Senate debates

Thursday, 15 November 2018

• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, Public Accounts and Audit Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
    I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator. There being none, we will move on.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Bill 2018; In Committee (19 speeches)
    The committee is considering the My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Bill 2018, as amended. The question is that Australian Greens amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 8565 be agreed to.
  • My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Bill 2018; Third Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
  • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017; Second Reading (21 speeches)
    I rise to speak on behalf of the opposition in respect of the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017. Almost two years ago—in fact, 716 days...
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • Withdrawal (1 speech)
    On behalf of Senator Williams, pursuant to notice given on 14 November 2018, I withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No. 1 standing in the name of Senator Williams for 10 sitting days...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
    I present the 13th 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— Selection Of...
• 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...
  • Leave of Absence (2 speeches)
    by leave—I move: That Senators Canavan, Payne and Ruston be granted leave of absence for today, on account of parliamentary business. Question agreed to.
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • Postponement (1 speech)
    I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator. There being none, we will move on.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Economics Legislation Committee; Reporting Date (1 speech)
    I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator. There being none, we will move on.
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Consideration of Legislation (13 speeches)
    I seek leave to move a motion to provide for the consideration of the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017. Leave not granted. Pursuant to...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Australian Research Council Amendment (Ensuring Research Independence) Bill 2018; First Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Australian Research Council Act 2001, and for related purposes. Question agreed to. I present the bill and move: That...
  • Australian Research Council Amendment (Ensuring Research Independence) Bill 2018; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to table an explanatory memorandum relating to the bill. Leave granted. I table an explanatory memorandum and seek leave to have the...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Abortion (13 speeches)
    Pursuant to request, I will now go to Senator Anning for matter No. 1205.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2018; Second Reading (2 speeches)
    The Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2018 responds to expert advice that concluded that when it comes to small airports, the level of red tape involved in the transport security process...
  • Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2018; Third Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
  • Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2018; Second Reading (2 speeches)
    The Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012 and the Navigation Act 2012 give AMSA the ability to make what are known as marine orders. Marine orders are designed to be...
  • Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2018; Third Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
  • National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Amendment Bill 2018; Second Reading (2 speeches)
    I seek leave to incorporate my remarks rather than work through them, verbatim, in the chamber. Leave granted. The speech read as follows— I rise to speak on the National Housing Finance...
  • National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Amendment Bill 2018; Third Reading (2 speeches)
    As no amendments have been circulated, does any senator require a committee stage? If not, I shall call the minister to move the third reading.
  • Shipping Registration Amendment Bill 2018; Second Reading (2 speeches)
    The Shipping Registration Amendment Bill 2018 will make minor amendments to the shipping registration process to modernise the system. The amendments remove the shipping registration certificate...
  • Shipping Registration Amendment Bill 2018; Third Reading (2 speeches)
    As no amendments 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 (Black Economy Taskforce Measures No. 2) Bill 2018, Excise Tariff Amendment (Collecting Tobacco Duties at Manufacture) Bill 2018; Second Reading (2 speeches)
    Labor will be supporting the Treasury Laws Amendment (Black Economy Taskforce Measures No. 2) Bill 2018 and the Excise Tariff Amendment (Collecting Tobacco Duties at Manufacture) Bill 2018. These...
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Black Economy Taskforce Measures No. 2) Bill 2018, Excise Tariff Amendment (Collecting Tobacco Duties at Manufacture) 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 unless any senator requires that the bill be considered in Committee of the Whole.
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Sector Regulation) Bill 2018; Second Reading (2 speeches)
    I rise to make a contribution on behalf of the opposition to the consideration of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Sector Regulation) Bill 2018. The opposition will be supporting this bill...
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Sector Regulation) 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 unless any senator requires that the bill be considered in Committee of the Whole.
  • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017; Second Reading (12 speeches)
    As I said earlier, when speaking on this Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017, it's good that something is going to be done about foreign donations...
• Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
  • (4 speeches)
    I inform the Senate that Senator Payne, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, will be absent from question time today. Senator Payne is on overseas ministerial business. And Senator Canavan will be...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Australian Embassy: Israel (10 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. In an article in this morning's media entitled 'PM flags embassy retreat' it is revealed that Minister Ciobo told...
  • Employment (8 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations, Senator Fifield. Can the minister inform the Senate about how the Liberal-National government's plan...
  • Energy (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. In a Tuesday interview on Sky with David Speers, the minister couldn't explain the government's policy to break up...
  • Muslim Community (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Following the appalling crime that led to the tragic death of Sisto Malaspina this week, the Prime Minister urged...
  • Minister for the Environment (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Fifield. In a radio interview last night the Minister for the Environment responded to Senator...
  • Live Animal Exports (12 speeches)
    My question is to Senator McKenzie, the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Senator, it's been revealed that the federal government is investigating complaints...
  • Infrastructure (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Senator McKenzie. Yesterday, I asked the minister to update the Senate about small...
  • Great Australian Bight: Oil Exploration (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, who I believe is Senator Cash, as Minister Canavan is away today. As if the climate impacts of...
  • Indigenous Affairs (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. I refer to reports today that the minister has granted $1.4 million from the Indigenous Advancement Strategy and...
  • Indigenous Housing (28 speeches)
    My question is also to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. What is the Liberal-National government doing to address the urgent and immediate housing need in the Northern...
  • Aged Care (17 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care, Senator Scullion. The government's own data shows that there are more than 121,000 older Australians...
• Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
  • Foodbank (1 speech)
    I took a question on notice on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister earlier in the week, and I just want to advise the Senate that, in response to that, he is pleased to see the funding...
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Northern Territory: Grants; Order for the Production of Documents (12 speeches)
    Under the order of the Senate agreed to on 13 November 2018, I seek an explanation from the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion, concerning the failure to respond in full to the...
• Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
  • Answers to Questions (31 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by ministers to questions without notice asked by Opposition senators today. I rise to take note of answers given by government senators to...
  • Muslim Community (2 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Finance and the Public Service (Senator Cormann) to a question without notice asked by Senator Di Natale today relating...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Additional Information (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Chair of the Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Senator Gichuhi, I present additional information received by the committee on its inquiry into the provision of the Aged...
  • Economics References Committee; Report (1 speech)
    I present the report of the Economics References Committee on the banking, insurance and financial services sector, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the...
  • Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Report (2 speeches)
    On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, I present the report of the committee Contestability and consensus – a bipartisan approach to more effective...
  • Economics References Committee; Government Response to Report (1 speech)
    I present the government response to the report of the Senate Economic References Committee on the site selection process for a national radioactive waste management facility in South Australia....
  • Select Committee on Red Tape; Government Response to Report (4 speeches)
    I present the government's response to the report of the Select Committee on Red Tape on the effect of red tape on occupational licensing. I seek leave to incorporate the document in Hansard....
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Australian Research Council; Order for the Production of Documents (2 speeches)
    I table a letter in relation to an order of the Senate of 13 November 2018.
  • Australian and Children's Screen Content Review; Order for the Production of Documents (2 speeches)
    I table a document relating to the order for the production of documents concerning the Australian and Children's Screen Content Review.
  • Select Committee into Funding for Research into Cancers with Low Survival Rates; Order for the Production of Documents (2 speeches)
    I table the government's response to the report of the Select Committee into Funding for Research into Cancers with Low Survival Rates, pursuant to the order for the production of documents...
• Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
  • Prime Minister, Indigenous Housing (1 speech)
    I table responses to questions taken on notice during question time on 14 November 2018 asked by Senators Bilyk and McCarthy relating to the New Zealand Office of Tourism and Sport and to housing...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017; Second Reading (4 speeches)
    In closing this second reading debate, I would like to thank all of those senators who have contributed to the debate so far in relation to the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding...
  • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017; In Committee (60 speeches)
    I wish to advise the committee—and for the benefit of the Clerks I advise—that, as flagged in my earlier contribution, the opposition will not be proceeding with amendments on sheet...
  • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017; Third Reading (1 speech)
    The question now is that the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed with amendments. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Appointment of Directors) Bill 2018; Second Reading (3 speeches)
    I rise to speak to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Appointment of Directors) Bill 2018. Watching Four Corners on the ABC is rarely less than instructive, and that was certainly...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Membership (2 speeches)
    The President has received letters requesting changes in the membership of committees.
• Adjournment (0 speeches)
  • Khashoggi, Mr Jamal (1 speech)
    On 2 October, Jamal Khashoggi, a citizen of Saudi Arabia, walked into its Istanbul consulate to obtain a simple marriage document while his wife waited outside. What happened next has shocked the...
  • ParentsNext Program (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on the ParentsNext program and the negative impact it is having on single parents, of whom we know the majority are single mothers. The ParentsNext program claims to assist...
  • Victorian State Election (1 speech)
    Some months ago, I rose in this place to reflect on the legacy of Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to parliament and a very fierce warrior for the Liberal cause. In the same vein tonight,...
  • Social Media (1 speech)
    Tonight I again wish to examine how political influence campaigns are being run using multiple Twitter accounts. I recently informed the Senate about the activities of Sleeping Giants Oz, an...
  • Marriage, Gender Equality (1 speech)
    A year ago today, Australia celebrated that we as a community had voted yes to marriage equality. It was a huge celebration because it was getting rid of the biggest state-sanctioned...