Senate debates
Thursday, 7 December 2017
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Minister for Employment (16 speeches)
The Senate has asked me to address the claim of public interest immunity made to and accepted by the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee during recent Senate estimates hearings....
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Qualifications of Members and Senators (1 speech)
I seek leave to move a motion relating to condemning the government for not following their own disclosure regime. Leave not granted.
- Suspension of Standing Orders (12 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me moving a motion to give precedence to a motion relating to condemning the government for not following their own...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That government business order of the day No. 1, Regional Investment Corporation Bill 2017, be postponed till a later hour. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: The routine of business for the remainder of the day be as follows: (a) consideration of the following government business orders of the day until 2 pm: Social Services...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Turnbull Government (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. When asked on Sunday how he intends to turn around 25 consecutive Newspoll losses, leaks from cabinet and...
- National Security (24 speeches)
My question is also to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. Can the Attorney-General advise the Senate of the national security implications of reports in this morning's media regarding further...
- Donations to Political Parties (24 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. In announcing his government's very long overdue reforms to political donations, the Prime Minister said that they...
- Israel (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Foreign Minister. Minister, today we woke to confirmation that Donald Trump has announced that the US will recognise Jerusalem as the capital of...
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Special Broadcasting Service (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications, Senator Fifield. Senator Hanson has made it clear she will be lobbying the Turnbull government to pursue cuts to ABC funding. Will the minister...
- Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. This past Tuesday evening, the Department of Defence held another community information centre in Williamtown, New South Wales, to...
- National Security (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. Can the minister update the Senate on the Australian Defence Force's contribution to stability and security in the Middle East region?
- Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. Attorney, your government seems determined to stifle dissent and undermine Australia's...
- Minister for Employment (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Cash. The AFP has provided advice: The AFP has commenced an investigation into the alleged unauthorised disclosure of information concerning...
- Mining (15 speeches)
Yes, indeed I do, and a great call it is, Mr President, could I say! My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. Can the minister update the Senate on...
- High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Brandis. In April, the Prime Minister extended Mr Downer's term as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom by...
- Health Care (28 speeches)
It gives me great honour to ask what I think will be the last question of this session. I wish you all here in this chamber a very merry Christmas. I'm delighted to ask a serious policy question...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Deputy Leader of the National Party (2 speeches)
by leave—I want to inform the chamber that I'm very honoured to have been elected as Deputy Leader of the National Party at a meeting of my party colleagues early this morning, replacing...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Taxation (12 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Attorney-General (Senator Brandis) to a question without notice asked by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator Wong)...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
Pursuant to notice given on 6 December 2017, I withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No. 1 standing in the name of Senator Williams for 21 March 2018 proposing the disallowance of the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (6 speeches)
I present the 15th report of 2017 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The report read as follows— 1. The...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Security of Critical Infrastructure Bill 2017, Security of Critical Infrastructure (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2017; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bills be introduced: A Bill for an Act to create a framework for managing critical infrastructure, and for related purposes. A Bill for an Act to deal with...
- Security of Critical Infrastructure Bill 2017, Security of Critical Infrastructure (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
I table the explanatory memorandum relating to the bills and I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave...
- Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017, Export Control Bill 2017, Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Bill 2017; First Reading (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of the Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Ruston, move: That the following bills be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the law in relation...
- Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017, Export Control Bill 2017, Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Bill 2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
I table the explanatory memorandum relating to the bills and I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Reference (7 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Farrell and Senator Rhiannon, move: That the following matter be referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade for inquiry and...
- Electoral Matters Committee; Membership (1 speech)
I move: That the resolution of appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters be amended to provide for participating membership, as follows: After paragraph (3A), insert: (3B)...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Security Services (9 speeches)
On behalf of Senator Wong, I move: That the Senate notes— (a) the need for the executive to respect and protect the non-political role of the security services; (b) the need to keep...
- Taxation (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that the Trump Administration has succeeded in passing, through both Houses of the Congress of the United States of America (US), over USD$1 trillion in...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Parliament House Passholders (8 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that, on 5 December 2017, certain staff members of Senator Rhiannon's office verbally abused an official guest of Senator Leyonhjelm; (b) condemns the...
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia (6 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 659 standing in my name for today relating to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That the...
- Human Rights Day (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Moore, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the report of the High-Level Working Group for Health and Human Rights of Women, Children and Adolescents delivered...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (2 speeches)
The President has received letters from the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate requesting changes in the membership of various committees.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Estimates Committees (1 speech)
I present additional information received by committees relating to the following estimates: Additional estimates 2016-17— Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Procedure Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Lines, I present the Procedure Committee's 1st report of 2017. Ordered that the report be printed. I move: That the Senate adopt the recommendations in the report. I seek...
- Publications Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Publications Committee, I present the 12th report. Ordered that the report be adopted.
- Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade; Report (1 speech)
I present the report of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade on the review of the Defence annual report 2015-16. I move: That the Senate take note of the report. I...
- Privilege (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Senators, by letter dated today and received by me at 3.29 pm, the Leader of the Government Senator Brandis has raised a matter of privilege concerning the conduct of Senator Dastyari. I have...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate, at its rising, adjourn until Monday, 5 February 2018 at 10 am or such other time as may be fixed by the President or, in the event of the President being unavailable, by...
- 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 day to the day on which the Senate next meets. Question agreed to.
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Valedictories (17 speeches)
At last, at the end of a very busy year and having just witnessed, as many of us have done, a most consequential event in the House of Representatives—initiated, I might say, in the...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate do now adjourn.
