Senate debates
Monday, 2 May 2016
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move: That, pursuant to standing order 136(1)(a), the following bills be restored to the Notice Paper and that consideration of each of the bills resume at the stage reached in the last session...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (7 speeches)
I advise the Senate that Senator Fierravanti-Wells will be absent from question time this week. In her absence, Senator Colbeck will take questions on her behalf.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Education Funding (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. Is it true that the same Prime Minister who last month advocated cutting all Commonwealth funding from public...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I draw to the attention of honourable senators the presence in the chamber of a parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Fiji. On behalf of all senators, I wish you a warm welcome to...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and Minister representing the Treasurer. Can the minister please update the Senate on progress on implementing the government's economic plan for jobs...
- Medicare (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Nash. Does the Turnbull government remain committed to ripping $650 million out of Medicare payments for pathology and...
- Defence Procurement (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. Can the minister advise the Senate of the Turnbull government's plan to deliver 12 regionally superior submarines for Australia and,...
- Asylum Seekers (9 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis, and relates to offshore processing. I refer to Omid, the case of the young man who self-immolated on Nauru and...
- Defence Procurement (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Can the minister advise the Senate of the strategic benefits of the decision to build the fleet of 12 future submarines in Australia?
- Climate Change (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. Last week Senator Di Natale and I visited reefs off Cairns and Lizard Island and we saw firsthand the devastation...
- Education Funding (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Simon Birmingham. Can the minister inform the Senate about the government's new Quality Schools, Quality Outcomes plan?
- Donations to Political Parties (8 speeches)
My question is to the cabinet secretary, Senator Sinodinos. I refer to the minister's previous answer that he did not have, 'enough time' to respond to evidence from at least two witnesses to the...
- Carbon Pricing (10 speeches, 1 comment)
Before I begin, I acknowledge some fine young Australians in the gallery this afternoon—students from the Melbourne university Liberal Club. Welcome! My question is to the minister...
- Indigenous Land Corporation (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. I refer to documents, released under freedom of information legislation, relating to the Indigenous Land Corporation's...
- Broadband (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Communications, Senator Nash. Could the minister please update the Senate on the progress of the NBN rollout in regional areas? How is this supported...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Education Funding, Medicare (14 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Attorney-General (Senator Brandis) and the Minister for Regional Development (Senator Nash) to questions without notice asked by...
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
I move: The Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Di Natale) moved—That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Attorney-General (Senator Brandis) to a question without notice...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Rocher, Mr Allan Charles (3 speeches)
It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death on 18 March this year of Allan Charles Rocher, a senator for the state of Western Australia from 1978 to 1981 and a member of the...
- Patterson, Hon. Dr Rex Alan (4 speeches)
It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death on 6 April 2016 of the Hon. Dr Rex Alan Patterson, a former minister and member of the House of Representatives for the division of...
- Aldred, Kenneth James, Charles, Robert (Bob) Edwin (1 speech)
It is also with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death of two members of the House of Representatives—firstly, on the weekend of 16 and 17 April 2016, of Kenneth James Aldred, a...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
I give notice of Senator Williams's intention, at the giving of notices on the next sitting day, to withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion nos 1, 2 and 3 standing in his name for 30...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to the following senators: Senator Fierravanti-Wells, from 2 May to 6 May 2016, on account of parliamentary business, and Senator Day, for...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics References Committee; Reporting Date (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Ketter, I move: That the Senate adopt the recommendation contained in the report that the third report of the committee on its inquiry into corporate tax avoidance be...
- Reporting Date (1 speech)
Does any senator require the question to be put on any of those proposals? There being none, we will proceed.
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Marine Parks (7 speeches)
I move: (a) recognises that Australia has some of the world's greatest marine natural environments, with rich biodiversity and unique species; (b) notes that: (i) in 2016 Australian...
- Csiro (7 speeches)
At the request of Senator Carr, I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 1153 standing in his name and in the name of Senator Wong. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended:...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Day, I move: That pursuant to standing order 136(1) (a), the Racial Discrimination Amendment Bill 2014 be restored to the Notice Paper and that consideration of the bill...
- Days and Hours of Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Wong, I move: That the resolution of the Senate relating to the meetings of the Senate be varied by omitting paragraph (3), and substituting the following paragraph:...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Donations to Political Parties (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) there is strong evidence that Leighton Holdings paid millions of dollars to Unaoil in 2010 and 2011, and was involved in serious...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Hospitals (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that the ongoing uncertainty around hospital funding continues to threaten Australia's health system, putting patients at risk; and (b) calls on the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs References Committee; Reference (2 speeches)
I move: That the following matter be referred to the Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 June 2016: The ramifications for professional sports people of Australia's...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Report of the Select Committee on Wind Turbines; Order for the Production of Documents (8 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senators Xenophon, Leyonhjelm, Day, Muir, Lazarus, Lambie and Wang move: That— (a) the Senate notes: (i) the President's report to the Senate on government...
- Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority; Order for the Production of Documents (4 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 1157 standing in my name and the names of Senators Leyonhjelm, Day, Lambie, Wang, Xenophon, Lazarus and Muir. Leave granted. I move the...
- Matters of Urgency (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (21 speeches)
I inform the Senate that I have received the following letter, dated 2 May 2016, from Senator Siewert: That the record-breaking coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef and Kimberley reefs and...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Gambling (1 speech)
In relation to the response by the Tasmanian Treasurer, Mr Gutwein, to a resolution of the Senate of 23 February 2016 concerning poker machine licensing in Tasmania, I move: That the Senate take...
- Perth Freight Link; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
In relation to a response to an order for the production of documents that the Senate carried on 20 April 2016, relating to the Perth Freight Link, I move: That the Senate take note of the...
- Asylum Seekers; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
I table a document relating to the order for the production of documents concerning Wilson Security.
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Australian Crime Commission Amendment (National Policing Information) Bill 2015, Australian Crime Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Bill 2015, Registration of Deaths Abroad Amendment Bill 2016, Social Services Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2015, Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) Bill 2016, Tax Laws Amendment (New Tax System for Managed Investment Trusts) Bill 2015, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Managed Investment Trusts) Bill 2015, Medicare Levy Amendment (Attribution Managed Investment Trusts) Bill 2015, Income Tax (Attribution Managed Investment Trusts — Offsets) Bill 2015, Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2015; Consideration of House of Representatives Message (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the Senate resume consideration of the bills, that a message be transmitted to the House of Representatives informing it that the Senate has agreed to its request and...
- Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced Funding) Bill 2015, Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2015, Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2014; Consideration of House of Representatives Message (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the Senate resume consideration of the bills, that a message be transmitted to the House of Representatives informing it that the Senate has agreed to its request and...
- Supply Bill (No. 1) 2016-2017, Supply Bill (No. 2) 2016-2017, Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2016-2017; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bills read a first time. by leave—I move: That the...
- Supply Bill (No. 1) 2016-2017, Supply Bill (No. 2) 2016-2017, Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2016-2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech es incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The speech es read as follows— SUPPLY BILL...
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2016; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bill read a first time. by leave—I move: That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to...
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The speech read as follows— TAX AND SUPERANNUATION...
- Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Bill 2016, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2016; In Committee (67 speeches, 1 comment)
I table a supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to the government amendments to be moved to the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Bill 2016.
- Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Bill 2016, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2016; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2015; Second Reading (7 speeches)
I present the explanatory memoranda and I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speech read...
- Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2015; In Committee (7 speeches)
by leave—I move amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 7909, standing in my name, together: (1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (line 8), after "Plan", insert "including the social and economic impacts...
- Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2015; Third Reading (3 speeches)
I move: That the bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: [HSU to re-insert motion when approved text available] That intervening business be postponed until after consideration of government business order of the day relating to the Social...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Western Australia: Pastoral Industry (20 speeches)
As a regional senator for Western Australia, I am especially aware of the importance of the pastoral industry to the Western Australian economy, which is why I rise this evening to address what...
- Valedictory (1 speech)
Just shy of 17 years ago I entered this place to try and make the lives of everyday Australians that little bit better. As I prepare to leave Canberra for the last time as a senator for...
- Radioactive Waste (1 speech)
I would like to thank Senator Ludwig for his many years of service to his party and his community. I rise this evening to speak on the long history of failed plans to locate national radioactive...
- Leader of the Opposition (1 speech)
Australians woke this morning to the newspaper headline we all feared but suspected to be the truth—a headline that told us all we need to know about the man who would be Prime Minister of...
