Senate debates
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (14 speeches)
I seek leave to move a motion relating to the attendance of a minister, which has been circulated in the chamber. Leave not granted. Pursuant to contingent notice, I move: That so much of the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (34 speeches)
At the request of Senator Ruston, I move: That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the following bills, allowing them to be considered during this period of...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: International Travel (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. In question time yesterday Mr Morrison falsely claimed that former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd had travelled in...
- COVID-19: Employment (8 speeches)
I advise the chamber that this is not my first speech, but I have a question for the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, and a fellow Western Australian, Senator Cash....
- JobSeeker Payment (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. An Anglicare survey found that, under the old rate of JobSeeker in March, 72 per cent of respondents skipped meals...
- Climate Change (8 speeches)
My question is to Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Birmingham. A recent paper in top scientific journal Nature showed that, after three severe mass coral bleachings...
- Trade with China (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade, Senator Birmingham. Minister, as you know, wine exports are a billion-dollar industry in South Australia and employ many thousands of people. China's new...
- Pensions and Benefits (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Yesterday, Senator Birmingham said that the robodebt scheme 'obviously had issues'. When did the Morrison...
- Northern Territory: Energy (7 speeches)
My question is to Senator Birmingham, the Minister representing the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. Can the minister update the Senate on how the Morrison-McCormack government's plan...
- Australian Defence Force (8 speeches)
My question is for the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. On 13 July the Prime Minister changed the special operation unit citation regulations. He made it so that unit...
- Aged Care: Home-Care Packages (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Colbeck. How many older Australians in their 80s and 90s are still waiting for their approved level 4 packages because...
- Australian Defence Force (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Reynolds. Can the minister provide an update on Defence's international operations, deployments and engagements in 2020 to help make Australia...
- Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Youth and Sport, Senator Colbeck. The Morrison government-controlled Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit found the administration of the $100 million...
- National Security (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government is working to keep Australians safe from the threat of...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Aged Care: Home-Care Packages (1 speech)
In response to the questions from Senator Polley, the number of people on the national priority system as at 1 December for a level 4 home-care package is 14,375. Unfortunately, I'm not able to...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: International Travel (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Finance (Senator Birmingham) to a question without notice asked by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Finance (Senator Birmingham) to a question without notice asked by Senator Waters today relating to the Great Barrier...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Madigan, Mr John Joseph (12 speeches)
Senators, on 25 August I informed the Senate of the death, on 16 June 2020, of John Joseph Madigan, a senator for the state of Victoria from 2011 to 2016. In a somewhat broken year, there had...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (1 speech)
I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator. There being none, I shall proceed to the discovery of formal business.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
by leave—I withdraw notice of motion No. 906 standing in my name for today, relating to Australian industry capability plans.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Women's Economic Security (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) on average, women retire with superannuation balances 50% lower than those of men, (ii) 40% of older single retired women live in poverty and...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (8 speeches)
I move: That, if, by 12.45 pm on Thursday, 10 December 2020, the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020, and the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Pensions and Benefits (2 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senators McCarthy, Urquhart, Bilyk and O'Neill, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) robodebt was an unlawful scheme, which resulted in $721 million being...
- Higher Education: Languages (11 speeches)
At the request of Senator Walsh, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) Murdoch University has proposed to cut its Indonesian language courses in 2021, (ii) Latrobe University has...
- Asylum Seekers (11 speeches)
I inform the chamber that Senators McKim, Keneally and McCarthy will also sponsor this motion. I, and also on behalf of Senators McKim, Keneally and McCarthy, move: That the Senate— (a)...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Online Streaming Services (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the sharing of original Australian stories on our screens is an important way that we reflect a sense of community, identity and belonging in...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That today: (a) the hours of meeting be midday to adjournment; (b) the order of government business for the remainder of the day and the routine of business from not later...
- Matters of Urgency (0 speeches)
- Australian Defence Force (32 speeches)
I inform the Senate that at 8.30 am today 23 proposals were received in accordance with standing order 75. The question of which proposal would be submitted to the Senate was determined by lot....
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Estimates Committees (1 speech)
Pursuant to order and at the request of the chairs of the respective committees, I present reports from the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee and the Rural and Regional Affairs...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee; Additional Information (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Senator Abetz, I present additional information received by the committee on its inquiry into the Foreign...
- Joint Standing Committee on Treaties; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I present the 192nd report of the committee Military Training—Singapore; Digital Economy—Singapore. I move: That...
- Public Works Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the committee's sixth report of 2020. I move: That the Senate take note of the report. Debate adjourned.
- Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present two reports, on the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill 2020 and on...
- Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit; Report (6 speeches)
On behalf of the Chair of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, I present the 483rd and 484th reports as well as four executive minutes relating to report Nos. 452, 475 and 481. I...
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Committee; Report (2 speeches)
I present the report on the integrity of Australia's border arrangements, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the committee and I move: That the Senate take...
- Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade; Report (5 speeches)
I present two reports of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: Criminality, corruption and impunity: should Australia join the global Magnitsky movement? and Inquiry...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Adani Group; Tabling (1 speech)
I seek leave to table a dossier on the Adani Group's environmental and social record, prepared by Adani Watch under the auspices of the Bob Brown Foundation, and I believe this has been checked...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Improved Home Care Payment Administration No. 1) Bill 2020; Second Reading (3 speeches)
While it's Senator Keneally on the list, I will be speaking. Labor will be supporting the Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Improved Home Care Payment Administration No. 1) Bill 2020. The purpose...
- Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Improved Home Care Payment Administration No. 1) 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.
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020; Second Reading (31 speeches)
I table a replacement explanatory memorandum relating to the Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020.
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020; In Committee (17 speeches)
I seek the guidance of the chair. I've got a number of amendments which I'm looking to move and bring to a vote. Is this the appropriate place to do so? I want to make sure that I don't miss my...
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020; Third Reading (3 speeches)
The question now is that the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Excise Levies Legislation Amendment (Sheep and Lamb) Bill 2020, Customs Charges and Levies Legislation Amendment (Sheep and Lamb) Bill 2020; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bills read a first time.
- Excise Levies Legislation Amendment (Sheep and Lamb) Bill 2020, Customs Charges and Levies Legislation Amendment (Sheep and Lamb) Bill 2020; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question now is that the remaining stages of the bills be agreed to and the bills be now passed. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020, Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2020; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bills read a first time.
- Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020, Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2020; Second Reading (1 speech)
I will now deal with the second reading and other remaining stages of the bills. The question is that the second reading amendment on sheet 1163, circulated by the opposition, be agreed to....
- Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020, Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2020; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question now is that the remaining stages of these bills be agreed to and that these bills be now passed. Question agreed to. Bills, as amended, agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2020, Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 2020, Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 2020; Explanatory Memorandum (1 speech)
I table an addendum to the explanatory memorandum relating to the Radio Communications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2020.
- Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2020, Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 2020, Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 2020; Second Reading (1 speech)
The question is that the bills now be read a second time. Question agreed to. Bills read a second time. I will now deal with the amendments to the bill circulated by the opposition. The question...
- Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2020, Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 2020, Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 2020; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question is that the remaining stages of these bills be agreed to and these bills now be passed. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Civil Aviation (Unmanned Aircraft Levy) Bill 2020, Civil Aviation Amendment (Unmanned Aircraft Levy Collection and Payment) Bill 2020; 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.
- Civil Aviation (Unmanned Aircraft Levy) Bill 2020, Civil Aviation Amendment (Unmanned Aircraft Levy Collection and Payment) Bill 2020; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question now is that the remaining stages of these bills be agreed to and these bills be now passed. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time. Senate adjourned at 21:56
