Senate debates
Tuesday, 4 December 2018
- Statement by the President (0 speeches)
- Use of Props (1 speech)
Senators, I was asked to consider the issue of wearable items with slogans last week and this week, and I said I would come back to the chamber. On 14 November I said to the chamber, in a ruling...
- 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)
- Liberal Party Leadership (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. I refer to the urgent, unplanned, extraordinary Liberal party room meeting last night, which, after an hour—
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Fifield. Will the minister update the Senate on the rollout of the National Disability Insurance...
- Liberal Party Leadership (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. I refer to the urgent, unplanned Liberal party room meeting last night which, after an hour, approved new rules in...
- Climate Change (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Minister, yesterday at COP24, Sir David Attenborough highlighted the climate emergency as 'the greatest threat to...
- Economy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Birmingham. Minister, how are the free trade agreements delivered by the Liberal-National government creating benefits...
- Discrimination (14 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Before the lead-up to the Wentworth by-election, Mr Morrison declared: … I believe it's very important that...
- National Security (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs. I ask Senator Cash: how is the Liberal-National government continuing to work to combat the scourge of people smuggling...
- Live Animal Exports (10 speeches)
My question is for the minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Canavan. In 2017, Australia exported almost two million sheep, principally to destinations...
- Energy (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. This morning, former Prime Minister Turnbull said: I strongly encourage my colleagues to work together to revive...
- Sport (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Sport, Senator McKenzie, who is from my home state, the great state of Victoria and Australia's sporting capital. Minister, what are the benefits of the...
- Morrison Government (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. I refer to the Prime Minister's intervention to save the preselection of the Liberal member for Hughes, Craig...
- Gas Industry (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. How is the Liberal-National government working to deliver further development of the gas industry and ensure...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Trade (1 speech)
I rise to give further information relating to a question I took on notice in question time yesterday from Senator Hanson which related to an order to produce documents stemming from 11 December...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Liberal Party Leadership (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Finance and the Public Service (Senator Cormann) to questions without notice asked by Senators Watt and Kitching today...
- Climate Change (3 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 Hanson-Young today...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (2 speeches)
I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move: That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the following bills, allowing them to be considered...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (4 speeches)
I seek leave to move an amendment to general business notice of motion No. 1305 standing in my name. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That— (a) the Sex Discrimination Amendment...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Procedure Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I move: (1) That the Senate: (a) notes that formal business is taking up a significant amount of time each sitting week; and (b) accepts that the right of senators to move business of the Senate...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (8 speeches)
I ask that government business notice of motion No. 1 relating to the consideration of legislation be taken as formal.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Australia's Indigenous Protected Areas Network (4 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Dodson, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) this is the 20th year of operation of Australia's Indigenous Protected Areas network, since...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Royal Commonwealth Society (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Dean Smith, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) 2018 marks the 150th anniversary of The Royal Commonwealth Society, the oldest civil society...
- Pork Industry (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senators Ruston, Leyonhjelm and O'Sullivan, move: That the Senate notes that: (a) the gross value of Australian domestic pork production exceeds $1 billion – the...
- Pill Testing (18 speeches)
At the request of Senator Di Natale, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) that according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, over 10% of the population have...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
I withdraw business of the Senate No. 2 standing in my name.
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Coalition Government has confirmed that they will not offer voluntary buybacks for the residents surrounding the RAAF base at...
- Newstart Allowance (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the buying power of Newstart has barely changed since 1994-95, while the buying power of the median household disposable income has...
- Mining (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate agrees that the Adani Carmichael coalmine should not go ahead.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs References Committee; Reference (1 speech)
At the request of Senators Siewert and Cameron, I move: That the following matters be referred to the Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 31 March 2019: ParentsNext,...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Disability Services (15 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) 3 December 2018 was the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and was an important moment to recognize the four million...
- Aged Care (4 speeches)
At the request of Senator Polley, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the September 2018 home care package data, released by the Morrison Government, reveals 126,732...
- Australian Research Council (11 speeches)
I move: That the Senate: (a) notes that: (i) the new National Interest Test for the Australian Research Council research grants will allow the Government of the day to influence an...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Mining (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) recognises: (i) the Liberal-National Coalition Government's enduring support for investment in Central and North Queensland, (ii) the...
- East Coast Inshore Fin Fish Fishery (5 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 1298 standing in my name for today, relating to the East Coast Inshore Fin Fish Fishery, before asking that it be taken as a formal...
- United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity took place in Egypt from 13 to 29 November 2018, (ii) the United...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Mining; Order for the Production of Documents (5 speeches)
I, and on behalf of Senator Waters, move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, on 6 December 2018, documents relating to the Department...
- Domestic and Family Violence (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) since 17 October 2018, when Senator Waters started moving motions acknowledging the number of women killed by violence between...
- Live Animal Exports (18 speeches)
I move: That— (a) the Senate calls on the Federal Government to legislate to phase-out long-haul live sheep exports; and (b) this resolution be communicated to the House of Representatives...
- Queensland: Abortion (12 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1283, standing in my name and the names of Senators Stoker and O'Sullivan for today relating to Queensland abortion laws, be taken as a formal motion.
- Climate Change (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes the commencement of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland, that is critical to financing the Green Climate Fund (the Fund) that...
- Matters of Urgency (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (19 speeches)
I inform the Senate that at 8.30 am today 10 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)
- Select Committee on Stillbirth Research and Education; Report (5 speeches)
On behalf of the Chair of the Select Committee on Stillbirth Research and Education, I present the report on the future of stillbirth research and education in Australia, together with the...
- Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee; Additional Information (1 speech)
On half of the Chair of the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, I present additional information received by the committee on its inquiry into the Intelligence Services...
- National Broadband Network - Joint Standing; Corrigenda to Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network, I present a corrigendum to the second report on the rollout of the NBN in rural and regional areas.
- Public Works Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the fourth report of 2018, Referrals made August and September 2018.
- Community Affairs References Committee; Report (2 speeches)
I present the report of the Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into mental health services in rural and remote Australia, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents...
- Economics References Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the report of the Economics References Committee on non-conforming building products, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the committee. Ordered...
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the report of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee on the use of antimalarial drugs in the Australian Defence Force together with the Hansard record of...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Regional Telecommunications Review (1 speech)
I table a statement on the 2018 Regional Telecommunications Review report and related document, which is the Regional Telecommunications Review, Getting it right out there. I incorporate the...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Dementia; Presentation (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Polley, I give notice of her intention to move a motion tomorrow in relation to dementia.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Benham, Mrs Julia Arabella (1 speech)
It has been brought to my attention by the New South Wales member for Upper Hunter, Mr Michael Johnsen, of the passing of a wonderful lady, the late Julia Arabella Benham of Quirindi. Mrs Benham...
- Queensland: Bushfires (2 speeches)
I rise this evening with a sombre tone to express my sympathies to residents affected by the 120 bushfires that have been burning, some for over a week, across Central Queensland. I express my...
- Migrants (1 speech)
I have previously given a speech saying thank you to smokers. Today I want to thank another group of Australians who may be ignored or worse, but who make a great contribution to Australia. Let...
- Armenian Genocide (1 speech)
I rise today in support of a motion that was debated in the House of Representatives on 25 June. On that day, a number of my colleagues from both sides of the aisle spoke of recognising our...
- Cairns: Keriba Omasker Memorial (1 speech)
On Saturday, 1 December, I had the incredible honour, with my friend Elida Faith, our candidate for Leichhardt in North Queensland, to represent Mr Bill Shorten at the moving tombstone ceremony...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Tonight I want to talk about the fact that we have a national security crisis in Australia and the terrorists are in our homes. Seven weeks ago I started moving motions acknowledging the number...
- Energy (1 speech)
Last week was a significant week for the future of our country and the future of energy generation across Australia. Labor proudly did what this government has been unable to do over the last...
- South Australia: Illicit Drugs (6 speeches)
I'd like to inform the Senate tonight of a situation in my home state of South Australia, which was raised with me by my very diligent and hardworking Labor colleague Clare Scriven MLC. Clare is,...
- Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
My speech today is about two cases that the banking royal commission should have investigated. The first case is that of the law company of Mr Stewart Levitt. His company acted for the Storm...
- Todaro-Restifa, Mrs Teresa (1 speech)
I thank Senator Patrick for his courtesy in allowing me to go before him. Tonight, I rise to pay tribute to a wonderful woman—my dear late friend Teresa Todaro-Restifa. In 2016, Teresa was...
- Donations to Political Parties (1 speech)
In June, the parliament passed two major pieces of legislation, the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Act and the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme...
- World AIDS Day (1 speech)
On Saturday, 1 December, the world acknowledged and celebrated World AIDS Day. It was particularly special because it is the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day. It's been 30 years since the World...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Last week, thousands of students around Australia walked out of their classrooms and went on strike to demand strong action on climate change. They took this extraordinary step because of the...
- Advertising: Body Image, Cassell, Ms Cheryl, De Bruyn, Mr Joseph (3 speeches)
I rise to put on the record two matters. I will commence with a significant development with regard to the Australian Association of National Advertisers. Millions of Australian women have...
