Senate debates

Friday, 25 November 2022

• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Human Rights Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I present Human rights scrutiny report: report 6 of 2022 and I move: That consideration of the report be listed on the...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2022-2023, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2022-2023, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2022-2023; 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.
  • Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2022-2023, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2022-2023, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2022-2023; 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 speech read as follows— APPROPRIATION BILL...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Leave of Absence (2 speeches)
    URQUHART (—) (): by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Brown for today, for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill 2022; In Committee (9 speeches)
    The question that we're currently considering is that amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 1745, revised, , moved by Senator David Pocock, be agreed to.
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill 2022; Third Reading (2 speeches)
    I move: That this bill be now read a third time.
  • Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Biosecurity) Bill 2022; Second Reading (24 speeches)
    I rise to speak to the Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Biosecurity) Bill 2022, and to inform the chamber that the coalition parties will be supporting the government's efforts in this...
  • Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Biosecurity) Bill 2022; In Committee (16 speeches)
    by leave—I move the amendments on sheet TK327: (1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 5), omit "7", substitute "8". (2) Page 60 (after line 15), at the end of the Bill, add: Schedule 8 —...
  • Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Biosecurity) Bill 2022; Third Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Parliamentary Standards Joint Select Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That the Joint Select Committee on Parliamentary Standards be authorised to hold private meetings otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1) during the sitting...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Leave of Absence (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That the leave of absence be granted to Senator O'Neill today on account of parliamentary business. Question agreed to.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022; Second Reading (7 speeches)
    I rise to speak on the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022. The bill before the chamber will implement further recommendations from the...
  • Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022; In Committee (19 speeches)
    by leave—I move government amendments (1) to (5) on sheet RV162 together: (1) Schedule 2, item 8, page 8 (line 15), at the end of the heading to subsection 47C(4), add "by any person". (2)...
  • Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022; Third Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Albanese Government (47 speeches)
    I seek leave to move a motion relating to the government's management of its legislative program. Leave not granted. Pursuant to the contingent notice standing in my name, I move: That so much of...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Incentivising Pensioners to Downsize) Bill 2022; Second Reading (7 speeches)
    To take the tone down a few notches, I rise to provide a contribution on the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Incentivising Pensioners to Downsize) Bill 2022, and I'd like to at...
  • Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Incentivising Pensioners to Downsize) Bill 2022; 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.