Senate debates
Monday, 12 October 2015
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014; Second Reading (13 speeches)
When I was last speaking in this debate, on 17 September, I was making the point that on the day that the bill was introduced Senator Leyonhjelm made a contribution which I think expanded on some...
- Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014; In Committee (8 speeches)
by leave—I move Greens amendments on sheets 7560 and 7554: (1) Clause 2, page 2 (table items 2 to 9), omit the items, substitute: (2) Schedule 1, page 4 (line 1) to page 28 (line 24), omit...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
(—) (): by leave—I have the honour to inform the Senate that I have been appointed Leader of the Government in the Senate. Senator the Hon. Mathias Cormann has been appointed Deputy...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Murray-Darling Basin (12 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Colbeck. I refer to Mr Joyce's statement that the allocation of water responsibilities is...
- Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (19 speeches)
My question is to the Cabinet Secretary, representing the Minister for Trade and Investment. Can the Cabinet Secretary inform the Senate about the recent Trans-Pacific Partnership, finalised by...
- Arts Funding (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Arts, Senator Fifield. I congratulate the new minister, and I ask: does he agree with Nick Cave and 350 other Australian artists who say that the former...
- Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Training and Education, Senator Birmingham. Will the minister advise the Senate how the Trans-Pacific Partnership provides a strong platform to grow jobs and...
- Nauru (17 speeches)
My question is to Senator Brandis, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. I refer to the recent actions of the doctors at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne who have taken a brave...
- Employment (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister For Employment, Senator Cash. Will the minister inform the Senate how a diversified, open and trading economy can promote growth and jobs, and what is the...
- Donations to Political Parties (9 speeches)
I ask my question to the minister representing the Special Minister of State, Senator Cormann. Considering the High Court decision handed down last week upholding the New South Wales law banning...
- Infrastructure (6 speeches)
My question is to Senator Colbeck, the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the minister update the Senate on the announcement made by the...
- Environment (15 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. I refer to the Attorney-General's proposed changes to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, and criticism from the...
- Indigenous Health (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Rural Health, Senator Nash. Will the minister update the Senate on the government's actions towards tackling the high rates of smoking in Aboriginal and Torres...
- Independent Commission Against Corruption (9 speeches)
My question is to the Cabinet Secretary, Senator Sinodinos. I refer to the minister's public statement on 21 September 2015 that he is confident he will not be the subject of any 'adverse...
- Defence Procurement (6 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, representing the Minister for Defence. Can the minister advise the Senate what the $1.3 million agreement to produce Hawkei protected...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Murray-Darling Basin (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Attorney-General (Senator Brandis) to a question without notice asked by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator Wong)...
- Nauru (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Attorney-General (Senator Brandis) to a question without notice asked by Senator Di Natale today relating to asylum seeker children....
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Whan, Mr Robert Bruce, AM (1 speech)
It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death on 4 October this year of Robert (Bob) Bruce Whan AM, a member of the House of Representatives for the division of Eden-Monaro, New...
- Privilege (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
Since late June, I have received correspondence from senators on two occasions raising matters of privilege under standing order 81. Both of them relate to unauthorised disclosure of draft...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (3 speeches)
I give notice of my intention, at the giving of notices on the next sitting day, to withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No. 1 standing in my name, for 13 sitting days after today,...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That the following general business orders of the day be considered on Thursday, 15 October 2015 under consideration of private senators' bills: No. 44 Racial Discrimination Amendment...
- Leave of Absence (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to the following senators on account of ministerial business: (a) Senator Cormann for today; and (b) Senator Payne from 12 October to 15...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Environment (8 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the release of the World Wide Fund for Nature report Living Blue Planet Report: Species, habitats and human well being, (ii) That the report found...
- Perth Freight Link (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes (i) that a Supreme Court action was lodged on Thursday, 10 September 2015, against the approval given by the Western Australian Minister for Environment...
- China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate notes that: (a) Australia's export of coal to China is worth approximately $9.3 billion per year; (b) China currently imposes a tariff of 3 per cent on these coking coal...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (12 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...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Intelligence and Security Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present reports of the committee as listed at item 17 on today's Order of Business and I seek leave to continue my...
- Regulations and Ordinances Committee; Delegated Legislation Monitor (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Williams, I present the Delegated Legislation Monitor No. 12 of 2015 of the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances. Ordered that the document be printed.
- Membership (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees in accordance with the documents circulated in the chamber. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014; In Committee (131 speeches)
Prior to adjourning the debate on this we heard from Senator Cameron. Senator Cameron was responding to the amendments which I moved—which are quite little amendments—which basically...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Central Coast: Australian Taxation Office (1 speech)
Tonight I rise on a matter of great concern to the people of the New South Wales Central Coast. Just over a week ago I was joined by nearly 1,000 local residents at a rally to protest this...
- Infrastructure (1 speech)
The opportunities in this country for accessing Commonwealth land transport funding have been flipped on their heads over the past few weeks. Cast your minds back to 2013, when then Prime...
