Senate debates

Thursday, 20 September 2018

• Committees (0 speeches)
  • National Broadband Network Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
    I remind senators that the question may be put on that proposal at the request of any senator.
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Religious Freedom Review Expert Panel; Order for the Production of Documents (11 speeches)
    by leave—I move: That— The Senate (1) notes the claim of public interest immunity in response to the Senate Order to produce Religious Freedom Review Expert Panel; (2) cites the...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Rearrangement (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That today, following the reporting of a message from the House of Representatives transmitting the Criminal Code Amendment (Food Contamination) Bill 2018 for...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2018; Second Reading (8 speeches)
      Labor supports the measures in the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2018, although we will move two small but important amendments....
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2018; In Committee (14 speeches)
    I move opposition amendment (1) on sheet 8437: (1) Schedule 2, item 3, page 8 (line 14), omit "1 July 2017", substitute "8 February 2018". This amendment changes the start date for the small...
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • Withdrawal (1 speech)
    Pursuant to notice given on 19 September 2018, I withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No. 1, standing in my name for 14 November, proposing the disallowance of the Australian...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Selection of Bills Committee; Report (2 speeches)
    I present the 11th report of 2018 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The report read as follows—
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Rearrangement (1 speech)
    I move: That— (a) government business orders of the day as shown on today's Order of business be considered from 12.45 pm today; and (b) government business be called on after consideration...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Community Affairs References Committee; Reporting Date (1 speech)
    I remind senators that the question may be put on that proposal at any senator's request. There being none, I shall now proceed to discovery of formal business.
• Budget (0 speeches)
  • Consideration by Estimates Committees (7 speeches)
    I move: That on Monday, 22 October 2018, estimates hearings by legislation committees shall be suspended at 10 am till midday to enable senators to attend the National Apology for victims of...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Nobel Peace Ride (7 speeches)
    I, and also on behalf of Senators Wong and McAllister, move: The Senate: (a) welcomes the arrival of the Nobel Peace Ride to Canberra at the end of its 900 km bicycle journey from Melbourne; (b)...
  • Myanmar (23 speeches)
    I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1091 standing in my name and the name of Minister Payne for today, relating to Myanmar, be taken as a formal motion.
  • Australia Post (4 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) confirms the importance of Australia Post outlets to regional and rural Queensland, particularly those in outer regional and remote towns, where they are an...
  • Dairy Industry (15 speeches)
    I and on behalf of Senator Rice, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) published its final report on the dairy...
  • Road Safety (9 speeches)
    I, and also on behalf of Senators Gallacher, Bilyk and Dean Smith, move: That the Senate— (a) notes:   (i) that Australia is not likely to reach its 2020 goal (National Road...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters; Reporting Date (1 speech)
    I move: That the time for the presentation of the report of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters on its inquiry into the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Lowering Voting Age and...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Migrants Convicted of Being a Member of a Terrorist Organisation (5 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) expresses a concern that persons convicted in Australia of being a member of a terrorist organisation, in circumstances where they are recent migrants to...
  • World Day Against the Death Penalty (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes:   (i) that 10 October 2018 is World Day Against the Death Penalty,   (ii) the bi-partisan position of Australian governments over...
  • Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (2 speeches)
    I move: That— (1) The Senate: (a) notes that the Coalition Government has waived labour market testing for contractual service suppliers for six new countries in the Comprehensive and...
  • International Day of Peace (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes:   (i) that 21 September 2018 is the International Day of Peace,   (ii) that the United Nations General Assembly has declared that...
  • World Rhino Day (7 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes:   (i) that 22 September 2018 is World Rhino Day,   (ii) that there are fewer than 29 000 rhinos left worldwide across five species,...
  • Right to Privacy (2 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) in 2013, the UN General Assembly affirmed that the rights held by people offline must also be protected online, and it called upon...
  • Superannuation (9 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate: (a) notes that women retire with around 40 per cent less superannuation than men, and supports legislative change to close this gap as quickly as possible; (b)...
  • Bisexual Awareness Week (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) this week is International Bisexual Awareness Week (Bi Week), and 23 September 2018 is Bisexual Visibility Day,   (ii) Bi...
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Home Care Packages; Order for the Production of Documents (4 speeches)
    I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care, by 5 pm on 28 September 2018, the most recent data on the number of people...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Homelessness (8 speeches)
    I, and also on behalf of Senator Cameron, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) the Coalition Government has failed to commit to any specific targets to reduce...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Criminal Code Amendment (Food Contamination) Bill 2018; First Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bills read a first time.
  • Criminal Code Amendment (Food Contamination) Bill 2018; Second Reading (4 speeches)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speech read as follows— The Criminal Code...
  • Criminal Code Amendment (Food Contamination) Bill 2018; Third Reading (2 speeches)
    No amendments to the bill have been circulated. Does any senator require a committee stage? If not, I shall call the minister to move the third reading.
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Australian Farmers) Bill 2018; Second Reading (2 speeches)
    The Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Australian Farmers) Bill 2018 is a bill that has Labor's support. It amends the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to allow immediate deduction, rather than...
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Australian Farmers) Bill 2018; Third Reading (2 speeches)
    As no amendments to the bill have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading.
  • Excise Levies Legislation Amendment (Honey) Bill 2016; Second Reading (2 speeches)
    The bill before the chamber this afternoon, the Excise Levies Legislation Amendment (Honey) Bill 2016, is to remove the requirement for purchasers of honey who intend on exporting it to provide...
  • Excise Levies Legislation Amendment (Honey) Bill 2016; Third Reading (2 speeches)
    As no amendments to the bill have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading unless any senator requires that the bill be considered in Committee of the Whole.
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2018; In Committee (6 speeches)
    The question is that opposition amendment (1) on sheet 8437 be agreed to. Question agreed to.
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2018; Third Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Bill read a third time.
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Australian Consumer Law Review) Bill 2018; Second Reading (8 speeches)
    I seek leave to put a brief statement on the record.
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Superannuation (26 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Can the minister confirm that, on average, Australian women retire with 42 per cent less super than men or...
  • Aged Care (49 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care, Senator Scullion. Can the minister advise how the Liberal-National government is looking after older...
  • Immigration Detention (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration. I refer you to the alleged sexual assault by a member of staff on a detainee at the Yongah Hill Immigration Detention...
  • Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education, Senator Cash. In an article in the Australian Financial Review, entitled: 'Michaelia Cash declined...
  • Foreign Investment (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann. Australians are concerned about the concentration of critical Australian assets in the hands of foreign-owned...
  • Mining (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. Could the minister please advise the Senate on any recent developments that will further economic growth and...
  • Pensions and Benefits (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Fifield. Minister—through you, President—Newstart has not been increased in real...
  • Minister for Home Affairs (12 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Yesterday, the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee tabled its report, which found that Minister Dutton had...
  • Vocational Education and Training (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education, Senator Cash. How is the Liberal-National government helping Australians who were ripped off by...
  • Minister for Education (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Education, Senator Birmingham. The former Minister for Education and Training's own South Australian Liberal colleague the member for...
• Answers to Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
  • Question Nos 900 to (37 speeches)
    Under standing order 74(5)(a), I seek an explanation from the Minister representing the Prime Minister and the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann, as to why questions numbered...
• Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
  • Superannuation (9 speeches)
    I rise to take note of the answer given by Senator Cormann to a question I asked a long time ago at the beginning of question time. My question was about the fundamental right that Australians...
  • Immigration Detention (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education (Senator Cash) to a question without notice asked by Senator...
• Budget (0 speeches)
  • Consideration by Estimates Committees (1 speech)
    I present additional information received by committees relating to estimates. The information was unavailable at the time of publishing
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Additional Information (1 speech)
    At the request of the chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Senator Gallacher, I present additional information received by the committee on its inquiry into the...
  • Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Report (1 speech)
    At the request of Senator Sterle I present the report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee on the regulation of mobility scooters, together with the Hansard record...
  • National Disability Insurance Scheme; Report (1 speech)
    At the request of Senator Gallacher, I present the report of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme on market readiness for provision of services under the NDIS,...
  • Law Enforcement Committee; Report (1 speech)
    I present the report and the corrigendum to the report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement on the trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn, together with the Hansard recording...
  • Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth; Report (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Chair of Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth, I present the report of the inquiry into trade and the digital economy. I move: That the Senate take note of the...
  • Intelligence and Security Committee; Report (1 speech)
    On behalf of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present two reports of the committee as listed at item 14 on today's order of business. I move: That the Senate take...
  • Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters; Membership (1 speech)
    I move: That Senator Steele-John be discharged from and Senator Waters be appointed to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters. Question agreed to.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Bill 2017; First Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bill read a first time.
  • Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Bill 2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speech read as follows— The Government...
• Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
  • National Security (1 speech)
    I table a response to a question taken on notice during question time on 19 September 2018 and asked by Senator Bernardi relating to the expansion of foreign interference in Australia and seek...
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • National Partnership Agreement on Implementing Water Reform in the Murray-Darling Basin, Great Barrier Reef Foundation, Religious Freedom Review Expert Panel; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
    I table documents relating to the orders for production of documents concerning the National Partnership Agreement on Implementing Water Reform in the Murray-Darling Basin, the Great Barrier Reef...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Aged Care (6 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate: (a) notes that:   (i) the former Treasurer, Mr Scott Morrison, was the architect of significant cuts to aged care to the tune of $1 billion in the 2016-17...
• Adjournment (0 speeches)
  • Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia (1 speech)
    Earlier in the week, the parliamentary delegation to the Republic of Indonesia provided its report to the parliament, and I'm delighted this evening just to make some comments with regard to that...
  • Alcoa (1 speech)
    The issues I want to talk about today is actually a Western Australian issue. I know it's one that's very close to your heart, Senator Lines, because it is the Alcoa dispute that has been going...
  • Sleeping Giants Oz (1 speech)
    Last year, a declassified and redacted US intelligence community report detailed Russia's multifaceted influence campaign in recent US elections, part of which involved its Internet Research...