Senate debates
Monday, 30 November 2020
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Meeting (1 speech)
I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator.
- Motions (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Parliamentary Procedure (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the rules for remote participation of Senate proceedings recommended by the Procedure Committee in its first report of 2020 have effect during the sittings of the...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I seek leave for an additional motion, for which notice has not been given, to be considered at formal motions today. The motion has been circulated in the chamber, and I understand that I have...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That consideration of the business before the Senate on Wednesday, 2 December 2020 be interrupted at approximately 5 pm, but not so as to interrupt a senator speaking, to...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Pensions and Benefits (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister tell the Senate who was the social services minister in 2016 when the robodebt scheme was...
- China (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister provide a response to the Senate on the Twitter post issued today by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs?
- Pensions and Benefits (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Government Services, Senator Ruston. In 2015, then social services minister Scott Morrison targeted vulnerable Australians through his...
- COVID-19: Economy (8 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. Can the minister outline for the Senate how the Morrison government's record economic support has...
- Climate Change (8 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, representing the Prime Minister. A new raft of temperature records were broken over this weekend, with an intense and prolonged...
- COVID-19: Income Support Payments (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. There are nearly one million Australians unemployed, 1.4 million underemployed and 2.8 million relying on...
- Trade with China (8 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Finance, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Minister Birmingham. Australia has no market other than China for 30 per cent of Australia's exports and...
- National Security (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Reynolds. Can the minister update the Senate on how the government is building a more secure Australia and preserving our regionally superior...
- Cormann, Mr Mathias (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Former Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann has been jetting across Europe in an RAAF plane to the tune of...
- Child Abuse (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. Can the minister update the Senate on how the Morrison government is ensuring survivors of institutional child...
- Pensions and Benefits (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Government Services, Senator Ruston. Can the minister confirm the government received 14 official reports of robodebt victims...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Pensions and Benefits (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister representing the Prime Minister (Senator Birmingham) and the Minister representing the Minister for Government Services...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Leader of the Government in the Senate (Senator Birmingham) to a question without notice asked by Senator Waters today relating to...
- 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...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to the following senators: (a) Senator Dodson for 30 November 2020 to 3 December 2020, for personal reasons; (b) Senator Bilyk from 30...
- First Speech (0 speeches)
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On behalf of Senator Ruston, I move: That consideration of the business before the Senate on Wednesday, 2 December 2020 be interrupted at approximately 5 pm, but not so as to interrupt a senator...
- Regulations and Determinations (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Environment: Koala Habitat (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that the biggest threat to endangered koala populations is habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation; and (b) calls on the Government to implement a...
- COVID-19: Repatriation (5 speeches)
At the request of Senator Keneally and Senator Wong, I move: That the Senate— a. notes that: (i) the Australian Government is responsible for borders, quarantine, and assisting...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Income Support Payments (1 speech)
I remind senators that on Thursday 12 November 2020, after 4.30 pm, a division was called for on a motion moved by Senator Walsh relating to JobKeeper. I understand that it suits the convenience...
- Matters of Urgency (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: International Travel (8 speeches)
I inform the Senate that at 8.30 am today 21 proposals were received in accordance with standing order 75. The question of which proposal would be submitted to the Senate was determined by lot....
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Rennick, I withdraw the notice of motion given earlier today relating to scientific methods.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (3 speeches)
I table an implementation progress report concerning the special report of the royal commission on aged care and COVID-19. I move: That the Senate take note of the report. I am pleased to inform...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Category Standards and Other Measures) 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.
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Category Standards and Other Measures) Bill 2020; Second Reading (1 speech)
I table a revised explanatory memorandum relating to the bill and move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave...
- Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2020-2021, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021; Second Reading (5 speeches)
I'll get through the remainder of my speech in the next seven minutes, having begun just before question time today. I'm sure senators opposite have been waiting with bated breath for me to...
- Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2020-2021, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021; In Committee (12 speeches)
by leave—In respect of Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2020-21, I move: That the House of Representatives be requested to make the following amendments: (1) Clause 6, page 5 (line 4), omit...
- Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2020-2021, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020, Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020; Second Reading (8 speeches)
The premise of this legislation is that Australia's national government should be responsible for our international relations. That's a reasonable proposition and it's one we support. If only the...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Australia Post (1 speech)
I rise to raise some serious concerns about the corporate culture which exists in some parts of Australia Post. I had a good dose of this not long after being elected the member for Corangamite,...
- Nelson Tjakamarra, Mr (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to one of our country's leading artists, who died recently. One of his many pieces of work actually sits out the front of Parliament House as the mosaic that we all see and...
- Mental Health (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak on the Productivity Commission's report into mental health and the impacts mutual obligations and other elements of our social security system have on the mental health of...
