Senate debates
Tuesday, 13 June 2017
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Meeting (1 speech)
Does any senator wish to have the question put on any of those proposals? There being none, we will proceed.
- Regulations and Determinations (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I advise the Senate of changes to ministerial arrangements for this week. Senator Fierravanti-Wells will be absent from question time today due to ministerial travel overseas. In Senator...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- National Security (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. Since senators last had the opportunity to ask questions of ministers in question time, there have been further...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before calling Senator Hume, could I advise honourable senators of the presence in the chamber today of the President of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, the Hon. John Ajaka. On behalf...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- National Security (8 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis, and expands on those questions from Senator Wong. Can the Attorney-General update the Senate on what the government is doing to keep...
- Energy (8 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. Last Friday, the Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel, provided his review of the future security of the National...
- Donations to Political Parties (12 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Brandis. I refer to recent reports that on the day that Australia signed off on the China free trade agreement, Mr Huang...
- Schools (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister inform the Senate of how the Turnbull government's new school funding reforms will benefit...
- Energy (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. Matthew Warren, the CEO of the Australian Energy Council, the peak body of the electricity sector, said: Right...
- Australia-United States Relationship (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. Can the minister update the Senate on the continuing strength of Australia's relationship with the United States in respect of defence?
- Child Sexual Abuse (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. Has the government put on the agenda for the next COAG meeting my demand, backed by hundreds of thousands of...
- Economy (19 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. Can the minister confirm that in the March quarter GDP grew by only 0.3 per cent, with annual growth falling to...
- Regional Australia (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Development. I ask the minister if she could update us on the coalition government's plans to invest in the future of regional Australia.
- Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. I refer to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics which shows that annual wage growth stands at...
- Indigenous Businesses (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. Could the minister please update the Senate on the government's approach to supporting Indigenous businesses and how the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Energy (5 speeches)
I move: To take note of the answers provided by Senator Brandis to questions asked by myself and Senator O'Neill. In question time today Senator Brandis expressed some surprise that I would ask a...
- Donations to Political Parties (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Attorney-General (Senator Brandis) to a question without notice relating to the revelations outlined in recent Four Corners and...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move: That the Senate: (a) congratulates the federal Minister for Resources and Northern Australia and the Queensland state Premier for...
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
I withdraw general business notice of motion No. 330 standing in my name for today.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the order of the Senate of 9 May 2017 relating to Senator Georgiou's first speech be amended as follows: Omit ''Wednesday, 14 June 2017'', substitute ''Wednesday, 16...
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move: That the following general business orders of the day be considered on Thursday, 15 June 2017 under consideration of private senators' bills: No. 45 Banking and Financial Services...
- Leave of Absence (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Fierravanti-Wells for today on account of ministerial business. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Reporting Date (1 speech)
Does any senator wish to have the question put on those extensions? There being none, we will now proceed to the discovery of formal business.
- Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference (5 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Bernardi, move: That the following matters be referred to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report by 14 September 2017: (a)...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
I withdraw general business notice of motion No. 306 standing in the name of Senator McAllister.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Cooper, Professor David Albert, AO (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Wong, move: That the Senate— (a) congratulates Professor David Cooper on being awarded the James Cook Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution...
- Kirby, Hon. Michael, AC, CMG (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Wong, move: That the Senate: (a) congratulates the Honourable Michael Kirby, AC, CMG on receiving the high honour of being awarded the Order of the Rising Sun,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Nigeria (1 speech, 1 comment)
At the request of Senator Moore, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the return of 82 young women held captive for three years by Islamist militants in Nigeria, and...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- International Development Assistance (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the Government's deeply disappointing decision to once again cut funding to aid in the 2017-18 Federal Budget by $300.3 million across...
- Infrastructure (10 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 326 standing in my name and the name of Senator Rhiannon. Leave granted. I move: (a) recognises the infrastructure projects, including...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- (19 speeches)
I inform the Senate that 8.30 am today four proposals were received in accordance with standing order 75. The question of which proposal would be submitted to the Senate was determined by lot. As...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Additional Information (1 speech)
On behalf the Chair of the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Senator Reynolds, I present additional information received by the committee on its inquiry into the Australian...
- Public Works Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present two reports, as listed at item 14 of todays Order of Business: Report 4/2017: referrals made December...
- Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the Annual report of committee activities 2015–2016, and I move: That the Senate take note of...
- Law Enforcement Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, I present two reports of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement; one on the examination of the annual...
- Environment and Communications References Committee; Report (3 speeches)
I present the report of the Environment and Communications References Committee entitled Commercial use of Tasmanian bumblebees, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents...
- Government Response to Report (2 speeches)
I present three government responses to committee reports as listed at item 14 on today's Order of Business, as well as the government's response to the report on the Foreign Affairs, Defence and...
- Joint Standing Committee on Treaties; Government Response to Report (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the report. I would like, firstly, to acknowledge the work of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties in this area. It is one of the places in this...
- Finance and Public Administration References Committee (1 speech)
I rise to speak to the Finance and Public Administration Committee report Operation, effectiveness, and consequences of the public governance, performance and accountability (location of...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Bill 2017, ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy (Collection) Bill 2017, ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 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.
- ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Bill 2017, ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy (Collection) Bill 2017, ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The spee ches read as follows This bill continues to...
- Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017; 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.
- Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017; Second Reading (2 speeches)
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— On 2 May, the Turnbull...
- Fair Work Amendment (Corrupting Benefits) Bill 2017, Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017, Social Services Legislation Amendment (Energy Assistance Payment and Pensioner Concession Card) Bill 2017, Treasury Laws Amendment (Accelerated Depreciation For Small Business Entities) Bill 2017, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2017; First Reading (1 speech)
These bills are being introduced together. After debate on the motion for the second reading has been adjourned, I shall move a motion to have the bills listed separately on the Notice Paper. I...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Smith, Ms Cecily (1 speech)
I rise tonight to pay tribute to a remarkable Western Australian woman, Cecily Smith, who passed away in February of this year following a lifetime of military and community service. Today many...
- Budget (11 speeches)
I rise tonight to speak about the Turnbull Liberal government's blatant disregard for my home state of Tasmania when they brought down their budget last month. Tasmanians were right to be...
- Donations to Political Parties (1 speech)
Last week's Four Corners program has refocused public debate on the need for foreign donation reform in big politics. But it is not just foreign donations that need reform; it is donations across...
- Central Queensland (1 speech)
As I have said on a number of occasions in this chamber, Central Queensland needs jobs. It needs jobs desperately and it needs projects that produce jobs. Senator Canavan interjecting—...
- Small Business Roadshow (1 speech)
I rise to make a few comments about the small business roadshow which is currently being conducted by the Minister for Small Business and member for Riverina, Minister Michael McCormack MP. I...
- Cyclone Debbie (1 speech)
In the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie earlier this year, I had the privilege of travelling with federal Labor leader, Bill Shorten, to affected communities and also with the shadow Treasurer, Chris...
- National Indigenous Youth Parliament (1 speech)
When Neville Bonner walked into the Australian Parliament in 1971, one can only imagine what was going through his head as he walked down the halls of Old Parliament House. As the first...
- Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
I rise this evening to add my voice to the chorus of congratulations for the recipients of this year's Queen's birthday honours. These recipients, hailing from all walks of life across Australia,...
- Indigenous Affairs (2 speeches)
The last fortnight has seen some celebrations in this place, including National Reconciliation Week and the anniversary of the Mabo decision. It was fantastic to have the government table the...
- Law Enforcement (1 speech)
I want to talk tonight about an issue that usually sounds like one word, especially during election campaigns and that word is 'law and order'. I will talk mostly about law and hope that some...
- Health Care (1 speech)
In April this year, on a self-funded tour, I had the occasion to visit Cuba. Amongst meetings I had with the Vice President and the minister associated with mines and energy and foreign affairs,...
- Smith, Ms Kathy, Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (1 speech)
What an interesting sequence of speeches we have heard this evening in the adjournment. For those who have remained listening since Senator Hinch's contribution, he asked who was looking after...
- Privacy (1 speech)
I want to speak briefly tonight on a subject that has been bugging me for a little while. It is something that I guess has been creeping up on us for a time, but even in the matter of the last...
- Citizenship (1 speech)
For so many people, becoming an Australian citizen is confirmation of their place in this country. For so many people, this is a real milestone in their lives. Becoming a citizen is something...
- Middle East (1 speech)
I rise tonight to add my voice to many other Australians who care deeply about the Israel-Palestine conflict and to share my recent experiences of life in Palestine and Israel. In April this year...
- Sri Lanka, Infrastructure (11 speeches)
May 18 was the eighth anniversary of the end of the Sri Lankan armed conflict. To date, the Sri Lankan government has failed to undertake any steps towards accountability and justice for the war...
- Burma (1 speech)
In 2012, I was a member of an Australian delegation to Myanmar. It was an exciting time, with a real sense of expectancy for change. Elections would be coming. They would be taking place, and...
- Donations to Political Parties (5 speeches)
The news has broken that New South Wales Labor rising star and 2016 Senate candidate Simon Zhou has resigned as a Sussex Street staffer under questions about his dodgy donations and his...
- Donations to Political Parties, Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016, Media, Australian Defence Force (1 speech)
That is perfect; that will lead right into where I am going. I reckon the only group of Australians less trusted than bankers is politicians at the moment, but the effect of that gradual erosion...
- Donations to Political Parties, London: Attacks (3 speeches)
I note the time and I will try to be as brief as possible. I want to begin, Senator Lambie, on congratulating you on the passionate speech you just made and the matters which you raise. I think...
