Senate debates
Thursday, 5 March 2015
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I give notice that on the next day of sitting I shall move: That the provisions of paragraphs 5 to 8 of standing order 111 not apply to the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the second report of 2015 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...
- 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 (b) government business be called on after...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Forced Adoption; Tabling (1 speech)
by leave—I table a document from the Grandmothers Against Removals around the International Criminal Court.
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Animal Welfare (1 speech)
I move That the Senate notes: (a) the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Four Corners program, 'Making a Killing' aired on 16 February 2015, exposed the abhorrent cruelty in parts of the...
- Coal Seam Gas (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Victorian National Party announced in February 2015 that they 'support landowners having the right to say no to coal seam gas extraction...
- Pensions and Benefits (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate calls on the Minister for Social Services (Mr Morrison) to give some certainty to young people and their families, and the Department of Social Services, by announcing...
- Road Safety (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the tragic death of a cyclist in Melbourne on Friday, 27 February 2015 involving a 'car dooring' incident, (ii) the work of Australian cycling...
- Membership of Political Parties (1 speech)
I, and on behalf of Senators Leyonhjelm, Muir, Lazarus and Wang, move: That the Senate welcomes the diversity of voices represented by minor parties and independents in the Senate. Question...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees as follows: Finance and Public Administration References Committee— Appointed— Substitute member:...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Research Infrastructure (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. I refer to an open letter to the Prime Minister from the National Research Alliance regarding the government's...
- Intergenerational Report: 2015 (10 speeches)
My question is to the Finance Minister and Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann.
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
by leave—I make a belated statement about ministerial arrangements. I thank the Senate, and I also thank Senator Wong for reminding me, that Senator Cash, the Assistant Minister for...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (12 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann. I refer to yesterday's national accounts, which recorded just 0.5 per cent growth for the December quarter. Does the...
- Climate Change (20 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann. Given that the 2010Intergenerational report stated that as we move towards 2050 climate change 'represents one of the...
- International Women's Day (9 speeches)
Mr President, this is not a point of order but they may yet come. My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz, in the capacity of Senator Cash as assistant...
- Fuel Security (6 speeches)
My question is to Minister Ronaldson, representing the Minister for Industry. Liquid fuel security ensures food and pharmaceuticals can be transported across this country. Liquid fuel security...
- Building and Construction Industry (17 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Abetz. Will the minister inform the Senate whether compulsory powers that apply to the former Australian Building and Construction...
- Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (9 speeches)
My question is to Senator Payne, Minister representing the Minister for Trade. This week five health experts from the Centre for Health Equity Training Research and Evaluation at the University...
- Indigenous Affairs (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. I refer to the minister's comments earlier this week when he said: Many of my communities live on the floor. It is like a...
- Aged Care (6 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Fifield. I refer to the fact that the Intergenerational report has highlighted some of the demographic challenges associated...
- Commonwealth Cleaning Service Guidelines (17 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Abetz. I refer to the $2 an hour pay cut for cleaners at the Department of Immigration and Border Protection due to his abolition of the...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Senate Parliamentary Liaison Officer (3 speeches)
Under indulgence, can I acknowledge that today is the last day in this building of the Senate PLO, Michelle Rak. We all acknowledge the important role that the Senate PLO plays in this place in...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- International Women's Day (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Human Services (Senator Payne) to a question without notice asked by Senator Moore today relating to International...
- Intergenerational Report: 2015 (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 the 2015...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Intergenerational Report: 2015 (7 speeches)
On behalf of the Treasurer, Mr Hockey, I table a ministerial statement and the document on the 2015 Intergenerational report.
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Coal Seam Gas (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Wang, move: That the Senate— (a) acknowledges That the possible impact on human health and our water resources from coal seam gas (CSG) mining is not well...
- First Speech (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
Order! Before I call Senator Muir, I remind honourable senators that this is his first speech; therefore, I ask that the usual courtesies be extended to him.
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Coal Seam Gas (28 speeches)
How the years fly—quickly. I will take you back to November 2011, when the Nationals released a blueprint on coal seam gas that outlines five key principles covering the environmental,...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Climate Change Authority (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document I seek leave to continue my remarks. Leave granted; debate adjourned.
- Australian Human Rights Commission (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I seek leave to continue my remarks. Leave granted; debate adjourned.
- National Mental Health Commission (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I commend the commission for the report but take this opportunity to talk about the fact that the review the National Mental Health Commission...
- Australian Human Rights Commission (3 speeches)
This is the Australian Human Rights Commission report entitled, wrongly, The forgotten children: national inquiry into children in immigration detention. I openly and somewhat proudly say I have...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Telecommunications Data Retention (1 speech)
I rise to speak briefly about the government response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security report on the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data...
- Manufacturing (1 speech)
Tonight I would briefly like to speak about manufacturing in Australia. Today the Parliamentary Friends of Manufacturing hosted a breakfast for Manufacturing Australia, and we had some of...
- Nuclear Energy (1 speech)
I rise to offer some remarks in relation to the South Australian government's recently announced royal commission to explore a potentially expanded role for South Australia in the nuclear fuel...
- Higher Education: Student Services and Amenities Fee (7 speeches)
There is a new shame in politics and I am guilty as charged of the shame—that is, to have been politically active when younger. I am very proud to have been a Young Liberal as a student and...
- Industrial Relations (1 speech)
Yesterday, along with thousands of Australian workers and community members, I attended the March 4 rally, here in Canberra. I went to the rally to support Australian workers and to be in...
- Road Safety (1 speech)
Last Friday afternoon, just down the road from my office in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, a young man by the name of Alberto Paulon was riding his bike along Sydney Road with his...
- Wild Dogs (1 speech)
This evening I wish to draw the attention of the Senate to a matter of increasing seriousness for many pastoralists across Western Australia and one that should be of growing concern for everyone...
- Foreign Corrupt Practices (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about matters of grave concern. Soon, I will soon be moving a motion in this chamber to establish an inquiry into foreign corrupt practices. I have documents in my...
- Recreational Hunting (1 speech)
I want to speak briefly for about 10 minutes on an area that I am very concerned about—that is, the demonisation of hunters that is currently going on at a frenzied pace within our society...
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
On 3 October 2014, the former Minister for Immigration and Border Protection announced that an independent inquiry would be held to investigate allegations of abuse in the Australian-run...
- Asylum Seekers, Climate Change (1 speech)
Tonight I will share with senators an inspiring and at times unsettling speech by Lili Shapiro. It brings together a young person's views on Australia's positions towards refugees and climate...
- McCombe, Mr Tim, OAM, Johnston, Mr Ashley (10 speeches)
I rise to regretfully inform Australia's Senate that one of our great warriors and family man and veterans advocate, Tim McCombe OAM, died of a heart attack on 31 January 2015. He died at 1 am on...
- Australian Justice System (1 speech)
I rise to speak tonight about the Australian Greens vision for a fairer, smarter justice system for all Australians and the urgent steps must be taken now by this government to get us there. A...
