Senate debates
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Meeting (1 speech)
Does any senator wish to have the question put on any of those proposals? There being none, I will proceed to business.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions to the President (0 speeches)
- Parliament House: Security (2 speeches)
I seek leave to make a short personal statement. Leave granted. At home in Melbourne we are fighting a losing battle to save 200 precious trees on our fabled St Kilda Boulevard, and it seems now...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Qualifications of Senators (17 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Development, Senator Nash. I refer to Senator Canavan, who, in his statement to the Senate about his eligibility for election under section 44 of the...
- Economy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance, representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann. Can the minister update the Senate on how the Turnbull government's economic policy agenda is supporting...
- Deputy Leader of the Nationals (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Development, Senator Nash. The minister was asked multiple times yesterday whether she had sought advice about varying ministerial decision-making...
- Immigration Detention (25 speeches)
My question is to Senator Cash, representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. It's now just 57 short days until your 31 October deadline to close Australia's Manus Island...
- Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
My question is also to the Minister for Employment, Senator Cash. Is the minister aware of any recent analysis relating to penalty rates or the use of penalty rates in enterprise agreements?
- Deputy Leader of the Nationals (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Development, Senator Nash. I refer the minister to her answer yesterday when she told the Senate that advice had been sought about varying ministerial...
- Energy (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Training representing the Minister for the Environment and Energy, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister apprise the Senate of energy affordability...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I acknowledge the presence in the gallery of former senator Grant Chapman. Welcome. Honourable senators: Hear, hear!
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Disability Support Pension: Transvaginal Mesh (7 speeches)
My question is to Senator Payne, the Minister representing the Minister for Human Services. Your government has approved and continues to approve the use of transvaginal mesh devices in...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I also acknowledge in the public gallery a member of the Northern Territory parliament, Sandra Nelson. Welcome. Honourable senators: Hear, hear!
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Newlands Civil Construction: Senator O'Sullivan (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Justice, Senator Brandis. I refer to reports that Newlands Civil Construction, a company partly owned by Senator O'Sullivan, has been...
- Defence Infrastructure (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. I thank the minister for the work she's doing in relation to the very difficult situation in North Asia at the present time. My question is more...
- Deputy Leader of the Nationals (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Development, Senator Nash. Last Wednesday, constitutional law expert Professor George Williams told the National Press Club that, in relation to Deputy...
- Northern Australia (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs representing the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Scullion. Can the minister update the Senate on the progress of the...
- Deputy Leader of the Nationals (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Development, Senator Nash. Has the minister had any discussions with the Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister about a arrangements for her...
- Higher Education (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister advise the Senate why the Turnbull government's higher education reforms are both fair and necessary?
- Answers to Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
- Question Nos 298, 300, 301, 312, 313, 342, 357, 359, 365 (22 speeches)
Under standing order 74(5)(a) I seek an explanation from the Minister for Communications and the Arts, Senator Fifield, as to why questions 298, 300, 301, 312, 313, 342, 357 and 359, which I...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Deputy Leader of the Nationals (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Regional Development (Senator Nash) to questions without notice asked by Opposition senators today relating to her...
- Immigration Detention (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Employment (Senator Cash) to a question without notice asked by Senator McKim today relating to asylum seekers on Manus...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move: That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Abolition of...
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
I withdraw notice of motion No. 439 standing in my name, relating to Mr Hamed Shamshiripour.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Seselja for today, for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Indigenous Affairs (2 speeches)
by leave—I table a document from Mr Clinton Pryor and elders outlining a list of demands that Mr Pryor brought to the tent embassy and presented to us at the tent embassy this morning. Mr...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- ABC and SBS: Funding (2 speeches)
I seek leave to table a nonconforming petition. I have spoken to the whips and they were okay for that to happen. Leave granted.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Senator Brockman: First Speech (1 speech)
I move: That consideration of the business before the Senate on Tuesday, 17 October 2017, be interrupted at approximately 5 pm, but not so as to interrupt a senator speaking, to enable Senator...
- Small Amount Credit Contracts (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) payday loans and consumer leases can impose crippling interest rates and fees and trap people in a debt spiral, (ii)...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Australian National Flag Day (6 speeches)
I move: That the Senate notes: (a) that 3 September 2017 was Australian National Flag Day which celebrates the occasion the Australian National Flag was first flown in Melbourne in 1901; (b) the...
- Whaling (9 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society conducted anti-whaling activities in the Southern Ocean, beginning in 2005, that prevented the...
- Richardson, Ms Fiona (7 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of senators Kitching and Collins, move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the life and work of Ms Fiona Richardson, member of the Victorian parliament and...
- Youth Jobs PaTH Program (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) it has been reported that a coffee chain in Melbourne allowed an intern to work hours well beyond the maximum 50 hours per fortnight...
- Lai, Dr Pansy (15 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 443 standing in my name by replacing 'like-minded organisations' with 'associated organisations'. Leave not granted. I seek leave to...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Energy (5 speeches)
At the request of Senator Di Natale, I move: That the Senate does not consider coal-fired power to be clean.
- Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (14 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 454 standing in my name for today, relating to the contamination of Australia's Defence Force facilities, in the terms circulated in...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference (8 speeches)
I move: (1) That the Senate notes that there have now been five current and former senators referred to the Court of Disputed Returns to determine their eligibility under section 44 of the...
- International Overdose Awareness Day (11 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) 31 August 2017 marked the 16th annual International Overdose Awareness Day, commemorating all those who have died or been seriously...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Economy (17 speeches)
I inform the Senate that, at 8.30 am today, six proposals were received in accordance with standing order 75. The question of which proposal would be submitted to the Senate was determined by...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade; Report (1 speech)
I present an interim report of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade on modern slavery and global supply chains. I move: That the Senate take note of the report. I...
- Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, I present two reports of the committee, as listed at item 15 on today's Order of Business, as well as executive minutes on various...
- Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade; Report (1 speech)
I seek leave to speak on the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade's interim report on modern slavery and global supply chains. Leave granted. As a member of this joint...
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Public Works Committee; Government Response to Report (1 speech)
I present two government responses to committee reports as listed at item 15 on today’s Order of Business. In accordance with the usual practice, I seek leave to incorporate the documents...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre, Mercer, Mr Dean Paul, OAM, Morphett, Mr Andrew Kenneth 'Drew', OAM (1 speech)
Australia has always produced very good surfers. We have grown up with names like Mark Richards, Midget Farrelly, Nat Young, Tom Carroll, Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Steph Gilmore, Pam Burridge...
- Australian Antarctic Program (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a matter close to my heart and to my home state of Tasmania. As the Antarctic research season approaches, it is time for Minister Frydenberg to stand up for Tasmanian...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
This evening I rise to speak on the aged care homeless supplement, which enables specialist homeless aged care providers to provide aged care services to older Australians with a history of or...
- Trade (1 speech)
I rise tonight to discuss a unique opportunity that Australia has been presented with by the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union. Firstly, I would like to commend the Turnbull...
- Local Council Elections: New South Wales (1 speech)
I rise to put on the record that this Saturday Central Coast residents will finally have the opportunity to have their say and vote in the local government elections. Following the New South...
- Qualifications of Members and Senators (1 speech)
People take up political careers for many reasons. Some do it for reasons of service, for humanity; others do it for the headlines and yet others do it because up until then they've led a...
- Indigenous Literacy Day (1 speech)
In remote communities in this country, a household would be lucky to have just five books. It's hard to imagine if you've grown up in a household where you were read to from the start of your...
- Australian Competitiveness (1 speech)
Yesterday in TheAustralian Financial Review James Fazzino, the managing director and chief executive of Incitec, had an article in which he explained why his Australian company built its factory...
- Birdsville Races (1 speech)
Let me take you to a postcode not many politicians have bothered to visit: postcode 4482, population 100. From Brisbane it is 1,581 kilometres; from Melbourne, 2,158 kilometres; from Adelaide,...
- Cape York (1 speech)
As a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, and all communities in Cape York, it is my duty to listen to and meet as many people as possible across our home state. One of the...
- Wilson, Mr Rod (1 speech)
I rise tonight to reflect upon the life of a friend and fellow political traveller in Alexander Rodney Lockie Wilson, known affectionately to all as Rod Wilson. Rod passed away less than a week...
- Teen Challenge Tasmania: Home of Hope, Hillwood Berry Farm (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about two local organisations that I've had the pleasure of visiting in the last few weeks. They are both world leaders and making an impact in my home state of Tasmania:...
- Equal Pay Day (1 speech)
On Monday, we marked Equal Pay Day in Australia. That's the date past the end of the financial year that women, on average, would have had to work to earn the same amount as men—an extra...
- Automotive Industry (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about the state of Australia's automotive industry. People might think that the end of car manufacturing in Australia means that this is a dying industry. In fact, the...
- Cyclone Debbie (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak on behalf of Queenslanders who've been let down by the Turnbull government. Specifically I want to talk about how the Turnbull government has let down Queensland local...
- Australian Taxation Office (1 speech)
I rise this evening to tell the story of Mr Ron Shamir, an experienced intelligence analyst who blew the whistle on shady dealings at the Australian Taxation Office and lost his job for his...
- National Child Protection Week (1 speech)
I rise tonight because it's a very important week on the national calendar, and that is National Child Protection Week. It's an opportunity for us to have a national discussion in our Australian...
- Wildlife Diplomacy (1 speech)
Australia markets itself to the world as a clean, green country. We say we have an abundance of wilderness teeming with wildlife and global environmental credentials in flora, fauna and landscape...
- Dorevitch Pathology (1 speech)
I rise this evening to tell the Senate about the shameful treatment of a group of overworked, underappreciated and underpaid workers in my state of Victoria and their struggle to get their...
- Platypus Conservation (1 speech)
In Australia we face a huge challenge to protect our unique wildlife. An unacceptable number of our animals, such as the hairy-nosed wombat and the koala, are vulnerable, endangered or face...
- United Nations (1 speech)
On 31 October 2000, the United Nations Security Council passed UN resolution 1325. That was the first time an international agreement acknowledged the pivotal role of women in building and...
- Defence Procurement, Aged Care, Turnbull Government (1 speech)
Defence procurement is a huge issue. Defence is the Commonwealth's biggest procurer. The value to the economy is enormous. Because so much of taxpayers' money is being spent, it makes a big...
