First Reading (1 speech)
    I indicate to the Senate that these bills are being introduced together. After the debate on the motion for the second reading has been adjourned, I will be moving a motion to have the bills...
  • Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014, Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014; In Committee (32 speeches)
    The committee is considering the Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014 and a related bill as amended. The question now is that subclause 13(2) and subclauses 34(4) to (6) stand as printed.
  • Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014, Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014; Third Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
  • Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2] (39 speeches)
    It was then Prime Minister Rudd who, in one of his more erudite moments, made the statement, 'No government should ever make a backward step in pursuit of the national interest.' It is in that...