Senate debates
Thursday, 18 June 2020
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Senate Temporary Orders (43 speeches)
I seek leave to move a motion, as is being circulated in the chamber, relating to general business notice of motion No. 705, concerning an amendment to standing order 66. The motion reads: 'That...
- Dissent from Ruling (9 speeches)
I move: That the ruling of the President be dissented from.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Senate Temporary Orders (10 speeches)
President, I seek your clarification as to the application of amended standing order 66, which was amended earlier today by notice of motion No. 705, which was rammed through. I'm seeking clarity...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (3 speeches)
I withdraw general business notice of motion No. 693 standing in my name for today. I seek leave to make a short statement.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (2 speeches)
I present the sixth report of 2020 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and I seek leave to have the report incorporated into Hansard. Leave granted. The report read as follows SELECTION OF...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That general business notice of motion no. 709 be considered during general business today. Question agreed to.
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (1 speech)
I remind senators the question may be put on that proposal at the request of any senator. There being none, I will proceed to the discovery of formal business.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Medicare (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the telehealth Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items introduced during the COVID-19 crisis have provided many Australian patients...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Faruqi and Steele-John, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) Friday, 19 June 2020 marks the sixth annual International Day for the...
- Care Industry (4 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Waters, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that recent research published by the Open University on investment in the care industry found that:...
- South Australia: Tourism (1 speech)
I seek leave to add Senator Griff's name as a co-sponsor to Senator Di Natale's motion No. 694? Leave granted. Thank you. Before moving general business notice of motion No. 698 at the request of...
- COVID-19: Housing (8 speeches)
I move: That the Senate: (a) notes that: (i) the COVID-19 crisis has further exposed existing inequalities in our broken housing system, (ii) renters across Australia face...
- Registered Organisations (5 speeches, 1 comment)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the important and brave contribution of all Australian workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and (ii) the high cost of...
- Truck Drivers (4 speeches)
At the request of Senators Sterle and Gallacher, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) truck drivers across Australia are under pressure because of the squeeze on rates,...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Rural and Regional Australia; Order for the Production of Documents (5 speeches)
I move: That— (1) The Senate notes that: (a) the House of Representatives Select Committee on Regional Development and Decentralisation released the 'Regions at the Ready: Investing in...
- Veterans: Suicide (6 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Patrick, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) suicide by current and former Australian Defence Force members continues to claim at least a...
- Police (7 speeches)
Before moving notice of motion No. 704, I would like to inform the Senate that I add Senators Scarr, Rennick, Askew, McDonald and Antic as co-sponsors of this motion. I, and also on behalf of...
- Stillbirth (1 speech)
At the request of Senators Keneally, McCarthy, Bilyk, Polley, Rice and Molan, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) six babies a day in Australia are stillborn, and the...
- Regional Australia (9 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senators Canavan, Davey, McDonald and McMahon, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) regional Australia is a fundamental pillar of our economy, and...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (8 speeches)
by leave—I move: That: (a) if by 2 pm on Thursday, 18 June 2020, the following bills have not been finally considered: National Skills Commissioner Bill 2020 Health...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Amendment (APRA Industry Funding) Bill 2020, Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020, Authorised Non-operating Holding Companies Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020, General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020, Life Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020, Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020, Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020; Second Reading (2 speeches)
I rise to speak on behalf of the opposition in support of this package of bills which provide for the funding of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, APRA, through industry levies. I...
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Amendment (APRA Industry Funding) Bill 2020, Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020, Authorised Non-operating Holding Companies Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020, General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020, Life Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020, Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020, Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020; Third Reading (2 speeches)
No amendments have been circulated. Does any senator require a committee stage? If not, I shall call the minister to move the third reading.
- Education Legislation Amendment (2020 Measures No. 1) Bill 2020; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bill read a first time.
- Education Legislation Amendment (2020 Measures No. 1) Bill 2020; Second Reading (3 speeches)
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 Education...
- Education Legislation Amendment (2020 Measures No. 1) Bill 2020; 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.
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020; Second Reading (4 speeches)
Labor welcomes the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020 as it provides relief for the Great Barrier Reef tourism operators who have been hit...
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020; Third Reading (2 speeches)
No amendments have been circulated. Does any senator require a committee stage? If not, I shall call the minister to move the third reading
- Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2020 Measures No. 1) Bill 2020; Second Reading (2 speeches)
Labor support the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2020 Measures No. 1) Bill 2020 because we support Australians having access to medicines and therapeutic devices in a timely, affordable and,...
- Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2020 Measures No. 1) Bill 2020; Third Reading (2 speeches)
I understand no amendments have been circulated to this bill, so, unless anyone asks for one, I will call the minister to skip the committee stage and go to the third reading.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Employment (20 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Today's release of labour force figures for May shows a further 227,700 jobs were lost, bringing the total of jobs...
- Employment (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. I refer to an article in today's Australian Financial Review entitled 'Old jobs may have to go in PM's recovery...
- Pensions and Benefits (19 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. Minister, yesterday in question time you said that the new rate of jobseeker under the coronavirus supplement was...
- Food Labelling (8 speeches)
My question is to Senator Colbeck, in his capacity as health portfolio minister and the chair of the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation. I ask these questions on...
- COVID-19: Employment (8 speeches)
My question is to Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. The Morrison government has a proud record of supporting Australians with a disability to participate in the social...
- Fiscal Policy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister. On Monday the Prime Minister and the minister said that the government would not be pursuing excessive austerity. Does the minister...
- Infrastructure (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Senator Cash. Can the minister outline to the Senate how the Liberal-National...
- COVID-19: Employment (19 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. ABS figures show that payroll jobs in the accommodation and food services sector have fallen by nearly 30 per cent...
- Telecommunications (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, Senator Reynolds. How are the Liberals and the Nationals in government supporting jobs and...
- Aged Care (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Colbeck. Minister, is there a difference between after tax and before tax?
- COVID-19: Pacific Islands (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. Can the Minister inform the Senate how Australia is working with the Pacific Islands Forum, our Pacific family, to respond to...
- Statement by the President (0 speeches)
- Brown, Mr John, OAM (8 speeches)
Senators, as some of you may be aware, today marks the last occasion on which the Senate attendants team will be led by chief Senate attendant John Brown. John joined the Senate department in...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Employment (3 speeches)
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 Gallagher today the economy. Of course, today we...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Estimates Committees (1 speech)
I present additional information received by committees relating to estimates: Budget estimates 2019-20 (Supplementary)—Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee—...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics Legislation Committee; Report (5 speeches)
I present the report of the Senate Economics Legislation Committee on the order for the production of documents by the Australian Taxation Office, and I move: That the Senate take note of the...
- Migration Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration, I present the report of the committee on the inquiry into migration in regional Australia, and I move: That the Senate take...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
by leave—I advise the chamber that this document has been through the whips process and I table the document in the form of a nonconforming petition signed by 19,288 people calling for the...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (1 speech)
I table correspondence from the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Colbeck, to Senator Walsh relating to an answer given during question time on Monday 15 June 2020. I also...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Economy (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) more than 5 million Australians and their families are relying on government assistance to help them through the COVID-19 pandemic,...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate, at its rising, adjourn till Tuesday 4 August 2020 at midday, or such other time as may be fixed by the President or, in the event of the President being unavailable, the...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Black, Mr Frank (1 speech)
In the short time I have available to me, I want to raise with the Senate quite an alarming situation that's happened over the last couple of days. There is an owner-driver by the name of Frank...
- COVID-19: Employment (1 speech)
I thank Senator Sterle for raising such an important issue that obviously deserves significant attention. The labour-force data that was revealed today paints a very bleak picture across...
- Police, Australian Sovereignty (1 speech)
There are few people for whom I have greater admiration and respect than our frontline workers. The firies, police officers, nurses and teachers perform some of the most critical work within our...
- Gambling, Mental Health (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about the impacts of gambling and the harm caused to people who gamble dangerously. This is an issue that we must be tackling and talking about at this time as clubs, pubs...
