Senate debates
Thursday, 29 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. There being none, we will move on.
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (1 speech)
I remind honourable senators that, pursuant to the order of the Senate agreed on 13 November, the address-in-reply will be presented to the Governor-General at Government House on Monday, 3...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (4 speeches)
I move the motion standing in my name: That the days of meeting of the Senate for 2019 be as follows: Autumn sittings: Tuesday, 12 February to Thursday, 14 February Budget sittings: Tuesday, 2...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (19 speeches)
On behalf of Senator Bushby, I present the 14th 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...
- 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)
I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Canavan for today for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Regulations and Ordinances Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I move: That the following matter be referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances for inquiry and report by 3 April 2019: (1) The continuing effectiveness, role and future...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Estimates Committees (3 speeches)
I move: (1) That estimates hearings by legislation committees for 2019 be scheduled as follows: 2018-19 additional estimates: Monday, 18 February and Tuesday, 19 February (Group A) Wednesday, 20...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- National Integrity Commission Bill 2018 (No. 2); First Reading (3 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1219, standing in my name, proposing the introduction of a bill to establish a national integrity commission, be taken as formal.
- National Integrity Commission Bill 2018 (No. 2); 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...
- Lower Tax Bill 2018; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes. Question agreed to. I present the bill and move: That this bill...
- Lower Tax Bill 2018; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the 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...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Sex Discrimination Amendment (Removing Discrimination Against Students) Bill 2018 (1 speech)
I move general business notice of motion No. 1265: That— (a) the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Removing Discrimination Against Students) Bill 2018 be considered on Monday, 3 December 2018...
- Parliamentary Code of Conduct (21 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1262 relating to the Parliamentary Code of Conduct be taken as a formal motion.
- World AIDS Day (4 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 1263, standing in my name and the names of Senators Singh and Di Natale, by omitting paragraph (a)(ii) and substituting: (a)(ii) that...
- Coal Seam Gas Mining (5 speeches)
I wish to inform the chamber that Senator Waters will also be a sponsor of general business notice of motion No. 1266 standing in my name and the name of Senator Siewert, relating to fracking. I...
- MacMines' China Stone Proposal (4 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 1267, standing in my name for today, relating to ruling out public funding for MacMines' China Stone thermal coal project. Leave...
- First Nations Children (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) on 26 November 2018, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs tabled its report, Breaking barriers: a...
- Export of Racing Greyhounds (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Yat Yuen Greyhound racing track at Macau, known as the Canidrome, has been described by Grey2k as a "death camp for dogs" where tens of...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (4 speeches)
If I can beg the chamber's permission, I neglected to put my motion in for the next day of sitting as I came into the chamber. Can I seek leave to quickly pass that to the Clerk now? Leave not...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I advise the Senate that Senators Birmingham and Canavan will be absent from question time today due to personal reasons. In Senator Birmingham's absence, Senator Payne will...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- G20 Leaders Summit (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. I refer to the minister's explanation as to why Treasurer Josh Frydenberg cancelled at the last minute his planned trip to meet with...
- Health Care (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Scullion. Minister, how does a stronger economy enable this Liberal-National government to deliver record funding for...
- Banking and Financial Services (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Mr Morrison voted against a banking royal commission in parliament 26 times. Last night the Prime Minister voted...
- Australian Natural Disasters (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. My home state of Queensland is on fire. After record-breaking heatwaves, more than 120 fires, at catastrophic...
- Morrison Government (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. This week the Morrison government has opposed the establishment of a national integrity commission, voted for the...
- Australian Apprentice Wage Subsidy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education, Senator Cash. Minister, a couple of weeks ago I responded to a call from a New South Wales butcher,...
- Pensions and Benefits (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Fifield. Can the minister update the Senate as to how the Liberal-National government is...
- Energy (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Energy, Senator Fifield. So far in 2018, the coal and gas plants and the National Energy Market have experienced unscheduled outages a...
- Vocational Education and Training (22 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education, Senator Cash. In July this year, and contrary to all evidence, the former minister, Karen Andrews,...
- Morrison Government (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. Can the minister inform the Senate about how the Liberal-National government's policy agenda and strong economic management are...
- Northern Territory: Australian Broadcasting Corporation Shortwave Radio Service (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation, Senator McKenzie. The minister described the decision by the ABC to end shortwave radio...
- Small Business (14 speeches)
Nice work, Senator McKenzie! My question is to the , Senator Cash. Can the minister update the Senate on what the Liberal-National government is doing to assist small and family businesses,...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- G20 Leaders Summit (6 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 Wong today relating to the...
- Australian Natural Disasters (1 speech)
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 Waters today relating to...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Estimates Committees (1 speech)
I present additional information received by committees relating to the following Senate estimates: Education and Employment Legislation Committee— Additional estimates...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Constitutional Recognition of ATSIP; Report (5 speeches)
I present the report of the Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and I move: That the Senate take note of the report. I...
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Sterle, I present the report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee on the integrity of the water market in the Murray-Darling Basin, together...
- Select Committee on Red Tape; Report (1 speech)
I present an interim report of the Red Tape Committee on the effective red tape on private education, together with the Hansard report of proceedings and documents presented to the committee. I...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (2 speeches)
I seek leave to lodge with the Clerk a late notice of motion.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Estimates Committees (1 speech)
I table documents relating to the order for the production of documents concerning financial sector entities tax information, order 1225.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (2 speeches)
I seek leave to lodge with the Clerk a late notice of motion as circulated.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Select Committee on Red Tape; Government Response to Report (1 speech)
I rise to take note of the government response to the Select Committee on Red Tape's seventh interim report, Effect of red tape on occupational licensing. I chair the Select Committee on Red...
- Education and Employment References Committee; Report (1 speech)
I rise to take note of Report No. 12, the Education and Employment Reference Committee entitled 'Wage theft? What wage theft?! I have now had an opportunity since the report was published to have...
- Economics References Committee; Report (5 speeches)
I rise to take note of the Economics References Committee report, Future of Australia’s naval shipbuilding industry. One of the areas that I'm really concerned about in the context of...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise tonight to express my support for the recently formed online retail and delivery workers alliance. The Friday after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday in the United States. As many...
- Population (1 speech)
Despite all of the conversation, analysis and commentary about the state of Australian politics, I like to draw people's attention to one very important point, and that is that, in the recent...
