Senate debates
Thursday, 22 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 to business.
- Statement by the President (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (1 speech)
Senators will recall the statement I made to the Senate on 10 October 2016 regarding the records of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry. The commission was established in May 1986 to...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
Pursuant to notice given on 21 June 2017, I withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No. 1, standing in my name, for 9 August 2017, proposing the disallowance of the Migration Amendment...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (34 speeches)
I present the seventh report of 2017 of the Selection of Bills Committee. I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The report read as follows— SELECTION OF...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
( I move: That— (a) the Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 3) Bill 2017 be considered from 12.45 pm today; and (b) government business be called on after consideration of that bill...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Red Tape Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
( by leave—On behalf of the chair of the Red Tape Committee, Senator Leyonhjelm, I move: That the Red Tape Committee be authorised to hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance...
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
( by leave—I move: That the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee be authorised to hold a private meeting otherwise than inaccordance with standing order 33(1) during the...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Uniting Church (1 speech)
by leave—I move : That the Senate— (a) notes that 22 June 2017 is the 40th anniversary of the service of inauguration of the Uniting Church in Australia; (b) observes this day when...
- Aquaculture Industry (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the damage caused to the Macquarie Harbour World Heritage Area, including the threat to the endangered Maugean Skate, as a result of the...
- Energy (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Williams, Senator McKenzie and Senator Macdonald, move: That the Senate— (a) welcomes the Prime Minister, the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia,...
- Farrell, Senator Donald (3 speeches)
I take a great deal of pleasure in moving this motion, as it recognises a very good colleague of mine, and I ask that general business notice of motion No. 386 relating to question time be taken...
- Food Certification (29 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) it has been more than 18 months since the Economics References Committee tabled its report entitled Third party certification of food, and (ii)...
- Climate Change (4 speeches)
I move: (a) notes the: (i) obligation for parties to the Paris Agreement to consider the 'right to health' in the national climate change response, and (ii) substantial...
- Western Australia: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Reynolds, move: That the Senate— (a) congratulates the 39 worthy Western Australians who were recipients of the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours for their...
- Community Radio (8 speeches)
I, and on behalf of Senators Ludlam, Xenophon and Lambie, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) more than five million Australians listen to community radio in an average...
- Black Lung Disease (14 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) acknowledges the findings of the Queensland Parliament's recent report, Black lung, white lies , detailing 'catastrophic failings' in public administration,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Education (29 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. Yesterday Senator Hanson told the Senate that students living with a disability or diagnosed with autism 'are taking...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before I call on the next question, could I draw to the attention of honourable senators the presence, in the President's gallery, of a delegation of parliamentarians from India. Welcome to the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Trade Unions (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Cash. Can the minister update the Senate on any developments relating to the recent disgraceful threats made against Commonwealth public...
- Schools (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. Given that under the minister's education package 85 per cent of public schools will not reach a fair level of...
- Education (24 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. We know that Senator Hanson disgraced herself in this place yesterday by suggesting that children with...
- Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. On 1 July up to 700 Australian workers will see a wage decrease when the cut to Sunday penalty rates begins to...
- Coal Seam Gas Mining (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. Minister, coal seam gas production in the Bowen Basin and Surat Basin averages $6 to $8 per gigajoule. This...
- Defence (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. Can the minister update the Senate on the work the Turnbull government has done in the 12 months since the election to ensure...
- Court, Mrs Margaret (10 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. Attorney, I refer you to recent comments by Margaret Court that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people were 'all the Devil'....
- Education (8 speeches)
My question is to Senator Birmingham, the . Last night the minister met with representatives of the Catholic education sector hours after media reports had already emerged of the so-called...
- Indigenous Affairs (8 speeches)
It is my privilege to ask my last question of the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. Can the minister update the Senate on how the Turnbull-Joyce government is working in...
- Defence Procurement (19 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. At the Senate committee hearing on Tuesday night, the interim CEO of DCNS, Brent Clark, said that ASC would have no role in building...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (11 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister representing the Prime Minister (Senator Brandis) to a question without notice asked by Senator Polley today relating to...
- Court, Mrs Margaret (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis, to my question without notice today relating to Mrs Margaret Court. I was appalled that Senator...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Sciacca, Hon. Concetto Antonio 'Con', AO (6 speeches)
It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death, on 21 June this year, of the Hon. Concetto Antonio 'Con' Sciacca AO, a former minister and member of the House of Representatives for...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Appropriations, Staffing and Security — Standing Committee, Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings — Joint Statutory Committee, Economics References Committee, Education and Employment References Committee, Finance and Public Administration References Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Standing Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, Select Committee on Lending to Primary Production Customers, Joint Standing Committee on Migration, Parliamentary Library — Joint Standing Committee, Publications — Standing Committee, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse — Joint Select Committee, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth, Joint Standing Committee on Treaties; Membership (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees in accordance with the document circulated in the chamber. Appropriations, Staffing and Security—Standing...
- Publications Committee Report (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Publications Committee, I present the seventh report of the Publications Committee. Ordered that the report be adopted.
- Privileges Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 165th report of the Senate Standing Committee of Privileges, entitled Persons referred to in the Senate: Mr Jamie Ware, Board Chair, Redlands College. Ordered that the report be...
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Report (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Sterle, I present an interim report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee on biosecurity risks associated with the importation of seafood...
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the interim report of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee on the matters raised by New South Wales Police Strike Force CIVET, together with the documents...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- First Principles Review of Defence (1 speech)
On behalf of the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne, I table a ministerial statement on the implementation of the First Principles Review of Defence and seek leave to have the statement...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Estimates Committees (1 speech)
Pursuant to order, I present the report of the Education and Employment Legislation Committee on the 2017-18 budget estimates together with the Hansard report of proceedings and documents...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Appropriations, Staffing and Security — Standing Committee, Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings — Joint Statutory Committee, Economics References Committee, Education and Employment References Committee, Finance and Public Administration References Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Standing Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, Select Committee on Lending to Primary Production Customers, Joint Standing Committee on Migration, Parliamentary Library — Joint Standing Committee, Publications — Standing Committee, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse — Joint Select Committee, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth, Joint Standing Committee on Treaties; Membership (2 speeches)
I have received a letter requesting changes to the membership of committees.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate, at its rising, adjourn till Tuesday, 8 August 2017, at 12.30 pm, or such other time as may be fixed by the President or, in the event of the President being unavailable,...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
I move: That leave of absence be granted to every member of the Senate from the end of the sitting today to the day on which the Senate next meets. Question agreed to. Senate adjourned at 01:11...
