Senate debates
Tuesday, 19 June 2018
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Meeting (1 speech)
I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Income Tax (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government, Senator Scullion. Research into the distribution of the benefit of the...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! I draw to the attention of honourable senators the presence in the gallery of parliamentary staff from the Inter-Parliamentary Study Program. On behalf of all senators, I wish you a warm...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Budget (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Jobs and Innovation, Senator Cash. I wonder: can the minister update the Senate about recent measures in the federal budget to encourage jobs growth in Australia?
- Income Tax (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. Research into the Turnbull government's personal income tax reveals that the Prime Minister's own electorate of Wentworth will be the...
- Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. I refer to the crisis regarding contamination by PFOS chemicals that's been documented in the media over the last...
- Child Care (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. Will the minister update the Senate on the implementation of the government's new childcare package?
- Income Tax (46 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. Treasury has confirmed that the $42 billion stage 3 of the government's Personal Income Tax Plan, which doesn't start for six years,...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! I draw to the attention of honourable senators the presence in the gallery of the Hon. Gabrissa Hartman MP from the Parliament of Nauru. On behalf of all senators, I wish you a warm...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Indigenous Employment (17 speeches)
Subject to popular demand from this side of the chamber, I have a question for the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. Can the minister update the Senate about how the coalition...
- Department of Veterans' Affairs (7 speeches)
My question is to Senator Payne, representing the Minister for Veterans' Affairs. On my frequent trips to regional and rural Victoria I also visit the RSLs to talk to vets. Recently, I did a...
- Vocational Education and Training (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. Today is National TAFE Day, which recognises our great TAFE network. Since taking office, the government has cut...
- National Redress Scheme (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, Senator Fierravanti-Wells. Could the minister please provide an update on the National Redress Scheme?
- Minister for Jobs and Innovation (40 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Jobs and Innovation, Senator Cash. After the Federal Court issued a subpoena requiring the minister to give evidence in relation to her and her office's...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That today— (a) the routine of business from not later than 7 pm shall be government business order of the day no. 3 (Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Income Tax (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs (Senator Scullion) and the Minister for Finance (Senator Cormann) to questions without notice asked...
- Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Finance (Senator Cormann) to a question without notice asked by Senator Rice today relating to the contamination of...
- Party Office Holders (0 speeches)
- Pauline Hanson's One Nation (14 speeches)
by leave—I advise the Senate that from now on I am the Whip of Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party in the Senate.
- United Australia Party (4 speeches)
by leave—I wish to advise the Senate that I have joined the United Australia Party. I also advise the Senate that I am the whip for the United Australia Party for the purposes of standing...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Bartlett from 19 to 21 June 2018, for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
Pursuant to notice of intention given yesterday, I withdraw on Senator McKim's behalf business of the Senate notice of motion No. 1 standing in his name, proposing the Disallowance of the Social...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Minister Representing the Minister for Aged Care (8 speeches)
At the request of Senator Watt, I move: That— (1) The Minister representing the Minister for Aged Care is required to attend the Senate at 9.30 am on Wednesday, 20 June 2018 to explain: (a)...
- Trade (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that 23 June marks the second anniversary of the historic vote by the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union; (b) acknowledges that the vote...
- Migration (8 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes the comments of the New South Wales Opposition Leader, Mr Luke Foley, highlighting the problems arising in Sydney from recent immigration trends; (b)...
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that the Liberal Party of Australia's Federal Council recently passed a motion stating "That federal council calls for the full privatisation of the...
- United States-North Korea Summit (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes the historic summit between the President of the United States, Mr Donald Trump, and the leader of North Korea, Mr Kim Jong-un; and (b) congratulates...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Vocational Education and Training (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) 19 June 2018 is National TAFE Day, and (ii) the day is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the public TAFE...
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (6 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that on 6 September, 2013, Mr Abbott promised voters "no cuts to the ABC"; (b) further notes that: (i) the 2014-15 Budget cut the Australian...
- Social Housing (6 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Cameron, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the latest census data indicates that there has been a 13 per cent rise in homelessness...
- Israel (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes the religious and historical significance of Jerusalem; and (b) calls for the Australian Government to: (i) recognise Jerusalem as the capital...
- Yemen (10 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 841 standing in my name for today, relating to the conflict in Yemen, be taken as a formal motion.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Charity Fundraising in the 21st Century; Appointment (4 speeches)
I move: (1) That a select committee, to be known as the Select Committee on Charity Fundraising in the 21st Century, be established to inquire into and report on the current framework of...
- Death Penalty (3 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator McKim, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) on 18 June 2018, the Australian Parliamentarians Against the Death Penalty hosted a screening...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
I withdraw general business notice of motion No. 836 standing in my name for now.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (4 speeches)
At the request of Senator Polley, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) 15 June 2018 was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, (ii) World Elder Abuse Awareness Day...
- National Palliative Care Week (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Polley, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) 20 May to 26 May 2018 was National Palliative Care Week (NPCW), (ii) the theme of...
- Miegunyah House Museum (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Moore, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) Miegunyah, formerly known as Beverley Wood, is a heritage-listed house in Bowen Hills, Brisbane...
- Brisbane Combined Unions Choir (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Moore, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Brisbane Combined Unions Choir was formed 30 years ago under the inspiration of union...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Birmingham, I move: That consideration of the business before the Senate on Wednesday, 27 June 2018, be interrupted at approximately 5 pm, but not so as to interrupt a...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Income Tax (14 speeches)
I inform the Senate that, at 8.30 am today, 2 proposals were received in accordance with standing order 75. The question of which proposal would be submitted to the Senate was determined by lot....
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Appropriations and Staffing Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 60th report of the Standing Committee on Appropriations, Staffing and Security on the estimates for the Department of the Senate 2018-19. Ordered that the report be printed.
- Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
At the request of the chairs of the respective committees, I present additional information received by committees as listed at item 13 on today's Order of Business. Community Affairs Legislation...
- Intelligence and Security Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the report of the committee on ASIO's questioning and detention powers, and I move: That the Senate take...
- Joint Standing Committee on National Capital and External Territories; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator McCarthy, on behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories, I present the report of the committee on Australia's Antarctic...
- Public Works Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present report No. 2 of 2018—referrals made March 2018.
- Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Intelligence and Security Committee, Joint Standing Committee on National Capital and External Territories, National Disability Insurance Scheme, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Government Response to Report (1 speech)
I present six government responses to committee reports as listed on today’s Order of Business. In accordance with the usual practice, I seek leave to incorporate the documents in Hansard....
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Government Response to Report (3 speeches)
I wish to comment on the government response to the Rural, Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report entitled Increasing use of so-called Flag of Convenience shipping in...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Australian Astronomical Observatory (Transition) Bill 2018, Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Amendment Bill 2018, Health Insurance (Approved Pathology Specimen Collection Centres) Tax Amendment Bill 2018; 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...
- Australian Astronomical Observatory (Transition) Bill 2018, Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Amendment Bill 2018, Health Insurance (Approved Pathology Specimen Collection Centres) Tax Amendment Bill 2018; 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 speeches read as follows— AUSTRALIAN...
- Corporations (Fees) Amendment (ASIC Fees) Bill 2018, National Consumer Credit Protection (Fees) Amendment (ASIC Fees) Bill 2018, Superannuation Auditor Registration Imposition Amendment (ASIC Fees) Bill 2018, Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment (ASIC Fees) Bill 2018; 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. I move: That these bills be now read a...
- Water Amendment Bill 2018; Second Reading (14 speeches)
This is not my first speech. I rise in support of the government's Water Amendment Bill 2018, which seeks to amend the Water Act 2007 following the Greens' sponsored disallowance of the northern...
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018; Second Reading (16 speeches)
I rise to speak on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018. I want to state at the outset that what we are witnessing with this legislation isn't a fair dinkum plan for...
