Senate debates
Tuesday, 23 February 2021
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Meeting (1 speech)
I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Defence Equipment (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Reynolds. Workers at ASC in South Australia have been left to endure two Christmases without any certainty from this minister about the future...
- JobSeeker Payment (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. Can the minister advise the Senate on the changes to working age payments announced today? How they will benefit...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Reynolds. Is the minister aware that when asked if she would release the minister from any privacy concerns and allow her to speak freely her...
- JobSeeker Payment (7 speeches)
My question is to the minister for social services, Minister Ruston. Through you, Mr President, Minister, can you live on the new JobSeeker payment of $44 a day?
- COVID-19: Vaccination (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Senator Colbeck. Can the minister update the Senate on the national rollout of the COVID vaccine, particularly...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Reynolds. Given Ms Higgins has released the minister from any privacy concerns will the minister now answer the question she was asked...
- JobSeeker Payment (14 speeches)
My question is to the Senator Cash. In light of today's announcement of the Morrison government's plan to permanently increase the JobSeeker rate, how will the government ensure that unemployed...
- Employment (19 speeches)
My question is for the minister representing the Prime Minister, Minister Birmingham. I've actually got a favour to ask you, Minister. I've got a friend who's looking for a job. He's a lovely...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Reynolds. When asked yesterday about her meeting with the Assistant Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, she said, 'Everything that...
- Modern Manufacturing Strategy (8 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Senator Seselja. The Liberal-National government has committed $1.5 billion to the Modern...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. I asked you yesterday whether Brittany Higgins's alleged rapist had ongoing access to this building to meet...
- Scientific Research (11 speeches)
My question is to minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy, Senator Hume. Can the minister update the Senate on what the Morrison government is doing to increase...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Members of Parliament: Staff (9 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Defence (Senator Reynolds) to questions without notice asked by Senators Wong, Gallagher, Ayres and Polley today. What...
- JobSeeker Payment (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Families and Social Services (Senator Ruston) to a question without notice asked by Senator Siewert today relating to...
- Regulations and Determinations (0 speeches)
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
Pursuant to notice given yesterday, I withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No. 2, standing in my name for today, proposing the disallowance of the ASIC Corporations (Litigation...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator McAllister for today, for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations: Food Delivery Industry (2 speeches)
At the request of Senators Bilyk, Sheldon, Gallacher and Sterle, I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1020 be taken as formal.
- Mental Health Services (2 speeches)
At the request of Senator Polley, I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1021 be taken as formal.
- Health Care: Fertility (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes the launch of the YourIVFSuccess.com.au website last week which, for the first time, provides consumers with information about the success rates of each...
- Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Carr, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) an essential function of the Senate is to scrutinise the law-making power that the Parliament...
- Job-ready Graduates Package (12 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1023 be taken as a formal motion.
- Environment: Beetaloo Basin (5 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Thorpe, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) approximately 90% of regional water demand in the Northern Territory is supplied by...
- JobKeeper Payment: Arts and Entertainment Industry (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) it has almost been one year since COVID-19 physical distancing rules effectively shut down the arts and entertainment industry overnight,...
- Workplace Relations: Food Delivery Industry, Mental Health Services (7 speeches)
I seek leave to move motions 1020 and 1021 together, and that they be determined without amendment or debate. Leave not granted. I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Job Security (10 speeches)
I inform the Senate that, at 8.30 am today, 26 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)
- Public Works Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the committee's first report of 2021, concerning the Australian War Memorial development project.
- National Disability Insurance Scheme Joint Committee; Government Response to Report (2 speeches)
I present the government's response to final report of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme on its inquiry into NDIS planning. I seek leave to have the...
- Public Works Committee; Report (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works first report of 2021 on the Australian War Memorial Development Project. My great-great-grandfather fought and died for...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Members of Parliament: Staff (1 speech)
I table a response to a question taken on notice asked by Senator Wong on 17 February 2021. I seek leave to have the answer incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The answer read as...
- Employment (1 speech)
I table a response to a question taken on notice asked by Senator Gallacher on 22 February 2021 relating to the JobMaker hiring credit scheme. I seek leave to have the answer incorporated in...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (1 speech)
I table a response to a question taken on notice asked by Senator Wong today relating to the meetings with the AFP. I seek leave to have the answer incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about the ABC. Again, I put on the public record that I am a big supporter of the ABC. I think it does an outstanding job, for the most part, and it's very important that...
- North Queensland: Insurance (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak on a very important economic issue impacting North Queensland, particularly Far North Queensland. I have spoken on many occasions about the North Queensland insurance...
- Employment (1 speech)
I rise this evening to speak on mutual obligations and employment providers. Today the government announced, as part of that dreadful announcement on the JobSeeker payment, a reporting line so...
- Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing (1 speech)
There is something exciting taking place in South Australia. It's another initiative that cements my state as the leader in medical research. It'll be of interest to my friends in the Northern...
- International Women's Day (1 speech)
For over a century, International Women's Day has been an opportunity for women to take stock, re-energise and organise. This year's theme is 'Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world'. On 8...
- Queensland: Local Government (1 speech)
As a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, I wish to further discuss the corruption that continues in Queensland local government. This corruption is ripping off hundreds of millions...
- Regional Australia: Tourism (1 speech)
Today is another sad day for regional tourism. Regional tourism operators are really hoping that they can start to recover some of the money and business lost last year through the pandemic and...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
On Friday this week the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will hand down its final report. After more than two years, dozens of hearings, 20 research papers and millions of words...
- Tasmania: Tarkine Region (1 speech)
A couple of weeks ago, I went out into the southern part of the Tarkine, home for tens of thousands of years to the Tarkiner people. When I was out there I caught up with some great folk who are...
- Tasmania: COVID-19 (1 speech)
The economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic could not have come at a less convenient time for Tasmania. In recent years my home state had turned an economic corner and was powering...
- Western Australian State Election (1 speech)
All people, all human beings, everywhere in the world, should have access to the essentials we need to live a good life. All precious places and all plants and animals, everywhere in the world,...
- Members of Parliament (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak regarding a growing issue in Australian politics, being the increasing entrenchment of the political class in parliaments across the nation. This is a problem which has...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (2 speeches)
On 8 March, millions of people across the world will be marking International Women's Day. We will look back and reflect on how far we've come on gender equity. The sobering fact is that we will...
- Fall of Singapore: 79th Anniversary (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about an event I attended on 14 February 2021, which was the commemoration of the 79th anniversary of the fall of Singapore during the Second World War. The commemoration...
- Gippsland: Logging (1 speech)
I rise to draw this place's attention to one of the most beautiful places in the world— An honourable senator: Queensland. the land of the Gunnai people, which is in East Gippsland, thanks,...
- Jeitz, Ms Denise (1 speech)
I rise this evening to pay tribute to a lady, Denise Jeitz, who passed away earlier this year after a long battle with cancer. I'd like to recognise Denise not just because she was a good friend...
- Assange, Mr Julian (1 speech)
Speaking in the Australian Senate chamber tonight, I'd like to make a heartfelt appeal to the US President, Joe Biden, and the new US Attorney General, Merrick Garland. Firstly, Attorney General,...
- Pell, Cardinal George, AC (1 speech)
I have previously suggested the time has come for a royal commission into the relationship between the Victorian Labor government and Victoria Police. With spectacular timing, yesterday Premier...
- Nelson, Mr Tjakamarra, Nipper, Mrs Kunmanara, AO (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to leader, teacher, wise man and Warlpiri warrior, Mr Tjakamarra Nelson. A gentleman who led the way walking in two worlds, Tjakamarra was a land rights champion from the...
- Forestry (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about Australian timber. Proper plans require careful consideration of the variables, setting measurable outcomes, meaningful participation from stakeholders and...
- Human Rights (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak out about human rights violations. The Greens believe that universal human rights are fundamental and that they must be respected in all countries and for all people. That...
- JobSeeker Payment (1 speech)
I know better than to expect a good outcome from this government. I'd settle for good enough. But there's good, there's good enough and, apparently, there's 25 bucks a week, so I guess that's...
- COVID-19: Tourism (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about one of the major issues facing my home state of Queensland—that is, preserving jobs as we recover from COVID-19. I especially want to talk about the threat to...
