Senate debates
Monday, 24 November 2014
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Palmer United Party (1 speech)
by leave—I rise to inform the Senate of my immediate resignation from the Palmer United Party. I will remain in this place as an independent senator representing my beautiful state of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. Can the minister confirm that over 400 jobs will be lost because the Prime Minister has broken his pre-election...
- Budget (13 speeches)
Mr President, my question is to the Minister for Finance and the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann. Will the minister inform the Senate how the government's budget reforms...
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. Can the minister confirm that Adelaide's ABC production studios will be shut and that about 150 South Australians...
- Australian Building and Construction Commission (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Abetz, and relates to the proposed compulsory examination powers of a re-established Australian Building and Construction Commission. Can...
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (6 speeches)
My question is to Senator Abetz, representing the Prime Minister today. Will the government apologise to the Australian people and the 400 staff of our national broadcaster who have lost their...
- Higher Education (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Human Services, Senator Payne, representing the Minister for Education. Can the minister inform the Senate why Universities Australia is urging the Senate to...
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (12 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, representing the Prime Minister, in respect of the ABC cuts. Can the minister acknowledge that the latest cuts to South Australia are...
- Rural and Regional Health Services (6 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Health, Senator Nash. Can the minister update the Senate on what the government is doing to encourage doctors to practise in rural and regional...
- Defence Procurement (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Johnston. Can the minister confirm that the Prime Minister met with the French President during his recent trip to Australia and discussed...
- Forestry (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Abetz, representing the Minister for Agriculture. Can the minister inform the Senate on the recovery in the forestry sector since the...
- Australian Defence Force (28 speeches)
My question is to Senator Johnston, the Minister for Defence. I refer the minister to the government's unfair pay deal for Australian Defence Force personnel that cuts their real pay and...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (18 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 Senator Urquhart, the Leader of the Opposition in the...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Withers, Rt Hon. Reginald (Reg) Greive (7 speeches)
It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death on 15 November 2014 of the Rt Hon. Reginald Greive Withers, a senator for the state of Western Australia from 1966 and 1968 to 1987.
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
I withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No. 2 standing in my name for today proposing a reference to the Economics Legislation Committee.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Senate Temporary Orders (1 speech)
I move: That the following general business orders of the day be considered on Thursday, 27 November 2014 under the temporary order relating to the consideration of private senators' bills: No....
- Leave of Absence (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Mason from 24 November to 27 November 2014, on account of parliamentary business. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Reporting Date (1 speech)
I remind senators that the question may be put on any of those proposals at the request of any senator. There being none, we will move on.
- Education and Employment References Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I move: That: (a) the following matter be referred to the Education and Employment References Committee for inquiry and report by 10 August 2015: The operation, regulation and funding of private...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Kimberley Interpreting Service (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a) acknowledges: (i) that being understood is essential in accessing justice, (ii) the importance of interpreting services in the justice system, and (iii) the...
- Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a) acknowledges that the gap between life expectancy, health outcomes and incarceration rates of Aboriginal to non-Aboriginal people remains unacceptable; (b)...
- Defence Personnel (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Conroy, I move: That the Senate calls on the Abbott Government to immediately request That the Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal reconsider the Government's pay offer,...
- Australian Electoral Commission (4 speeches)
At the request of Senator Wong, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the role of the Australian Electoral Commissioner (the Commissioner) is essential to the performance, transparency...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Wind Turbines Committee; Appointment (24 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senators Madigan, Day, Xenophon and Back, move: (1) That a select committee, to be known as the Select Committee on Wind Turbines be established to inquire into and...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- WestConnex (8 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Federal Government has provided $1.5 billion in funding for the WestConnex motorway, plus an additional $2 billion in the form a...
- Foreign Investment (8 speeches)
I move: (i) the Free Trade memorandum of understanding signed between Australia and China, and (ii) that climate change, with its consequent global food insecurity, is driving governments to...
- Mining (8 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Queensland Premier, Mr Campbell Newman, has announced that he will use public money from the sale, or long term lease, of public assets to...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- (29 speeches)
A letter has been received from Senator Moore: Pursuant to standing order 75, I propose that the following matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion: Mr Abbott's...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Consideration (1 speech)
We now proceed to the consideration of documents under the new temporary order. The documents for consideration are listed under pages 6 and 7 of today's order of business.
- Australian Law Reform Commission Report (1 speech)
I rise to take note of the following document: Australian Law Reform Commission—Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws—Final Report 124 and Summary Report—August...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment Bill 2014; Report of Legislation Committee (1 speech)
I present the report of the Economics Legislation Committee on the Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment Bill 2014, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to...
- Migration Amendment (Character and General Visa Cancellation) Bill 2014; Report of Legislation Committee (1 speech)
I present the report of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on the Migration Amendment (Character and General Visa Cancellation) Bill 2014, together with the Hansard record...
- National Water Commission (Abolition) Bill 2014; Report of Legislation Committee (1 speech)
I present the report of the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee on the National Water Commission (Abolition) Bill 2014, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and...
- Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2014; Report of Legislation Committee (1 speech)
I present the report of the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee on the Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2014, together with the Hansard record of...
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Job Seeker Compliance Framework) Bill 2014; Report of Legislation Committee (1 speech)
I present the report of the Education and Employment Legislation Committee on the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Job Seeker Compliance Framework) Bill 2014, together...
- Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014; Report of Legislation Committee (1 speech)
I present the report of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on the Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014,...
- Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Bill 2014, Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014; In Committee (12 speeches)
by leave—I move amendments (1) to (3) on sheet 7625: (1) Clause 8, page 8 (line 4), after "wage", insert ", indexed in accordance with the method in section 8A". (2) Clause 8, page 8 (lines...
- Australian National Preventive Health Agency (Abolition) Bill 2014; Second Reading (9 speeches)
Before the election, Prime Minister Tony Abbott promised that there would be no cuts to health. In fact, he was very specific on this matter when he told 3AW listeners on 6 September last year...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Solomon Islands: General Election (2 speeches)
I rise to speak on last week's general election, of 19 November, in the Solomon Islands. Last night I returned from Honiara, where I was privileged to support democracy in the Solomon Islands as...
- Forno, Mr Wayne (1 speech)
I rise to mark the occasion of the retirement of my good friend, my ally and—dare I say it, Senator Bullock—my comrade, Wayne Forno. Wayne recently announced his retirement as the New...
- Body Image (1 speech)
Tonight I am going to speak about an issue which has troubled me for some time. I know it is of concern to many people in this place and throughout Australia. Poor body image is becoming an...
- Water (3 speeches)
Thanks for sticking around tonight to hear the blazing insights I will have at a quarter past 10 on a Monday evening. I also want to thank the hard-working girls in the Whip's office, Charlotte...
