Senate debates
Thursday, 13 February 2020
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Closing the Gap (3 speeches)
I rise today to make a contribution on the Closing the Gap report. Today I am speaking with my granddaughter Charlee in mind. Charlee is 15 years old, with plenty of expectation about her future....
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
Pursuant to notice given yesterday, on behalf of the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation, I withdraw:
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the second report of 2020 of the Selection of Bills Committee. I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The report read as follows— S election of...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That general business notice of motion no.457 be considered during general business today. Question agreed to.
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
by leave—At the request of Senator Birmingham and Senator Reynolds, I move: That leave of absence be granted to the following senators for today: Senator Birmingham, on account of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- National Apology to the Stolen Generations (1 speech)
At the request of Senators McCarthy and Dodson, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) 12 years ago, on 13 February 2008, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, delivered the...
- National Diabetes Services Scheme (5 speeches)
At the request of Senators Polley, Marielle Smith, Ciccone, O'Neill and Farrell, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) some Australians with type 1 diabetes will benefit...
- Sunsuper (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) on 5 November 2019, Sunsuper confirmed it was in merger talks with QSuper – Queensland's largest superannuation fund, which...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move: (1) That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent this resolution having effect. (2) That the Galilee Basin (Coal Prohibition) Bill 2018 be restored to the Notice...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Economy (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate: (a) notes that: (i) the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Mr Philip Lowe, has consistently urged government to use the cheapest money in...
- New South Wales: Storms (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate: (a) recognises that: (i) the recent storms in NSW have capped off a brutal summer of natural disasters for Australia, (ii) tens of thousands of...
- Small Business (4 speeches)
I wish to inform the chamber that Senator O'Neill will also sponsor the motion. At the request of Senators Farrell and O'Neill, I move: That the Senate: (a) notes that: (i) extended...
- Migration (2 speeches)
At the request of Senator Keneally, I move: That the Senate: (a) notes that the Migration Amendment (New Skilled Regional Visas) Regulations 2019 created new skilled regional provisional visas...
- Coal Seam Gas Mining (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) Prime Minister Scott Morrison has signed off on a $2 billion deal with the New South Wales Government that would fast track the...
- Agriculture Industry (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the growth in farmer-led action across Australia to adopt regenerative agricultural practices which are increasing soil health and...
- Higher Education (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) everyone has a right to education, whether you are leaving school, changing careers, retraining later in life or looking to gain new...
- India: Human Rights (8 speeches)
I ask that General Business Notice of Motion No. 459 standing in my name and the name of Senator Faruqi for today, relating to Indian citizenship, be taken as a formal motion.
- Climate Change (1 speech)
At the request of Senator McAllister, I move: That the Senate— (a) acknowledges Prime Minister Scott Morrison's extraordinary rebuke of New South Wales Minister for Energy and Environment...
- Closing the Gap (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that the Closing the Gap Report 2020 shows that we are on track to meet just 2 of the 7 targets to reduce the disparity in health, education and...
- Superannuation (1 speech)
At the request of Senator McAllister, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Government legislated in 2014 to increase the superannuation guarantee to 12% by 2025, and...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move: That the following general business orders of the day be considered at the time for private senators' bills on Monday, 24 February 2020: (a) Environment Protection and Biodiversity...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Export Control Bill 2019, Export Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019, Export Charges (Imposition — Customs) Amendment Bill 2019, Export Charges (Imposition — Excise) Amendment Bill 2019, Export Charges (Imposition — General) Amendment Bill 2019; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bills read a first time.
- Export Control Bill 2019, Export Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019, Export Charges (Imposition — Customs) Amendment Bill 2019, Export Charges (Imposition — Excise) Amendment Bill 2019, Export Charges (Imposition — General) Amendment Bill 2019; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speech read as follows— The Export Charges...
- Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019, Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bills read a first time.
- Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019, Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) 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 speeches read as follows— M igration Agents...
- Commonwealth Registers Bill 2019, Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2019, Business Names Registration (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019, Corporations (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019, National Consumer Credit Protection (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bills read a first time.
- Commonwealth Registers Bill 2019, Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2019, Business Names Registration (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019, Corporations (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019, National Consumer Credit Protection (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) 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 speeches read as follows— Commonwealth...
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Recovering Unpaid Superannuation) Bill 2019; Second Reading (17 speeches)
As I was saying, the Chief Executive of the Institute of Public Accountants, Andrew Conway, made his position and the position of his association very clear. He said: The IPA supports this...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I advise the Senate that Senator Birmingham will be absent from question time today, Thursday 13 February 2020, due to ministerial business overseas. In Senator Birmingham's...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (20 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Colbeck. Can the minister confirm that over the past two years almost 30,000 Australians died while waiting for their...
- Economy (24 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Can the Minister representing the Prime Minister inform the Senate how the Morrison government is building a...
- Defence Equipment (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence Industry, Senator Cormann. The former Minister for Defence confirmed that 90 per cent of the work on the submarine project...
- Climate Change (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Your government has relentlessly attacked students striking for climate action. The Prime Minister said kids...
- Aged Care (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Minister Colbeck. This week the ABC Investigations Unit highlighted the fact that aged-care facilities can employ as few staff...
- Mining Industry (10 speeches)
My question is to Minister representing the Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, Senator Ruston. Can the minister inform the Senate as to why it is important to maintain a...
- Aged Care (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Colbeck. In response to the Morrison government's plans to put aged-care assessment services out to tender, New South...
- Employment (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. Can the minister inform the Senate how the Morrison government's consistent policies are delivering...
- Small Business (24 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. Can the minister confirmed that, despite Australia experiencing the most devastating bushfires in...
- Gender Equality (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Women, Senator Payne. Can the minister update the Senate on what progress has been made in improving gender balance on Australian government boards?
- Pensions and Benefits (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Government Services, Senator Ruston. How many Australians were pursued under the government's illegal robodebt scheme?
- Statement by the President (0 speeches)
- Department of Parliamentary Services (1 speech)
As I have flagged to leaders, I wish to make a brief statement now and the Speaker will be making a similar statement in the House of Representatives. I wish to address an article published by an...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Pensions and Benefits (1 speech)
Last year I gave a commitment to the Senate to provide further advice in relation to the debt pause in Far North Queensland. Following the Far North Queensland floods in February 2019, Services...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians (Senator Colbeck) to questions without notice asked by Senators Keneally and...
- Climate Change (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 Faruqi today relating to impact of the climate...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (1 speech)
I table portfolio additional estimates statements for 2019-20 for portfolios in executive departments as listed on the Dynamic Red. Copies are available from the table office.
- Proposed Expenditure (1 speech)
I table particulars of proposed additional expenditure for 2019-20, and seek leave to move a motion to refer the documents to legislation committees. Leave granted. I move: That— (a) the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Estimates Committees (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, I present additional information received by the committee relating to the following estimates: Budget...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Australian Building and Construction Commission; Consideration (1 speech)
After reading the report of the ABCC you see the truth at the heart of this organisation. It's an organisation designed to attack working people and unions, their representatives. It is an...
- Outback Stores Pty Ltd; Consideration (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the Outback StoresAnnual report 2018-19. Just for the benefit of senators: given that this week we have been discussing closing the gap, I thought it was important to put on...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 23 of 2019-20; Consideration (1 speech)
I seek to take note of Auditor-General—Audit report no. 23 of 2019-20—Performance audit—Award of funding under the Community Sport Infrastructure Program—Australian Sports...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Pensions and Benefits (17 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that the low rate of Newstart and the insufficient rate of disaster payments do not adequately meet people's needs and can exacerbate the difficult...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise to lend my arm to a group of workers in Queensland who are doing it tough. These are the workers of Greyhound Resources across a number of mines owned by BMC, BMA and the BHP Group, who...
- Queensland Government, Australian Government (1 speech)
As a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, I have a duty to raise issues hurting my constituents and a duty to work for the people to fix their concerns. People have had a gutful of...
- Coronavirus (1 speech)
I rise to speak on one of the new threats facing the Queensland tourism industry at the moment, and that's the deadly coronavirus. I think we've all been very concerned to see the news reports of...
- Ageism (1 speech)
I rise tonight to discuss the issue of ageism within our aged-care sector. Last week I met with some wonderful stakeholders from the EveryAGE Counts campaign who have been doing vital work to...
- Bullying (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about bullying and its insidious impact. This topic is particularly relevant this week, the same week we have acknowledged Safer Internet Day in a bid to raise awareness...
