Senate debates
Monday, 27 November 2017
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Meeting (1 speech)
I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator.
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- South Australia; Qualifications of Senators (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That, pursuant to section 376 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, the Senate refers to the Court of Disputed Returns the following questions— (a) whether, by...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Parliament (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. I refer to former Prime Minister Mr Abbott, who said: You might not always want to go back to Parliament, but you...
- Asylum Seekers (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment, representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator Cash. Can the minister update the Senate about the recent relocation of the...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
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I draw to the attention of honourable senators the presence in the chamber of the parliamentary delegation from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. On behalf of all senators, I wish you a...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Queensland Election (17 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. I refer to the minister's Queensland LNP colleague Mr Christensen, who says of the LNP's failure in the Queensland...
- Australia-Indonesia Minister Council on Law and Security (8 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. Can the Attorney inform the Senate of the importance and the outcomes of the Australia-Indonesia Ministerial Council on Law and Security...
- Mining (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Brandis. The minister will recall the question my colleague Senator Di Natale asked when the...
- Turnbull Government (8 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator Cash. Last week, Minister Dutton told Ray Hadley on 2GB that he had 'a gut feeling about...
- Banking and Financial Services (8 speeches)
My question is directed to the Attorney-General, Senator George Brandis, representing the Prime Minister. For the last five months, One Nation has held a Senate inquiry into the conduct of banks...
- Defence Procurement (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. I ask this question as probably the happiest senator in Australia on Friday with the wonderful OPV announcement. My question to the...
- Banking and Financial Services (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. I refer to former Prime Minister Howard, who said: I would be staggered if the coalition proposed a banking royal...
- Energy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Energy, Senator Birmingham. Will the minister update the Senate on the government's success in advancing the...
- Refugees (23 speeches)
My question is to Senator Cash, representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Minister, I refer you to the humanitarian calamity your government has created on Manus Island....
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Queensland Election (5 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 Chisholm today relating to...
- Refugees (6 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Senator Cash) to a question without notice asked by Senator...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Fife, Hon. Wallace Clyde 'Wal' (4 speeches)
It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death on 16 November 2017 of the Hon. Wallace Clyde 'Wal' Fife, a former minister and member of the House of Representatives for the...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Dodson for the parliamentary sitting week beginning today, for personal reasons, and for Senator Gallagher for Wednesday, 29...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- National Security (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) expresses its grave concern that a social media account, passwords and potentially the internet-enabled device or devices of the Minister for Defence Industries...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Aboriginal Family-Led Decision-Making Program (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes with deep concern the high number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care; (b) acknowledges the urgent need to address this...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That— (a) the order of the Senate of 15 November 2017, relating to the hours of meeting and routine of business, be varied as follows: Omit subparagraph 3(b),...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Brain Cancer (1 speech)
Earlier this month, I hosted an annual fundraiser which I've been organising for four years now. The fourth annual Walk4BrainCancer Tasmania was held at Dru Point Bicentennial Park in Margate....
- Queensland Election (1 speech)
I'd like to reflect tonight on the very significant electoral results in my home state of Queensland over the weekend, to note particularly the historically large number of votes for the Greens...
- Vocational Education (1 speech)
I'm very pleased to be following my colleague Senator Andrew Bartlett, and I congratulate the Queensland Greens on their amazing and fantastic outcome due to all the hard work and strategic...
