Senate debates
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Meeting (1 speech)
I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator.
- Parliamentary Office Holders (0 speeches)
- President (1 speech)
I inform the Senate that I will be temporarily absent from part of the sitting of the Senate tomorrow, to attend a family funeral. I shall return at approximately 5 pm. In accordance with...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Employment (33 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industrial Relations, Senator Payne. How has this government managed to oversee a skills shortage and wage stagnation at the same time?
- Mining (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. Can the minister outline how the Liberal-National government is building resilience by supporting the...
- Vocational Education and Training (39 speeches)
My question is to the Why did the minister fail to advise Senator Chandler that on this government's watch the number of apprentices and trainees in Tasmania has fallen by 1,190, a drop of more...
- Murray-Darling Basin (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. The Murray-Darling Basin is in environmental collapse after years of mismanagement. We're facing a climate...
- Environment (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister please update the Senate on how a strong economy and strong budget will help...
- Employment (14 speeches)
My question this afternoon is to the Minister for Youth and Sport, Senator Colbeck. The Grattan Institute's report Generation gap: ensuring a fair go for younger Australiansfound rising rates of...
- Carers (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. Can the minister advise the Senate how the Morrison government has produced a strong economy and strong budget...
- Vocational Education and Training (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Education, Minister Birmingham. Do you believe that our young people who don't want to go to uni and who like learning with their...
- Employment (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Youth and Sport, Senator Colbeck. While youth unemployment is at 11.7 per cent—more than double the national average—the government's flagship youth...
- International Day of Rural Women (9 speeches)
I note this is not my first speech. My question is to the Minister for Women, Senator Payne. Today is International Day of Rural Women. Can the minister outline the government's initiatives to...
- Statement by the President (0 speeches)
- Question Time (1 speech)
Could I make a brief statement about a matter I committed to take away during question time yesterday. Yesterday, I committed to look at the Hansard of question time and consider points of order...
- Answers to Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
- Question Nos 382 and 689 (12 speeches)
Under standing order 74(5)(a), I seek an explanation from the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Cash, as to why questions 382 and 689,...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Employment, Vocational Education and Training (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Senator Payne), the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (Senator Cash) and the...
- Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Finance (Senator Cormann) to a question without notice asked by Senator Hanson-Young today relating to water resources in...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Seselja for today, for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (1 speech)
I seek leave to postpone business of the Senate notice of motion No. 181, standing in my name for today, until the next sitting day. Leave granted.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That Senator Urquhart be granted leave of absence for today for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
by leave—I withdraw general business notice of motion No. 162 standing in my name for today, proposing an order for the production of documents.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Health Insurance (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Amendment (Eating Disorders Capping) Determination 2019 (1 speech)
I move: That, in accordance with subsection 1 OB(2) of the Health Insurance Act 1973, the Senate approves the Health Insurance (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Amendment (Eating Disorders Capping)...
- World Day Against the Death Penalty (1 speech)
Before moving general business notice of motion no. 161, I ask that the names of Senators Abetz, Van, McAllister, Lines and Watt be added to the motion. I, and also on behalf of Senators Abetz,...
- Mental Health (4 speeches)
At the request of Senator Marielle Smith, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that it was National Mental Health Week from 5 to 12 October 2019, National Headspace Day on 9 October 2019 and...
- Commonwealth Rent Assistance (4 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senators Dodson and Siewert, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) Anti-Poverty Week runs from 13 to 19 October 2019, (ii) the Productivity Commission has...
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (1 speech)
At the request of Senators Keneally, Bilyk, McCarthy, Lambie, Waters, Hughes and Polley, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) today marks International Pregnancy and...
- Newstart and Youth Allowance (7 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Dodson, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that it is Anti-Poverty Week from 13 to 19 October 2019, and 17 October 2019 is the United Nations Day for the...
- Anti-Poverty Week (4 speeches)
At the request of Senators Marielle Smith and Dodson, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that it is Anti-Poverty Week from 13 to 19 October 2019; (b) recognises that: (i) in...
- Veterans: Homelessness (4 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Lambie, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) Anti-Poverty Week is from 13 to 19 October 2019, and 17 October 2019 is the United Nations...
- Community Affairs References Committee (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Thalidomide disaster was the most significant pharmaceutical regulatory failure in Australian history – thousands of...
- Turkey's Operations in Syria (5 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 183 standing in the name of Senator Wong relating to Turkey's operations in Syria be taken as a formal motion.
- Tasmania: Mining (21 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Whish-Wilson, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) thermal coal combustion is a key driver of increasing greenhouse gas emissions and...
- Renewable Energy (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) in July 2019, former Tasmanian senator and founder of the Australian Greens, Dr Bob Brown, stated 'The proposal to build 200...
- National Security (8 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 163 standing in my name for today relating to border control. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That the Senate— (a)...
- Home Care Packages (5 speeches)
Before moving general business notice of motion No. 164, I wish to inform the chamber that Senators Griff, Polley and Siewert will also sponsor the motion. I, and also on behalf of Senators...
- National Children's Week (8 speeches)
Before moving general business notice of motion No. 166, I wish to inform the chamber that Senator Bilyk will also sponsor the motion. At the request of Senators Marielle Smith and Bilyk, I move:...
- Dairy Industry (5 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 172 standing in my name for today relating to the dairy industry. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That the Senate—...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Australia's Family Law System Joint Select Committee (5 speeches)
Before moving general business notice of motion No. 175, I ask that the names of Senators Bilyk and Sheldon be added to the motion. I, and also on behalf of Senators McKim, Bilyk and Sheldon,...
- Australian Capital Territory: Renewable Energy (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate congratulates the Australian Capital Territory Government for reducing emissions by 40% since 1990, and this month securing 100% of the Territory's power from renewable...
- Syria (8 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 180 standing in my name today, relating to the Turkish invasion in north-east Syria, be taken as a formal motion.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Matters of Urgency (0 speeches)
- Dairy Industry (12 speeches)
I inform the Senate that at 8.30 am today four 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)
- Membership (2 speeches)
Order! I have received letters requesting changes in the membership of various committees.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
Creating and retaining regional jobs are the most significant issues of our generation, which is why Labor is 100 per cent focused on ensuring that we meet this challenge. Employment of any kind...
- Newstart Allowance (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the impacts that the low rate of Newstart is having on the mental and physical health of those accessing our social safety net. According to Mental Health Australia: People...
- Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
I rise tonight to report on an amazing experience that I shared with Linda Burney, the member for Barton, and Senator Malarndirri McCarthy a couple of weeks ago up in the Pilbara. We had the...
- Aboriginal Traditional Medicine (1 speech)
I rise to speak to the increasing use of Aboriginal traditional medicine as a complementary service in Australian public health care. I want to first commend the unique work of Dr Francesca...
- Western Australia: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I was delighted recently to be able to join WA state Labor member for Bunbury, Don Punch, in his electorate. We had a terrific time discussing the importance of the manufacturing industry to...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
As I rise tonight, I want to acknowledge that we are in a climate emergency. Our planet is headed for a level of global heating that will cause unimaginable devastation. We're going to see mass...
- Anti-Poverty Week (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about poverty in our country during this Anti-Poverty Week. It is important to take time in this place to really remind ourselves just how tough some Australians are doing...
- Disability: Bamboo Projects (1 speech)
As a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, I want to celebrate the effort of an energetic and passionate young man, Chris Paterson, his wife, Kristy, and their family. The family...
- Anti-Poverty Week (1 speech)
This week is Anti-Poverty Week. Here in the parliament it is vital that political leaders recognise that in a country as lucky as ours 13 per cent of Australians live below the poverty line. I...
- Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation: 40th Anniversary, Sadadeen Primary School (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate Tangentyere Council in Alice Springs on their 40th anniversary celebrations. Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation has been part of Alice Springs for 40 years,...
- Whetton, Dr Penny (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to the life of the late Dr Penny Whetton, who died suddenly in September this year. Penny was an amazing human being. She was a scientist, an artist, a nature lover, an...
- Dyslexia (1 speech)
I rise to speak today on the hidden learning disability of dyslexia. This month I will be wearing a ribbon for the Dear Dyslexic Foundation to show my support for people with dyslexia,...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
When we talk about wage theft and worker exploitation in Australia, it's easy to quote the horrifying statistics and forget that this exploitation has a human face. Today I want to share the...
- Middle East (1 speech)
I'd like to speak tonight about Australia's strategic engagement in the Middle East. Last week, Prime Minister Morrison was one of the few world leaders to defend US President Trump over the...
- Martin, Mrs Gloria Harriett Evlyn (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to pay tribute to a lady well known to many in the Liberal Party in New South Wales: Gloria Martin, who passed away on 7 September at the age of 92 years. I was fortunate to see...
