Senate debates

Thursday, 1 August 2019

• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Meeting (1 speech)
    I remind senators the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator. There being none, we shall proceed.
• Questions to the President (0 speeches)
  • Leave of the Senate (4 speeches)
    I seek leave to make a short statement. Leave granted. Yesterday during motions I was denied leave to speak for a minute on a motion that I had put to the Senate for referral to the Environment...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Cashless Welfare) Bill 2019; In Committee (29 speeches)
    The committee is considering opposition amendments (1) to (4) on sheet 8730.
  • Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Cashless Welfare) Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to.
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment (Sunsetting of Special Powers Relating to Terrorism Offences) Bill 2019; Second Reading (11 speeches)
    I rise to speak on the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment (Sunsetting of Special Powers Relating to Terrorism Offences) Bill 2019. The laws we are debating today are...
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment (Sunsetting of Special Powers Relating to Terrorism Offences) Bill 2019; In Committee (2 speeches)
    by leave—I move amendment 8713, standing in my name, circulated earlier: Amdt 8713 - Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment (Sunsetting of Special Powers Relating to...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
    I present the fourth report for 2019 of the Selection of Bills Committee. I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The report read as follows— SELECTION OF...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Leave of Absence (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to the following senators: (a) Senator Dodson on account of parliamentary business; and (b) Senator McCarthy and Senator Carr today for...
  • Rearrangement (1 speech)
    I move: That the order of general business for consideration today be as follows: (a) general business order of the day, 27, Great Australian Bight Environment Protection Bill 2019, (b), general...
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • Presentation (1 speech)
    I seek leave to give a late notice of motion. Leave granted. I give notice that I'll be introducing a motion on the Targeted Compliance Framework. Senator Dodson to move on the next day of...
  • Postponement (1 speech)
    I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019; First Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That the following bill be introduced: a bill for an act to amend the law relating to counterterrorism and for related purposes. Question agreed to. I present the bill and move: That this...
  • Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019; Second Reading (2 speeches)
    I present the explanatory memorandum and move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • National Integrity Commission (1 speech)
    I move: (1) That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent this resolution having effect. (2) That the National Integrity Commission Bill 2018 (No. 2) be restored to the Notice...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Corporations and Financial Services Committee; Reference (1 speech)
    I move: That the following matter be referred to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services for inquiry and report by 1 March 2020: Regulation of auditing in...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Sexual Harassment (1 speech)
    At the request of Senator Faruqi, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) 1 August, 2019, marks two years since the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) released the...
  • Indigenous Australians (4 speeches)
    I ask that Senator Lines be added to the motion. I, and also on behalf of Senators Hanson-Young, Dodson and Lines, move: That the Senate— (a) notes:   (i) that, in 1995, the...
  • Economy (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) economic growth is fundamental to increasing living standards for Australian families, and allowing government to fund essential...
  • Administrative Appeals Tribunal (9 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) acknowledges that:   (i) most citizens pay little attention to matters relating to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) until they are confronted...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference (2 speeches)
    I seek leave to amend business of the Senate motion No. 2 standing in my name today. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That the following matter be referred to the Legal and...
  • Energy (12 speeches)
    I, and also on behalf of Senators Brown and Bilyk, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) Tasmania, and mainland Australia, stand to reap significant benefits from the...
  • Visa Processing (5 speeches)
    I, and also on behalf of Senators Brown and Bilyk, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) the Morrison Government plans to privatise Australia's visa processing system...
  • National Road Safety Strategy (5 speeches)
    At the request of Senator Sterle, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) on 8 September 2017, the Australian Government announced the commencement of an independent...
  • Ministerial Conduct (3 speeches)
    I move: (1) That the Senate— (a) notes with deep concern allegations that current members of Parliament, including ministers, pressured senior officers in the Department of Home Affairs to...
  • Select Committee into Jobs for the Future in Regional Areas; Membership (2 speeches)
    I have received letters nominating senators to be members of a committee.
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Advisory Council on Australian Archives, Council of the National Library of Australia, Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust (2 speeches)
    I have received letters from party leaders nominating senators to fill vacancies on three statutory authorities.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2019, Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share of Tax in Australia and Other Measures) Bill 2019; First Reading (1 speech)
    These bills are being introduced together. After debate on the motion for the second reading has been adjourned, I shall move a motion to have the bills listed separately on the Notice Paper. I...
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2019, Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share of Tax in Australia and Other Measures) Bill 2019; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speech es read as follows— TREASURY LAWS...
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment (Sunsetting of Special Powers Relating to Terrorism Offences) Bill 2019; In Committee (20 speeches)
    The committee is considering the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment (Sunsetting of Special Powers Relating to Terrorism Offences) Bill 2019 The question is that the amendment...
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment (Sunsetting of Special Powers Relating to Terrorism Offences) Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to.
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Bill 2019; Second Reading (2 speeches)
    Technology has substantially changed the nature of Australia's economy. Companies that previously saw their core business merely as selling goods or services increasingly recognise the value that...
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Bill 2019; 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.
• Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
  • Address-in-Reply (25 speeches)
    I would like to talk about what happened on 18 May. I think we'd all like to know what happened on 18 May. I think it was a valuable lesson for those who have a lot of arrogance about them in...
• Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
  • (1 speech)
    by leave—I advise that Senator Birmingham will be absent from question time today due to ministerial business overseas. In his absence, I will represent the Minister for Trade, Tourism and...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Centrelink (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. On nine occasions now, Minister Ruston has assured the Senate that debt recovery has not resumed in Townsville....
  • National Security (8 speeches, 1 comment)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister outline to the Senate how the Morrison government is demonstrating it is on the side of Australians...
  • Conservative Political Action Conference (11 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Earlier this year the government banned right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos from entering Australia. Mr...
  • Climate Change (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. During the fifth Pacific Islands Development Forum Leaders' Summit this week, our Pacific neighbours have joined...
  • Health Care (8 speeches)
    My question is to Minister Cash, representing the Minister for Health. I refer the minister to an ABC online story that ran last month about a loophole in the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code...
  • Australian Defence Force (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence. Minister, this weekend you are going to be attending the Australia-United States ministerial on defence and foreign Affairs. Could you update the...
  • Conservative Political Action Conference (25 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Women, Senator Ruston. After SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon suffered a miscarriage, failed UKIP candidate Raheem Kassam tweeted: Can...
  • Aviation (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Deputy Prime Minister. Minister, given the huge distances in Australia, our aviation industry is vital to keep families, tourists and businesses...
  • Vocational Education and Training (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. On 14 July the minister posted two tweets following a meeting she had with the CEO of a Western...
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health. Can the minister outline to the Senate how the Morrison government is demonstrating it's on the side of Australians who choose...
  • Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (24 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann. In relation to his responsibilities as environment minister and to the meeting between Minister Taylor and members of...
  • Biosecurity (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. Can the minister update the Senate as to how the Nationals and the Liberals in government are backing Australians who choose to back rural and...
  • Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. When did the Prime Minister first become aware that Minister Taylor had an association with Eastern Australian...
• Privilege (0 speeches)
  • (4 speeches)
    Senators, I take this opportunity to make a couple of statements to the house about matters relating to the Senate. Firstly, the pass system in Parliament House, like other security and...
• Statement by the President (0 speeches)
  • Clerk of the House of Representatives (1 speech)
    I would like to make another brief announcement. Today is the last day that the Clerk of the House of Representatives will sit in parliament. David Elder joined the House of Representatives staff...
• Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
  • Pacific Labour Scheme (1 speech)
    Yesterday during question time I took on notice a question from Senator Chisholm, and I'd like to respond now. In answer to the question, the government is responding to the genuine need of...
• Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
  • Conservative Political Action Conference (11 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Families and Social Services (Senator Ruston) and the Minister for Finance (Senator Cormann) to questions without notice...
  • Climate Change (2 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Defence (Senator Reynolds) to a question without notice asked by Senator Di Natale today relating to climate change....
• Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
  • Ministerial Standards (3 speeches)
    As I've previously advised the chamber, the Australian government takes allegations of illegal activity very seriously. Everyone is required to abide by Australian law, that includes casino...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Education and Employment Legislation Committee; Additional Information (1 speech)
    I present additional information received by the Education and Employment Legislation Committee relating to the estimates.
  • 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 provision of rescue firefighting and emergency response at...
  • Community Affairs References Committee; Government Response to Report (4 speeches)
    I present the government response to the report of the Community Affairs References Committee on its inquiry into ParentsNext and seek leave to have the document incorporated into Hansard. Leave...
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
    I table documents relating to an order for the production of documents concerning a report by Cadence Economics.
• Budget (0 speeches)
  • Consideration by Estimates Committees (1 speech)
    I present a response to an order of the Senate of 29 July 2019 concerning unanswered estimates questions on notice.
• Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
  • Conservative Political Action Conference (1 speech)
    I table a response to questions taken on notice during question time on 31 July 2019 asked by Senators Wong and Keneally relating to the Conservative Political Action Conference. I seek leave to...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Great Australian Bight Environment Protection Bill 2019; Second Reading (3 speeches, 1 comment)
    I rise this afternoon to speak on the Greens bill that would protect the Great Australian Bight from big oil and make sure that we can celebrate what is great about our wonderful, our beautiful,...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Household, Income and Labour Dynamics Survey (10 speeches)
    On behalf of Senator Gallagher, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, released on 30 July 2019, has...
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Australian Building and Construction Commission; Consideration (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate take note of report 29 as listed on page 14. I would like to speak on the Australian Building and Construction Commission report this evening. When the ABCC came into...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Select Committee on Stillbirth Research and Education; Government Response to Report (2 speeches)
    I would like to begin by thanking the government for responding to the report of the Senate Select Committee on Stillbirth Education and Research. This was a significant report. For the first...
• Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
  • Report No. 35 of 2018-19; Consideration (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I rise tonight to talk about the Auditor General's report and the performance of the Special Broadcasting Service Corporation. The SBS is one of...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Leave of Absence (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That— Leave of absence be granted to the following senators on account of ministerial business: (a) Senator Birmingham for today; (b) Senator Payne for 31 July and 1...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Joint Select Committee on Road Safety; Appointment (2 speeches)
    A message has been received from the House of Representatives forwarding a resolution agreed to by the House relating to appointment of the Joint Select Committee on Road Safety.
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Days and Hours of Meeting (1 speech)
    I move: That— (a) the Senate, at its rising, adjourn till Monday, 9 September 2019, at 10 am, or such other time as may be fixed by the President or, in the event of the President being...
• Adjournment (0 speeches)
  • Millar, Ms Ann (1 speech)
    Thank you very much for your assistance, Acting Deputy President Fierravanti-Wells, in organising the timing of this evening. I have some very special people in the gallery this evening....
  • Vietnam Veterans (1 speech)
    On 21 July people around the world were celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, a significant event in human history by anyone's measure. The date is recorded in US...
  • Peace, Disarmament, Veterans Affairs (1 speech)
    I am incredibly excited to make a contribution tonight which constitutes my first substantive remarks in the area of peace, disarmament and veterans affairs as a base of responsibility I've...
  • Religious Freedom (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to once again speak on the important issue of religious freedom. Recently I launched a petition on behalf of Australians of faith or not of faith for a religious freedom act....