Senate debates

Wednesday, 16 June 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)
  • Transport Security Amendment (Serious Crime) Bill 2020; In Committee (26 speeches)
    The committee is considering the Transport Security Amendment (Serious Crime) Bill 2020 and amendment (1) on sheet 1117 revised moved by Senator Keneally.
  • Transport Security Amendment (Serious Crime) Bill 2020; Third Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
  • Online Safety Bill 2021, Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021; Second Reading (13 speeches)
    I rise today to speak to the Online Safety Bill 2021 and the Online Safety Bill (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021, which, as we know, seek to create a new online...
• Statements by Senators (0 speeches)
  • Chiou Chwei-liang, Professor (1 speech)
    It gives me great honour to rise in this chamber this afternoon to pay tribute to Professor Chiou Chwei-liang, affectionately known as LG, who passed away on 13 March 2021 at the age of 84....
  • Coalition Government (1 speech)
    This Liberal government is now eight years old and if it were a child it would be in grade 3. It would have lost some baby teeth. It would know how to read and write. It would be learning some...
  • National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
    The National Disability Insurance Scheme was created to give disabled people what we need to live a good life, just like everyone else. It was supposed to be guided by our goals and our lived...
  • Autism (1 speech)
    I've been a little bit vocal of late around the NDIS and the proposed independent assessments. But the reality is that I have been vocal for a lot longer around the issue of autism. So today I...
  • Member for Herbert, COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
    I want to thank Senator Hughes and Senator Steele-John for their contributions in regard to the NDIS. I know their personal advocacy is recognised by members across this chamber. In working with...
  • COVID-19: Freedom of Information (1 speech)
    I would like to take this opportunity to update the Senate on matters relating to my legal appeal against Prime Morrison's attempt to apply cabinet secrecy to block scrutiny of the national...
  • Edwards, the Hon. Sir Llewellyn Roy (Llew), AC, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1 speech)
    I rise to pay tribute to a man who made an incredible contribution to my home state of Queensland and to my party, Sir Llewellyn Roy Edwards AC. Sir Llew first left school at 15 and started out...
  • Western Australia: Kimberley Businesses (5 speeches)
    Where do I begin? No, actually, I'm going to talk about something good. I've got something good to contribute. It gives me great pleasure to share this information with the Senate and those...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • COVID-19: Vaccine (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Senator Colbeck. Yesterday, the minister asserted: Every aged-care worker who wants access to a vaccine right...
  • Trade with the United Kingdom (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister please explain to the Senate how the Australia-UK free trade agreement enhances and...
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (10 speeches)
    My question without notice is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Colbeck. Given that the minister yesterday confirmed, 'The Australian government is responsible for the...
  • Resources Industry (8 speeches)
    My question is to Minister Ruston, representing the minister for resources. The G7 said earlier this week that genuine climate action requires countries to stop giving public subsidies to fossil...
  • Trade with the United Kingdom (8 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Payne, the Minister representing the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Will the minister please update the Senate on yesterday's historic announcement that...
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Senator Reynolds. Can the minister confirm disability support workers were classified as group 1a, the highest...
  • Trade with the United Kingdom (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management, Senator Ruston. Will the minister please outline how the new free trade agreement...
  • Environment (12 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Birmingham, representing the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister told the G7 summit that Australia will join the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People and that...
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Senator Reynolds. At the recent round of Senate estimates, less than two weeks ago, we heard that out of the 22,285...
  • COVID-19: Pacific Labour Mobility (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator Seselja. Can the minister update the Senate on how the highly successful Pacific Labour Scheme and Seasonal...
  • National Disability Insurance Scheme (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Senator Reynolds. On 11 May this year, this minister was asked about the tragic death of 23-year-old Liam Danher, who...
  • Women's Economic Security (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Women's Economic Security, Senator Hume. Can the minister outline to the Senate what the Morrison government is doing to develop Australian women's jobs of the...
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Senator Reynolds. I refer to the Australian government's document entitled Australia's COVID-19 vaccine national...
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • COVID-19: Vaccination; Tabling (1 speech)
    I sought leave earlier in the proceedings to table the document that demonstrates the 84 per cent figure, and I think that is now agreed. Leave granted.
• Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (24 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services (Senator Reynolds) to questions without...
  • Environment (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 Hanson-Young today relating to the...
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • Presentation (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation, I give notice of my intention, at the giving of notices on the next day of sitting, to withdraw business of the...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Leave of Absence (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Askew for today, for medical reasons. Question agreed to.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Reporting Date (1 speech)
    I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposals at the request of any senator. There being none, we will proceed.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021, National Health Amendment (Decisions under the Continence Aids Payment Scheme) Bill 2021; First Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That the following bills be introduced: a bill for an act to amend the law relating to sport and for related purposes and a bill for an act to amend the National Health Act 1953 and for...
  • Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021, National Health Amendment (Decisions under the Continence Aids Payment Scheme) Bill 2021; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I table the explanatory memoranda relating to the bills and I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Temporary Migration Select Committee; Reporting Date (1 speech)
    I move: That the time for the presentation of the report of the Select Committee on Temporary Migration be extended to 2 September 2021. Question agreed to.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Electric Vehicles Accountability Bill 2021; First Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to require reporting on electric vehicles, and for related purposes. Question agreed to. I present the bill and move: That this...
  • Electric Vehicles Accountability Bill 2021; Second Reading (1 speech)
    by leave—I table an 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....
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Australia: HIV-AIDS (2 speeches)
    Before moving general business notice of motion No. 1128, I ask that the name of Senator Dean Smith be added to the motion. At the request of Senators Pratt and Dean Smith, I ask that general...
  • Mouse Plague (2 speeches)
    At the request of Senator Sterle, I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1129 be taken as a formal motion.
  • Aged Care (2 speeches)
    Before moving general business notice of motion No. 1130, I ask that the name of Senator Griff be added to the motion. At the request of Senators Polley and Griff, I ask that general business...
  • Australian War Memorial (5 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) there is a tremendous amount of public opposition to the redevelopment of the Australian War Memorial, both within the Australian Capital...
  • Climate Change (11 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes the following resolutions of the G7 on 13 June 2021, that the group 'acknowledges their duty to safeguard the planet for future generations' by: (i) more...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Ministerial Suitability Commission of Inquiry Bill 2021; First Reading (2 speeches)
    I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to establish an inquiry into whether Christian Porter is a fit and proper person to be a Minister of State, and for related...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Mine Workers: Fair Work Conditions (2 speeches)
    On behalf of Senators Watt, Chisholm and Green, I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1132 be taken as a formal motion.
  • United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, Mouse Plague, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Mine Workers: Fair Work Conditions (11 speeches)
    I seek leave to move general business notices of motion Nos 1128, 1129, 1130 and 1132 together, and that they be determined without amendment or debate.
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Ministerial Suitability Commission of Inquiry Bill 2021; Tabling (1 speech)
    I seek leave to table an explanatory memorandum and the second reading speech as accompanying documents to the bill of which notice of introduction was accepted. Leave not granted.
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • Presentation (9 speeches)
    I seek leave to give a late notice of motion pertaining to the introduction of a bill relating to parliamentary procedure. Leave not granted. Pursuant to contingent notice, I move: That so much...
• Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
  • Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services (42 speeches)
    I inform the Senate that, at 8.30 am, 28 proposals were received in accordance with standing order 75. The question of which proposal would be submitted to the Senate was determined by lot. As a...
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Petition: COVID-19 (1 speech)
    I seek leave to table a document relating to a petition to the House of Representatives tabled on 15 June, which was signed by 70,540 people, calling on the government to provide exemptions to...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Consideration of Legislation (13 speeches)
    I seek leave to move a motion relating to the consideration of legislation today.
• Petitions (0 speeches)
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
    by leave—I present to the Senate the following nonconforming petition against vaccine passports for interstate travel, with 56,032 signatures.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee (1 speech)
    I present the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee's Delegated Legislation Monitor No. 8 of 2021 and move: That the Senate take note of the report. I would like to take this opportunity to...
  • Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Report (2 speeches)
    I present the report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on its Review of the listing of Sonnenkrieg Division as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code,...
  • Scrutiny of Bills Committee; Scrutiny Digest (1 speech)
    At the request of the chair of the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Senator Polley, I present Scrutiny Digest No. 8 of 2021.
  • Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
    The President has received letters requesting changes in the membership of committees.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Fuel Security Bill 2021, Fuel Security (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2021; 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.
  • Fuel Security Bill 2021, Fuel Security (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2021; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches read as follows— FUEL SECURITY...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Reference (5 speeches)
    I move: That the following matter be referred to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 November 2021: The future development of Australia's...
  • Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee; Delegated Legislation Monitor (1 speech)
    I move: That recommendations 8 and 10, and recommendation 9 as amended in the terms circulated in the chamber be adopted. Question agreed to.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Online Safety Bill 2021, Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021; Second Reading (5 speeches)
    This legislation has been rammed through along an extraordinarily tight time frame. There were but a couple of weeks to—
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (More Flexible Superannuation) Bill 2020, Treasury Laws Amendment (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Bill 2020, Treasury Laws Amendment (Your Future, Your Super) Bill 2021; Second Reading (44 speeches)
    I rise to speak on the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Flexible Superannuation) Bill 2020, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Bill 2020 and the Treasury Laws Amendment...