Senate debates
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Meeting (1 speech)
I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That consideration of the business before the Senate on Wednesday, 9 February 2022 be interrupted at approximately 5 pm, but not so as to interrupt a senator speaking, to...
- Consideration of Legislation (13 speeches)
I seek leave to move a motion relating to the consideration of the Australian Federal Integrity Commission Bill 2020, as circulated. Leave not granted. Pursuant to contingent notice of motion...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Senators (0 speeches)
- Federal Election (1 speech)
I rise to make a statement about the forthcoming election and the attempts by some to try and heavily influence, if not buy, their way into some sort of power arrangement here in Canberra. There...
- Morrison Government, South Australia: Higher Education (1 speech)
South Australians are emerging from what has been a really tough summer. For many, the change in the environment in South Australia when borders opened and COVID entered our state either has been...
- Human Rights (1 speech)
The Morrison government fails at everything it does. Protecting the human rights of imprisoned or detained people is another thing to add to its long list of failures. This country is not...
- Women's Health, Safety and Security (1 speech)
Over the past year there's been a lot of significant discussion and debate around women: how women are treated, how they're paid, how they're educated, how we better equip them when it comes to...
- COVID-19: Education (1 speech)
It's stating the obvious to note that COVID-19 has up-ended our lives in ways that we never, ever dreamed possible. The wearing of masks, lockdowns and border closures have ensured that lives...
- Australian Democracy (1 speech)
I speak as a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia. It's now seven months since I delivered a speech reminding senators and people listening at home of the significance of our flag, a...
- Ukraine (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a matter that is of urgent geopolitical concern to Australia and should be to all Australians. The current build-up of over 100,000 troops along the Ukrainian border is the...
- Pacific Labour Scheme (1 speech)
Two years ago the Prime Minister said slavery never happened in Australia. Apparently, he's never heard of blackbirding in the 19th century. The truth is that blackbirding did happen, and it is...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Northern Territory: Youth Services (1 speech)
The Mayor of Alice Springs recently wrote an impassioned letter to me and others in this place asking for assistance dealing with high levels of crime and antisocial behaviour. At the same time,...
- Climate 200 (1 speech)
I rise to raise serious concerns about the so-called 'Voices of' independent movement, funded by the big end of town, including Simon Holmes a Court's Climate 200 group, which is nothing more...
- Oil and Gas Exploration (1 speech)
Something significant happened in this nation on 16 December last year. Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited Newcastle and formally declared opposition to a fossil fuel project called petroleum...
- COVID-19: Aged Care (1 speech)
I understand that ministers are busy and they have to juggle competing pressures. It's part of the job. It's what they're paid for, in fact. But many Australian workers have faced the pressures...
- Environment (1 speech)
The Greens, Labor, the Liberals and their sell-out sidekicks the Nationals, the uniparty, as I call them, like to talk about sustainability, as though it's the environment that needs to be...
- Ledwidge, Mr Mark (1 speech)
[by video link] On Australia Day I was honoured to attend a citizenship ceremony hosted by Archerfield Rotary Club. It was followed by a wonderful Australia Day family funfair. At the ceremony I...
- Industry Research Grants (1 speech)
The Prime Minister recently announced more funding for industry linked research, including hundreds of new industry PhDs and fellowships. This is a welcome commitment. Australia is blessed with...
- COVID-19: Indigenous Australians (1 speech)
I wish to draw attention to an excellent paper by the Nulungu Research Institute based at the Broome campus of Notre Dame university. It shows that First Nations people in the Kimberley coped...
- Australia: Sovereign Capability (1 speech)
There's a motion coming up that I'm proposing to amend, and this is the only chance I'll get to explain why. It's a motion to set up a select committee inquiry into Australia's sovereign...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
We can all agree that we need a safe future for our children and for our grandchildren and their children. As a mother and a proud First Nations woman, my birthright gives me the responsibility...
- Timor-Leste (4 speeches)
During World War II, 60,000 Timorese died assisting Australian soldiers who were fighting in Timor. After they voted for independence in 1999 and after the great job done by INTERFET in...
- South Australia: Floods (1 speech)
In late January, many parts of remote and regional South Australia received unprecedented and record rainfall, causing widespread flooding across the Eyre Peninsula and throughout the outback....
- Women in Sport (1 speech)
We all saw that powerful photo of sisters Cathy Freeman, Evonne Goolagong and Ash Barty together. This country's greatest athletes and the definition of black excellence are such a great...
- Myanmar (1 speech)
On 1 February last year Burma's pathway to democracy was abruptly interrupted by a military coup. Australia has always maintained, publicly and privately, its very serious concerns about the...
- Budget (2 speeches)
I'll just give you a few budget facts from this government. They doubled the debt prior to the pandemic. They racked up $1 trillion of debt without enough to show for it. They're the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Aged Care (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Senator Colbeck. An aged-care manager in Victoria who has been forced to work 80-hour weeks due to staff shortages...
- Economy: Regional Australia (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Deputy Prime Minister, Senator McKenzie. Can the minister outline to the Senate how the Liberal and Nationals government's plan is delivering...
- Aged Care (31 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Senator Colbeck. Does the minister think that $22 per hour is enough for aged-care workers?
- Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Women's Safety, Senator Ruston. Can the minister update the Senate on how the Liberal and Nationals government is ensuring support is available to victims of...
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (12 speeches)
My question is to Senator Hume, representing the minister for communications. Two days ago, the government announced that it would increase funding to the ABC, restore indexation and continue...
- Energy (17 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction, Senator Seselja. Can the minister update the Senate on how the Liberals and Nationals in...
- Asylum Seekers (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs. In my home state of Victoria, people who sought the help of this country are being imprisoned in the Park Hotel. How can...
- Covid-19 (8 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate. I first called on the government to consider the establishment of a royal commission inquiry into Australia's COVID-19 pandemic...
- COVID-19: Aged Care (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Senator Colbeck. In March last year a report from this minister's own aged-care regulator warned that the Jeta...
- Employment (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. Can the minister update the Senate on how the Liberal and...
- Answers to Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
- Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (3 speeches)
I ask the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care for an explanation as to why an answer has not been provided to question on notice No. 86, asked during the 2021-22...
- Question Nos 1, 3, 5, 6, 501, and 519 to 531 (3 speeches)
Under standing order 74(5)(a), I seek an explanation from the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham, as to why 2020-21 additional estimates questions on notice Nos 1, 3, 5,...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services (Senator Colbeck) to questions asked by Senator Keneally and Senator Gallagher...
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the responses by the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs to my questions today. I asked about innocent people seeking refuge who are locked up...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move: That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to various bills, allowing them to be considered during...
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
MITH (—) (): At the request of Senator Rennick, I withdraw general business notice of motion No. 1261 standing in his name for today proposing the establishment of a Senate committee.
- Postponement (1 speech)
I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any Senator.
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
I gave notice yesterday of my intention to withdraw one of the business of the Senate notices of motion. I withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No. 5 on today's Notice Paper.
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Garland, Hon. Sir Ransley Victor (Vic) KBE (4 speeches)
It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death on 1 January 2022 of the Hon. Sir Ransley Victor 'Vic' Garland KBE, a former minister and member of the House of Representatives for...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Animal Welfare; Order for the Production of Documents (4 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 1304. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That— (a) there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister...
- Myanmar; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, by no later than 2 pm on 29 March 2022: (a) a list of any briefings provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Morrison Government (3 speeches)
I inform the Senate that, at 8.30 am today, 25 proposals were received in accordance with standing order 75. The question of which proposal would be submitted to the Senate was determined by lot....
- First Speech (0 speeches)
- Mirabella, Senator Greg (2 speeches)
Pursuant to order, I now call Senator Mirabella to give his first speech and ask senators that the usual courtesies be extended to him.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That today— the hours of meeting be 9.30 am till adjournment; the routine of business from 7.20 pm be consideration of the Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve's...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Morrison Government (8 speeches)
What a stark contrast it was to hear the excellent first speech of Senator Mirabella, full of positivity. It was uplifting, it was sincere, it was about service to the nation, from the sort of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Zone (0 speeches)
- Proposed Works (1 speech)
In accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Act 1974, I present a proposal for works within the Parliamentary Zone relating to the installation of a sculpture at the National Gallery of...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Queensland Government, Paradise Dam (1 speech)
I want to talk about the dustbin fire that is ethics and honesty in Queensland under the state Labor government there. We've got a state Labor government—hear this, everybody!—that...
- Donations to Political Parties (1 speech)
Last week the Australian Electoral Commission published political donations data for the 2020-21 financial year, and guess how much the fossil fuel companies gave to the Liberal, National and...
- Great Barrier Reef (1 speech)
or McDONALD () (): I rise to congratulate the Prime Minister and Minister Ley, the environment minister, on the new announcement of $1 billion in new reef funding. I guess it's not always an...
- Gender Equality (1 speech)
I rise this evening to acknowledge the tremendous, powerful speeches given by two remarkable Australian women at the National Press Club today. These are two women who not only have changed the...
- Leader of the Opposition (1 speech)
ENDERSON () (): In a couple of months Australians will go to the polls. There has never been a more important election. At a time when Australia needs certainty, Mr Albanese, the most...
- Coalition Government: Regional Australia (1 speech)
It's great to be in the chamber, hopefully as the last speaker for the evening, amongst some really close colleagues of mine here, so buckle in for the next five minutes. It's no secret that...
- Western Australia: Bushfires (1 speech)
Senator Ciccone, I hate to steal your thunder, but I'm actually going to add a few remarks this evening before we finish. I wish to pay tribute to the many, many volunteer firefighters in Western...
