Senate debates
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Meeting (1 speech)
Does any senator wish to have the question put on any of those motions? There being none, we will proceed to business.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (4 speeches)
I move: That the days of meeting of the Senate for 2017 be as follows: Autumn sittings: Tuesday, 7 February to Thursday, 9 February Monday, 13 February to Thursday, 16 February Monday, 20 March...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Day, Mr Bob, AO (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. My question relates to matters not covered by his so-called very comprehensive statement to the Senate yesterday. I refer to ASIC...
- National Security (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. Can the Attorney-General please advise the Senate why it is so important to have...
- Day, Mr Bob, AO (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. My question goes to matters not covered by his so-called very comprehensive statement to the Senate yesterday. I refer to the letter...
- Asylum Seekers (11 speeches)
Mr President, my question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. Attorney, your government wants to further punish people who have been found to be genuine refugees...
- Registered Organisations (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Cash. Can the minister inform the Senate of events that highlight the need for enhanced governance and accountability rules for registered...
- Education Funding (22 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. I refer to a Department of Education and Training meeting brief regarding Senator Day's request for funding for the...
- Australia-Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. I ask the minister if she could please update the Senate on the recent community engagement in Central and North Queensland in relation to the...
- Child Welfare (8 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. During the rejected plebiscite debate yesterday, I called for the government to spend the $160 million or $200 million set aside for the plebiscite...
- Vocational Education and Training (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. I refer to the minister's response to question on notice 108 given on 14 October, regarding the Apprenticeship...
- Beef Industry (8 speeches)
My question is to the very capable Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. Will the minister please inform the Senate what the government is doing to support the beef...
- International Development Assistance (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator Fierravanti-Wells. I refer to reports—
- Media Ownership (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications, Senator Fifield. Can the minister outline the importance of reforms to Australia's media laws and what support exists for these changes?
- Robb, Hon. Andrew, AO (27 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. I refer to former member Mr Andrew Robb and his appointment to the Chinese owned Landbridge Group less than seven...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Education Funding, Vocational Education and Training (10 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Education and Training (Senator Birmingham) to questions asked by opposition senators today. I have never heard such a...
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Attorney-General to my questions without notice regarding the government's amendments to the Migration Act. We found out today why it...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Estimates Committees (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (1) That estimates hearings by legislation committees for 2017 be scheduled as follows: 2016-17 additional estimates: Monday, 27 February and Tuesday, 28 February...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Smith, I move: That the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit be authorised to hold public meetings during the sittings of the Senate, from 9.30 am, as follows:...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Political Donations (11 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 97 standing in my name for today relating to political donations, before asking that it be taken as a formal motion. Leave granted. I...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—At the request of members of the crossbench, I move: That general business notice of motion No. 98, standing in my name, be listed as a matter of general business tomorrow. I thank...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (13 speeches)
I inform the Senate that at 8.30 am this morning, Senators Gallagher and Siewert each submitted a letter in accordance with standing order 75, proposing a matter of public importance. The...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security; Report (6 speeches)
On behalf of the Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present reports of the committee and a corrigendum, as listed at item 13 on today's Order of Business...
- Joint Standing Committee on Treaties; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Fawcett, I present the 163rd report of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties: Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol—Doha amendment, and move: That the Senate take note of...
- Finance and Public Administration References Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the report of the Finance and Public Administration References Committee on domestic violence and gender inequality together with the documents presented to the committee. Ordered that...
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Report (21 speeches)
I present the report of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee on the consultations prior to the making of directions concerning opinions of the Solicitor-General, together...
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Government Response to Report (1 speech)
I present two government responses to committee reports as listed at item 13 on today's Order of Business. In accordance with the usual practice, I seek leave to incorporate the documents in...
- Finance and Public Administration References Committee; Report (3 speeches)
I seek leave to move a motion in relation to a committee report which was, I understand, tabled but not spoken to. I just ask leave for that to be listed for consideration on Thursday. I was...
- Membership (2 speeches)
(): The President has received letters requesting changes in the membership of committees.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Procedure Committee; Report (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate adopt the recommendations of the first report of 2016 of the Procedure Committee, relating to ministerial statements and caring for infants. I want to go through a couple...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Seafood Labelling (3 speeches)
I would like to speak about the visit I had recently in the Northern Territory with the Seafood Council. I met with Katherine Winchester and Rob Fish from the Northern Territory Seafood Council,...
- Norfolk Island (1 speech)
Last month, at the request of the local community, I travelled to Norfolk Island at my own expense. Over a busy four days I met with business groups including the Chamber of Commerce and the...
- Community Legal Centres (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to support the campaign being run by the National Association of Community Legal Centres to fund equal justice in Australia. As has been pointed out by the NACLC, there is a crisis...
- Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
I rise to talk about a God-fearing college in sunny Queensland. It boasts on its website that it provides a 'Christ centred education' through a 'dynamic and transparent Christian faith'. One of...
- Rural and Regional Education Services (1 speech)
Before I deliver my speech, which I intend to read in part so as not to conflict with the standing orders, I need to recognise the fact that this speech was written by a young intern in my...
- Middle East (1 speech)
I rise today to raise the issue of the devastating conflict in the Israeli occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. I wish to impress the absolute urgency of finding a peaceful...
- Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak on the Cashless debit card trial progress report, which was released on the final day of last month, 31 October 2016. I would like to point out that in the most recent...
- Medicare (1 speech)
Once again I rise to speak about an issue that the government is mucking up, playing up again and causing confusion about—and that issue is Medicare. Seriously, every time I rise to speak...
- Intersex Day of Solidarity (1 speech)
Today is Intersex Day of Solidarity. It is a day for us to reflect on the issues faced by people across the world with intersex variations and to recognise the important work being done by the...
- Building and Construction Industry (1 speech)
Tonight I want to talk about the real issues in the building and construction industry across Australia—not the nonsense and ideological hatred of trade unions that we hear from the...
- Australian Defence Force (1 speech)
Previously, in the 44th parliament, the Senate voted to support my motion to establish a special investigation. The investigation focused on alleged human rights abuses including torture, sexual...
- Gun Control (1 speech)
At the end of last month, along with 38 other people, including health workers, people who work with victims of domestic violence, people affected by homicide, relatives of people who have...
- Women's Workforce Participation (1 speech)
This year, 2016, marks the 50th anniversary of the lifting the marriage bar on the Australian Public Service. That marriage bar meant that married women could not be employed on a permanent basis...
