Senate debates

Thursday, 18 March 2021

• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Management and Execution of the Murray Darling Basin Plan: Select Committee, Treaties Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
    I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2021; Second Reading (11 speeches)
    In the remaining five minutes in my contribution to this debate on the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2021 I want to focus on the elements of the...
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • Withdrawal (1 speech)
    Pursuant to notice given yesterday on behalf of the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation, I withdraw business of the Senate notices of motion Nos 1 and 2 standing in my...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Selection of Bills Committee; Report (28 speeches)
    I present the fourth report of 2021 of the Selection of Bills Committee and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The report read as follows— SELECTION OF...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Leave of Absence (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Brockman for today, for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
  • Consideration of Legislation (23 speeches)
    I seek leave to move a motion relating to the consideration of legislation. Leave not granted. Pursuant to continent notice standing in my name, I move: That so much of the standing orders be...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2021; Second Reading (4 speeches)
    I rise to close the debate on the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2021. I would like to say thank you to those crossbenchers who constructively...
  • Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2021; In Committee (34 speeches)
    On behalf of Senator Patrick, I seek leave to move items (6) to (14) on sheet 1214 together. Leave not granted. Okay, I'll move them one by one. This is the deletion of the schedules. The...
  • Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2021; Third Reading (1 speech)
    The question now is that the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed with an amendment to the title.
  • Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021; Second Reading (26 speeches)
    The time allotted for debate on the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021 has expired. In accordance with the resolution agreed to earlier today, I will...
  • Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021; Third Reading (1 speech)
    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.
  • Industry Research and Development Amendment (Industry Innovation and Science Australia) Bill 2021, Special Recreational Vessels Amendment Bill 2021, Work Health and Safety Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2021; Third Reading (1 speech)
    The question now is that the remaining stages of these bills be agreed to and the bills be now passed. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
  • Regulatory Powers (Standardisation Reform) Bill 2020; Third Reading (2 speeches)
    I present the explanatory memorandum relating to the government amendments to this bill.
  • Biosecurity Amendment (Clarifying Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Bill 2021; First Reading (1 speech)
    I present the bill and move: That this bill be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bill read a first time. I table the explanatory memorandum relating to the bill.
  • Biosecurity Amendment (Clarifying Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Bill 2021; Third Reading (1 speech)
    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.
  • Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Bill 2020, Industrial Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2020, Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (General) Bill 2020, Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (Customs) Bill 2020, Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (Excise) 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.
  • Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Bill 2020, Industrial Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2020, Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (General) Bill 2020, Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (Customs) Bill 2020, Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (Excise) 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.
  • Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Early Childhood Education and Care Coronavirus Response and Other Measures) Bill 2021; First Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bill read a first time.
  • Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Early Childhood Education and Care Coronavirus Response and Other Measures) Bill 2021; Third Reading (1 speech)
    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. Pursuant to order, the Senate shall now move to...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Senator Colbeck. Why did the Morrison government decide to launch the coronavirus booking website five days...
  • Economy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister update the Senate on how the Morrison government's economic recovery plan is working to create...
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Senator Colbeck. This morning the president of the European Commission indicated the previous blockage of...
  • Members of Parliament: Staff (11 speeches)
    My question is to Minister Cash. Did any of your female staff members advise you to not hire—
  • COVID-19: Arts and Entertainment Industry (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Minister Birmingham. For obvious reasons, cinemas have had to close throughout COVID-19. Most of them have had to rely on JobKeeper for...
  • Employment (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. Can the minister update the Senate on how today's labour force figures show how the Morrison...
  • JobKeeper Payment (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. In my home state of Victoria more than 410,000 workers and over 130,000 businesses will be affected by the...
  • Energy (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Senator Seselja. Can the minister update the Senate on the potential impacts of the announced early...
  • Domestic and Family Violence (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy, Senator Hume. Yesterday, in response to a question about the government's plan for victims-survivors...
  • Superannuation (8 speeches)
    My question is also to the Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy, Senator Hume. Can the minister confirm that there is up to $13.8 billion in lost and unclaimed...
  • Attorney-General (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Yesterday the Prime Minister confirmed that advice was being sought regarding the scope of the...
• Statement by the President (0 speeches)
  • Commonwealth Day (1 speech)
    I want to join with the Speaker in the other place by tabling a statement in respect of Commonwealth Day earlier this month. I include in that, as is customary, a message from Her Majesty the...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Rearrangement (5 speeches)
    by leave—I move: That today—   (a) the hours of meeting be 9.30 am to adjournment;   (b) following the tabling (only) of committee reports, the routine of business...
• Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
  • Members of Parliament: Staff (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (Senator Cash) to a question without notice asked by Senator Waters today...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Reporting Date (1 speech)
    I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator.
  • Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Reference (1 speech)
    I move: That the following matter be referred to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee for inquiry and report by 5 August 2021: The TPI payment (Special Rate of Disability...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Rearrangement (1 speech)
    I move: That— (1) On Tuesday, 11 May 2021 the hours of meeting be midday to 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm to adjournment and the routine of business from 8.30 pm be: (a) Budget statement and...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Veterans: Suicide (4 speeches)
    Before moving general business notice of motion No. 1071, I wish to inform the chamber that Senator Ciccone will also sponsor the motion. I, and also on behalf of Senators Lambie, Steele-John,...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology Select Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
    I move: That the resolution of appointment of the Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology be amended as follows: (1) The committee be called the Select Committee on...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • JobKeeper Payment (2 speeches)
    I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1074 be taken as a formal motion.
  • National Apology for Forced Adoptions: 8th Anniversary (2 speeches)
    I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1075 be taken as a formal motion.
  • Paid Domestic Violence Leave (2 speeches)
    I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1076 be taken as a formal motion.
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • COVID-19 Vaccination Certificates; Order for the Production of Documents (5 speeches)
    I move general business notice of motion No. 1077: That— (1) There be laid on the table, by the Minister representing the Minister for Government Services (Senator Ruston), by not later...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Alleged Misuse of Disaster Relief and Recovery Payments in Queensland Committee; Appointment (5 speeches)
    I move: (1) That a select committee, to be known as the Select Committee on the Alleged Misuse of Disaster Relief and Recovery Payments in Queensland, be established to inquire into and report on...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Education (2 speeches)
    Before asking that general business notice of motion No.1078, on the value of education, be taken as formal, I ask that the name of Senator Davey be added to the motion. I, and also on behalf of...
  • Trade with the European Union (9 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) Australia exported $20.5 billion of goods and $12.9 billion in services to the European Union in 2018-19, (ii) last week the European Parliament...
  • Murray-Darling Basin (2 speeches)
    I ask that general business notice of motion no. 1080, relating to farm efficiency projects, be taken as formal.
  • New South Wales: Coal Industry (5 speeches)
    I, and also on behalf of Senators McKenzie, Davey, McDonald and McMahon, move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the New South Wales (NSW) coal industry has coexisted with the Hunter Valley...
  • JobKeeper Payment, National Apology for Forced Adoptions: 8th Anniversary, Family and Domestic Violence, Education (6 speeches)
    I seek leave to move general business notices of notice Nos 1074, 1075, 1076 and 1078 together and that they be determined without amendment or debate. Leave is granted.
  • Murray-Darling Basin (8 speeches)
    At the request of Senator Birmingham and pursuant to contingent notice, I move: That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent motion No. 1080 being moved immediately and...
  • JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
    I'd like to have the government's opposition to general business notice of motion No. 1074 recorded.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Community Affairs References Committee; Reference (2 speeches)
    by leave—I move: That the following matter be referred to the Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 24 November 2021: the administration of registration and...
• Budget (0 speeches)
  • Consideration by Estimates Committees (1 speech)
    I present additional information received by committees relating to estimates.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Human Rights Committee; Report (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I present Human rights scrutiny report 3 of 2021.
  • Public Works Committee; Report (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the 83rd and 84th annual reports of the committee and the committee's Report 2/2021—referrals made in November...
  • Education and Employment References Committee; Report (1 speech)
    I present the report of the Education and Employment References Committee on the regulation of the relationship between car manufacturers and car dealers in Australia, together with the Hansard...
  • Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Report (1 speech)
    I present the report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee on Australia's dairy industry, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to...
  • Select Committee on Administration of Sports Grants (16 speeches)
    I present the final report of the Select Committee on Administration of Sports Grants, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the committee. I seek leave to...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Archives and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021; First Reading (1 speech)
    Pursuant to order, I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Archives Act 1983 and the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and for related purposes. Question...
  • Archives and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading (5 speeches)
    I table the explanatory memorandum relating to the bill, and 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.
  • Archives and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021; 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.
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Department of Defence; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
    I table a letter from the Parliamentary Budget Office providing advice concerning compliance with an order for the production of documents relating to defence capital acquisition.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Northern Australia Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
    I have received a letter requesting changes in the membership of a joint committee.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021; 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.
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021; Second Reading (2 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— This bill makes two...
  • Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Age of Dependants) Bill 2021; 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.
  • Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Age of Dependants) Bill 2021; Second Reading (1 speech)
    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 Government is...
• Adjournment (0 speeches)
  • (1 speech)
    I move: That— (a) the Senate, at its rising, adjourn till Tuesday, 11 May 2021, at midday, or such other time as may be fixed by the President or, in the event of the President being...