Senate debates

Tuesday, 27 November 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)
  • Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018; Second Reading (3 speeches)
    I will continue my summation of the Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018. However, I would like to address a couple of the issues that were raised last night by...
  • Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018; In Committee (41 speeches)
    I understand that no amendments have been circulated but that a committee stage is required.
  • Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018; Third Reading (3 speeches)
    I move: That this bill be now read a third time.
  • Road Vehicle Standards Bill 2018, Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018, Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition — General) Bill 2018, Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition — Customs) Bill 2018, Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition — Excise) Bill 2018; Second Reading (9 speeches)
    A primary role of our parliament is to make, monitor and update laws which have a key focus on the safety of Australians. Our parliament has a strong record of bipartisanship when it comes to...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Victorian State Election (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann: In a blow-by-blow account of the crisis meeting held with the Prime Minister yesterday, the minister for...
• Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
  • (1 speech)
    Order! I draw to the attention of honourable senators the presence in the chamber of members of a parliamentary delegation from the ASEAN countries. On behalf of all senators, I wish you a warm...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Small Business (12 speeches)
    My question is to the
  • Liberal Party Leadership (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. The now Independent member for Chisholm, Julia Banks, says that those who deposed Mr Turnbull acted 'undeniably...
  • Prime Minister (12 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Cormann, representing the Prime Minister. Yesterday the Prime Minister used his role of leader of this country to bag out young people, to criticise the thousands of...
  • Health Care (8 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Scullion, representing the Minister for Health. This week the ABC and Fairfax started issuing a series of reports called 'The Implant Files' as part of a collective...
  • Energy (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. The Liberal member for Goldstein, Tim Wilson, has said: 'If anyone thinks there is this great public sentiment out...
  • Trade with China (10 speeches)
    My question is to Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Birmingham. How is the Liberal-National government helping Australian businesses benefit from trade, tourism and investment...
  • Victoria: Rail (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Deputy Prime Minister, Senator McKenzie. After the Liberals' abysmal performance in the Victorian state election on Saturday, I want to raise an...
  • Energy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. The former Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, Julie Bishop, has called on the Morrison government to work with...
  • Decentralisation (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Local Government and Decentralisation, Senator McKenzie. How's the Liberal-National government's decentralisation agenda supporting economic growth and creating...
  • Prime Minister (24 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. I refer to the article in this morning's Daily Telegraph entitled 'NSW Libs' ScoNo!'. A senior Liberal minister says in the...
  • Community Development Program (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. How is the Community Development Program supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in remote...
• Statements (0 speeches)
  • Great Australian Bight Environment Protection Bill 2016 (1 speech)
    by leave—I wish to clarify a statement I made in the chamber yesterday in the debate on the Great Australian Bight Environment Protection Bill 2016. I wish to clarify that, while there have...
• Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
  • Mining (1 speech)
    I wish to add further information to an answer I provided to Senator Waters in question time yesterday in relation to the NAIF and questions about a project in the Galilee Basin. I can advise the...
• Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
  • Liberal Party Leadership, Energy, Prime Minister (8 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Finance and the Public Service (Senator Cormann) and the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Senator Payne) to questions...
  • Prime Minister (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by Senator Cormann to a question without notice asked today relating to the Prime Minister. What an absolute joke. What a farce. Earlier...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Leave of Absence (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senators Brown, Marshall and Sterle for today, 27 November, for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Community Affairs References Committee, Economics References Committee; Reporting Date (1 speech)
    I remind senators that the question may be put on any of those proposals at the request of any senator. There being none, we will move on.
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Gretals Australia Pty Ltd; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
    At the request of Senator Carr, I move— That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, by 9.30 am on 29 November 2018: all...
  • Menindee Lakes; Order for the Production of Documents (62 speeches)
    I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1231 standing in the name of Senator Hanson-Young for today, relating to an order for the production of documents relating to Menindee Lakes, be...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Australian Cannabis Agency Bill 2018; First Reading (1 speech)
    At the request of Senator Di Natale, I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to establish the Australian Cannabis Agency, and for related purposes. Australian Cannabis...
  • Australian Cannabis Agency 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 I seek leave to have...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • National Agriculture Day (1 speech)
    I, and also on behalf of Senators McKenzie, Scullion, Canavan, Bushby, O'Sullivan, Ruston and McGrath, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) National Agriculture Day (AgDay) was...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Select Committee into the Obesity Epidemic in Australia; Reporting Date (1 speech)
    At the request of Senator Di Natale, I move: That the time for the presentation of the report of the Select Committee into the Obesity Epidemic in Australia be extended to 4 December 2018....
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Domestic and Family Violence (7 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) since the last Senate sitting period, there have been 3 women killed by violence in Australia, bringing the total of women killed by violence to...
  • Gambling (7 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) according to research published by the Australian Centre for Gambling Studies in 2015, it was estimated that 574,000 Australian adults regularly...
  • Schooling Resource Standard (10 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) is an estimate of how much total public funding a school needs to meet the educational needs of its...
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • Postponement (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: Postponed general business notice of motion no. 1238 standing in her name for today, proposing an order for the production of documents by the Minister representing the...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Mining (19 speeches)
    I ask that the general business notice of motion No. 1240 standing in my name for today, relating to a cumulative water impact assessment for coalmines in the Galilee Basin before any decision is...
  • Queensland: Shark Attacks (6 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes the importance of the tourism industry to the Queensland economy, the key role that the North Queensland region plays in attracting tourists to the...
  • School Strike 4 Climate Action (17 speeches)
    I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1242 standing in my name and the name of Senator Faruqi for today, relating to the School Strike 4 Climate Action, be taken as a formal motion.
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • Postponement (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That general business notice of motion No. 1243, standing in the name of Senator Siewert, relating to the Jacaranda Community Centre, be postponed till the next day of...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Sentinelese People (15 speeches)
    I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1236, standing in my name for today, relating to the Sentinelese people, be taken as a formal motion.
  • Queensland: Abortion (14 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes with concern that the socialist-left Queensland Government has passed a bill to legalise late-term abortion, allowing for termination long after a...
• Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
  • Australian Society (19 speeches)
    I inform the Senate that at 8.30 am today, six 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)
  • Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Additional Information (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Chair of the Community Affairs Legislation Committee, I present additional information received by the committee on its inquiry into the Social Security Legislation Amendment...
  • Economics References Committee; Report (1 speech)
    On behalf of Senator Ketter, the Chair of the Economics References Committee, I present the report of the Economics References Committee on the financial and tax practices of for-profit aged-care...
  • Environment and Communications References Committee; Report (1 speech)
    On behalf of Senator Steele-John, I present the report of the Environment and Communications References Committee on gaming microtransactions, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and...
  • Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Government Response to Report (1 speech)
    I present the government's response to the report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee on its inquiry into the current and future regulatory requirements that...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Road Vehicle Standards Bill 2018, Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018, Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition — General) Bill 2018, Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition — Customs) Bill 2018, Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition — Excise) Bill 2018; Third Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
  • Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016; Second Reading (4 speeches)
    This is a continuation of my speech in the second reading debate on the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016. When I was speaking previously on this legislation, I...
  • Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016; In Committee (2 speeches)
    I table a supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to the government amendments to be moved to this bill. I seek leave to move amendments on sheet MY124 together. Leave granted. I move...
• Adjournment (0 speeches)
  • Bunbury: Fuel (1 speech)
    Today, I brought forth to this place a petition that was brought to me by the state member for Bunbury, Mr Don Punch MLA. He ' s a strong local member and part of the Mark McGowan Labor...
  • Tarkine Region (1 speech)
    As I rise to give my adjournment speech in the Senate tonight, hundreds—possibly thousands—of Tasmanians will be gathering on the lawn of Tasmania's parliament to celebrate the...
  • Bunbury: Fuel, Robins, Ms Nicole, Mars Landing (1 speech)
    I'll begin tonight by noting for the record, following Senator Pratt's contribution, that fuel in Puma petrol stations in Perth on FuelWatch this evening is 139.7, and Puma fuel in Bunbury...
  • Telecommunications (1 speech)
    As someone who grew up in country coastal New South Wales, I understand the importance of being connected to other communities. Today, this means making sure that regional Australians have good...
  • Koala Population (1 speech, 1 comment)
    What do you think of when you think of Australia? The vast stretches of our outback, our magnificent beaches, our incredible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and their culture?...
  • Northern Territory: Australian Broadcasting Corporation Shortwave Radio Service (1 speech)
    Next month, it will be two years since the shortwave service was removed for people in northern Australia. For the people of the Northern Territory, it has been deeply felt in terms of the...
  • Prevention of Violence Against Women (1 speech)
    Violence against women is at epidemic levels in our country. Every year we count the numbers and every year they're distressingly high. Last year 53 women were killed, mostly by men known to...
  • Jobactive (1 speech)
    I rise to speak of the experience of people who have been required to use jobactive services whilst looking for work. Since September there's been a Senate inquiry into the appropriateness and...
  • India (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on an important issue of national significance, Australia's engagement with India. In April last year, the then Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, announced with great enthusiasm...
  • Liberal Democrats (1 speech)
    Most parties sound unhinged when they list their achievements. There is generally no consistency, and when you look at what they brag about you see a mass of contradictions. One day they support...
  • Forrest Primary School (1 speech)
    Forrest Primary School, which is very close to this building, is proud to be authorised as an International Baccalaureate World School delivering the Primary Years Program. This program...
  • National Security (1 speech)
    National security, the protection of our people, our sovereignty, and our democratic system of government, must always be a top priority for government and for the parliament. Unfortunately,...
  • Lake Malbena (1 speech)
    Tonight I want to speak about Lake Malbena, in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park, in my home state of Tasmania. It is a most spectacular part of Tasmania and, therefore, one of the most...
  • Cilento, Lady Phyllis Dorothy (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to speak about the legacy of a remarkable woman, Lady Phyllis Cilento. Lady Cilento belonged to one of Australia's most prominent families. She had a long history of public...