Senate debates
Thursday, 12 August 2021
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That: (a) general business notice of motion no. 1213, standing in the name of Senator Wong, be called on immediately and have precedence over all other business till...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Covid-19 (23 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) applauds the sacrifices made by the Australian people to keep each other safe; (b) thanks the heroes of the pandemic—our scientists, doctors, nurses, aged...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (2 speeches)
I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move: That there be laid on the table by the Commissioner of Taxation, by no later than 9.30 am on Thursday, 12 August 2021, the list of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (16 speeches)
I present the ninth report of 2021 of the Selection of Bills Committee and I seek leave to have the report incorporated into Hansard. Leave granted. The report read as follows— SELECTION...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That— (a) the Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment Bill 2021, the Education Services for Overseas Students (TPS Levies) Amendment Bill 2021, the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ransomware Payments Bill 2021; First Reading (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Keneally, I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to require the reporting of ransomware payments to the Australian Cyber Security Centre, and...
- Ransomware Payments Bill 2021; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to table an explanatory memorandum relating to the bill. Leave granted. I table an explanatory memorandum and I seek leave to have...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Collaery, Mr Bernard (9 speeches)
I move: That— (1) The Senate requires the Attorney-General to attend the Senate at midday on Tuesday, 24 August 2021 to provide a detailed explanation as to why the ongoing prosecution of...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Community Affairs Legislation Committee, I present the report of the committee on the provisions of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Improving Supports for At...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Sunsetting Review and Other Measures) Bill 2021; Second Reading (6 speeches)
[by video link] Here we go again, because the Morrison government didn't do its job again all of us here are now expected to pick up the slack. I rise to speak on the Counter-Terrorism...
- Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment Bill 2021, Education Services for Overseas Students (TPS Levies) Amendment Bill 2021, Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Cost Recovery and Other Measures) Bill 2021, Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Charges) Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading (3 speeches)
Labor supports these bills, which aim to streamline cost recovery arrangements for regulation of education providers who provide services to international students. The Education Services for...
- Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment Bill 2021, Education Services for Overseas Students (TPS Levies) Amendment Bill 2021, Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Cost Recovery and Other Measures) Bill 2021, Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Charges) Amendment Bill 2021; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Sunsetting Review and Other Measures) Bill 2021; In Committee (12 speeches)
by leave—I move amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 1376 in the name of Senator Thorpe together: (1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (line 5), omit "7 September 2024", substitute "7 December 2022"....
- Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Sunsetting Review and Other Measures) Bill 2021; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time.
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Titles Administration and Other Measures) Bill 2021, Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading (3 speeches)
I rise today to support the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Titles Administration and Other Measures) Bill 2021 and the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (3 speeches)
Madam Acting Deputy President, I'm just giving notice that I need to seek leave before the two-minute statements start. I'm just getting your attention.
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Tokyo Olympic Games (1 speech)
[ by video link] How good are Tasmanian athletes? It's not a question we really have to ask if we had the honour of being able to watch the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. I think we can all agree in this...
- Organ and Tissue Donation (1 speech)
I rise today to encourage Australians to help save lives by registering to donate their organs. The last week of July was DonateLife Week, when it was very important to remind all Australians how...
- COVID-19: Indigenous Health (1 speech)
[by video link] Last Saturday, a young black man from Walgett was released from Bathurst prison. The ABC reports that he was tested for COVID while imprisoned and was released before his results...
- Prime Minister (1 speech)
[by video link] Integrity, accountability, delivery—these are three basic tests of leadership, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison fails all of them. Let's talk about integrity. Recently the...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
[by video link] I deliver this speech on behalf of Senator Roberts. I'll discuss parliament's shoddy governance on COVID—the lack of learning, lack of planning and lack of oversight....
- Western Australia: Health (1 speech)
Every Australian should have access to world-class health services, particularly in Western Australia, where we have a massive surplus and boosted GST receipts delivered by the Morrison...
- Brisbane Olympic Games: Netball (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to speak on the wonderful announcement this week by Netball Australia to campaign for netball to be included in the 2032 Olympics. As you would know, Acting Deputy President...
- Member for Dawson (1 speech)
In this chamber this morning, Senator Wong moved a motion condemning the comments of the member for Dawson. You will note that I voted against this motion. The reason I voted against this motion...
- Defence Equipment (1 speech)
We know that the Future Submarine and Future Frigate programs are a mess, both from a cost perspective and from a delivery perspective. That may well have a ripple effect through all of the naval...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
[by video link] Yesterday I spent an hour on ABC Radio listening to an awful litany of stories from Australian workers at the roughest end of this country's broken employment system, people who...
- Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 speech)
Access to affordable sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion and contraception, is part of everyone's right to control their own body. Campaigns for reproductive rights have been...
- Nanbarry (1 speech)
On this date 200 years ago, a Gadigal man named Nanbarry died, and I'm pleased to have his name recorded by Hansard for the first time on this the bicentenary of his death. Nanbarry was laid to...
- COVID-19: Morrison Government (1 speech)
Every day, Australians wake to a country deeper in crisis, a crisis caused by Mr Morrison's character. Cases of COVID are spreading and they are spreading through an Australian population that is...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
We are certainly in a national race to get vaccinated. Modelling from the Burnet Institute highlights the need, frankly, to preserve public health measures as a key line of defence in our nation,...
- Indian Society of Western Australia (1 speech)
I'm delighted to stand up today to congratulate the Indian Society of Western Australia on what I understand was a fantastic Sangam 2021 at the Perth convention centre on 7 August. Sangam,...
- Statement by the President (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Australian Capital Territory (1 speech)
Senators will be aware of the announcement by the ACT government of a COVID-19 case being detected in the ACT overnight and the consequent announcement of restrictions applying to the ACT. Before...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: New South Wales (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Today the COVID-19 crisis continues to grow. In New South Wales, 345 new cases have been reported, with 93...
- Covid-19 (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Can the Minister advise the Senate how the Australian response to the COVID-19 pandemic, from our frontline and...
- Deputy Prime Minister (16 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the Minister representing the Deputy Prime Minister, Senator McKenzie. When asked about Mr Christensen's disinformation, Mr Morrison's Deputy Prime Minister,...
- Climate Change (8 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, representing the Prime Minister. The IPCC report released this week was the 'code red for humanity'. We are on track to tip over 1.5...
- Morrison Government (8 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. In defending his own disinformation campaign, Senator Canavan has declared today that...
- COVID-19: Economy (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. Can the minister advise the Senate how the Liberal and...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (8 speeches)
[by video link] My question is on behalf of Senator Roberts, and it's for Senator Colbeck, representing the health minister. Despite having over 63 per cent of Israel's population vaccinated with...
- COVID-19: Overseas Travel (8 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Senator Cash. As of yesterday, 'fortress Australia' has further tightened its borders. Under the strict...
- Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience, Senator McKenzie. I refer to the minister's statements last week in relation to her role in the...
- Covid-19 (8 speeches)
My question is also to Senator McKenzie, the Minister representing the Deputy Prime Minister. Can the minister please update the Senate on how regional Australians are doing their bit as part of...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (9 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Colbeck. It's reported the Morrison-Joyce government's COVID-19 information on the health department...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: New South Wales, Deputy Prime Minister (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Finance (Senator Birmingham) and the Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education...
- Climate Change (2 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 Senator Waters today relating to climate change...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That: (a) the President may alter the day and time of the next meeting of the Senate at the request of, or the agreement of, the Leader of the Government in the Senate and...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs References Committee; Report (2 speeches)
I present the fourth interim report of the Community Affairs References Committee on Centrelink's compliance program, and I move: That the Senate adopt the recommendation contained in the interim...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Vaccination; Consideration (1 speech)
I want to make a couple of remarks on document No. 5 listed on the Notice Paper. I just want to put on the record today an emerging concern with regard to the vaccination. We've seen the Prime...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees as follows: Communit y Affairs References Committee Appointed—Substitute member: Senator O'Neill to...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- JobKeeper Payment; Tabling (4 speeches)
I table a document pursuant to the order of the Senate of 4 August 2021 for the production of documents relating to JobKeeper payments.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That general business not be proceeded with. Question agreed to. Senate adjourned at 16:11
