Senate debates
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- JobKeeper Payment (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Yesterday Mr Morrison said: … the challenge of JobKeeper is that businesses will form views about those...
- COVID-19, Health Care (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Cash. Minister, can you outline for the Senate how the Morrison government's plan for a stronger economy is...
- Pensions and Benefits (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. Does the government remain committed to withdrawing the coronavirus supplement in September, and what is the...
- Environmental Laws (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Birmingham. Yesterday the Prime Minister announced plans to cut environmental laws to fast-track assessments...
- Taxation (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and concerns government procurement and expenditure. AusTender shows that, since 2016, the construction giant Lendlease has won federal contracts worth...
- HomeBuilder (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Yesterday, the minister said that HomeBuilder would be: … directly supporting 140,000 tradies and a further...
- COVID-19: Tourism (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister outline some of the support measures the Morrison government is implementing to support the...
- Defence Personnel (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. On 19 March 2020 the minister confirmed that at least one incident of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan has been referred to the AFP. The...
- New South Wales: Bushfires (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Last month, the Prime Minister promised that all bushfire affected properties in New South Wales would be cleared...
- COVID-19: Economy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. The Australian community has been doing a lot of heavy lifting to ensure they stop the spread of COVID-19. This...
- Aged Care (28 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care, Senator Colbeck. I refer to the minister's statements regarding the retention bonus for aged-care workers. Yesterday the minister said: We never said...
- COVID-19: Senior Australians (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Family and Social Services, Senator Ruston. Can the minister advise the Senate what the Morrison government is doing to support Australia's oldest Australians...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- JobKeeper Payment, Pensions and Benefits (10 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Finance (Senator Cormann) and the Minister for Families and Social Services (Senator Ruston) to questions without notice...
- Environmental Laws (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment (Senator Birmingham) to a question without notice asked by Senator Hanson-Young today...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
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...
- Withdrawal (3 speeches)
I withdraw general business of the Senate notice of motion No. 3 proposing a reference to the Procedure Committee.
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Discovery of Formal Business (9 speeches)
by leave—Consistent with the government's position on formal motions, which I outlined to the chamber on two occasions last week, when we get to general business notice of motion No. 669, I...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal; Order for the Production of Documents (5 speeches)
At the request of Senator Watt, I move: That— (1) There be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than 9 am on 30 July 2020, a copy of each...
- Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (4 speeches)
At the request of Senator Steele-John, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Chair of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People...
- Live Animal Exports (11 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that the 2011 Gillard Government decision to suspend live exports: (i) gravely affected the live export industry, and (ii) was...
- Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (4 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 669, relating to Indigenous deaths in custody, be taken as a formal motion.
- COVID-19: International Students; Order for the Production of Documents (8 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 674 standing in my name. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That— (1) There be laid on the table by 7.20 pm on 17 June...
- Mining (8 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) since the Sydney Morning Herald and The Agereported on 11 June 2020 that international insurance companies Liberty Mutual,...
- Pensions and Benefits (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) robodebt and the income compliance program has caused enormous harm and trauma to hundreds of thousands of Australians, and...
- Live Animal Exports (8 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) on 2 June 2020 the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment denied live exporter Rural Export and Trading (WA) Pty Ltd...
- Queensland: Infrastructure (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that the Government has announced it is working to fast-track several infrastructure projects they believe to be essential to...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following proposed work be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that yesterday, 15 June 2020, was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which represents the one day each year when the whole world voices its opposition to...
- Western Australia: Vietnamese Community (1 speech)
I add Senator Keneally as a co-sponsor of the motion. I, and also on behalf of Senator Keneally, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that the first Vietnamese refugees in Western Australia...
- Migraine Awareness Month (4 speeches)
I wish to inform the chamber that Senator Bilyk will also sponsor the motion. At the request of Senator Polley and Senator Bilyk, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i)...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group (16 speeches)
I inform the Senate that at 8.30 am today 22 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)
- Australia's Family Law System Joint Select Committee (1 speech)
I rise today to provide an update on the progress of the Joint Select Committee on Australia's Family Law System. As with other committees, the way we have carried out our work has changed due to...
- Treaties Committee; Government Response to Report (1 speech)
I present the government’s response to the report of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties inquiry into Investments Uruguay, ISDS UN Convention and Convention SKAO. I seek leave to...
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (2 speeches)
The President has received letters requesting changes in the membership of committees.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Regulations and Determinations (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Forestry (1 speech)
I am pleased to be able to participate in the adjournment debate tonight on an issue that I feel very, very strongly about. And I'm pleased that my colleague Senator Ciccone is here as well. Both...
- COVID-19: Western Australia (1 speech)
Tonight I make a brief contribution regarding the future of manufacturing in my home state of WA. In the west, we have navigated the impact of COVID-19, since it first arrived in the state,...
- COVID-19: Indigenous Australians (1 speech)
In this time of heightened awareness of and focus on First Nations people's issues and particularly the justice system, Change the Record's release of its report called Critical condition: the...
- Women (1 speech)
Many Australians would have been shocked in recent weeks to hear about our top science body asserting that anyone who identifies as a woman is a woman, or to see in the media the abuse JK Rowling...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
Last week I met over Zoom with Wendy, Tracey, Rolanda and Sue. The Zoom meeting was with people from right across the country. They're aged-care workers and they're also proud members, as I am,...
- Racism, Media, Langford, Sam (1 speech)
There has been a lot of public discussion in the last few weeks about racism in our society. This has largely resulted from the massive antiracist Black Lives Matter protests that have been held...
- Freedom of Speech (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak regarding the battle this country faces against a rising tide of political correctness and aggressive left-wing ideology and why everyday Australians should be alarmed....
- Northern Territory: Indigenous Australians (1 speech)
I'd like to raise in the Senate the importance of the work of the Northern Territory government in terms of the restrictions across the Northern Territory in relation to COVID-19 and commend the...
- Racism (1 speech)
Australia is the most successful multicultural nation on Earth. That we have been able to settle millions of people after the Second World War in a harmonious fashion is, perhaps, the strongest...
- Rural and Regional Services (1 speech)
I am excited to speak tonight because of the future opportunities for regional Australia that have become apparent during the COVID crisis. Rolling out the Morrison government's COVID-19 tracking...
- Youth Employment (1 speech)
I am becoming increasing concerned that this government is not listening to young people. We know that young people are bearing the brunt of Australia's first recession in 29 years, and the truth...
- Tasmania: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
This evening I would like to recognise and thank Tasmania's 12 2020 Queen's Birthday honourees. Each of them has made a significant contribution at the local, state or national level, and these...
- Political Discourse (1 speech)
If an individual were to engage in self-loathing, relentlessly finding the fault with self and ridiculing and denigrating all their past endeavours, we would rightly conclude the individual had...
- Paramedics (1 speech)
I wish to pay tribute to all of the paramedics in Australia, especially those in my home state of South Australia. In many ways they are a forgotten frontline service, too often bundled into the...
- Silvery, Ms Chai (1 speech)
I want to pay tribute to Chai Silvery. On Tuesday, 19 May, I was informed that my office manager, Chai Silvery, had tragically passed away. She had only just given birth to her first child. She...
- China (1 speech)
I rise to speak about compensation post Wuhan and, inter alia, the Port of Darwin. Australians will no longer accept 'business as usual' with the Communist regime in China. Failure by the CCP to...
- Sheean, Ordinary Seaman Edward (Teddy) (1 speech)
Over the last several weeks we heard a great deal in the media and in this place about an incredibly brave young Tasmanian, Edward (Teddy) Sheean. Teddy Sheean, at the age of 18, was among 149...
- West Papua (1 speech)
One of the great privileges of being a member of parliament is that you get the opportunity to shine a light on important issues that are too often ignored. Tonight, I want to do something that...
- Corangamite Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise in this adjournment debate to provide a progress report on some of the key projects the Morrison Liberal government is delivering for the Corangamite electorate, across the greater Geelong...
- Forestry (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak on a topic that is of great importance to many in my constituency, back home in Victoria, particularly those who live in eastern Victoria. The direct output value of the...
- Political Donations, Veterans: Suicide (1 speech)
You are abusing the public's trust. That is what you are doing. You are selling us out in darkness for profit. Every single election pamphlet you print out should have a little message on the...
- Lendlease (3 speeches)
Last Wednesday, 10 June, I spoke here in the Senate about the Australian construction giant Lendlease and, in particular, about the fact that, although the company has generated tens of billions...
- Queensland Day (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the fact that Queensland Day occurred on 6 June 2020. What a great day Queensland Day is. It's the day that Queen Victoria signed the letters patent which established...
- National Party of Australia (1 speech)
Next Monday it will be 100 years and six months to the day since the formation of the federal National Party of Australia. I rise to mark this milestone. We are the second oldest party in this...
- Western Australia: Mining (1 speech)
I rise this evening to talk about the importance of industrial development in the north-west of my home state of Western Australia and the challenges facing Australia's world-leading resources...
- Australian Politics (1 speech)
As a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, I want to discuss character—specifically, the character of members of parliament. Australia has people that are of fine quality,...
