Senate debates
Thursday, 1 December 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.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
by leave—I advise changes to ministerial arrangements. Senator Watt will be absent from question time today for personal reasons. In Senator Watt's absence, ministers will represent...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Conduct (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. I refer to the release of ministerial diaries by the Attorney-General and the Treasurer detailing their first 100...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1 speech)
I draw to the attention of honourable senators the presence in the chamber and gallery of a parliamentary delegation from Vietnam, and I know they've met many senators and MPs across the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Albanese Government (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. How is the Albanese government delivering on its plans for a better future for all Australians?
- Renewable Energy (22 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. I refer you to the answers you gave yesterday regarding secret government modelling in a document titled 'Estimated...
- Climate Change (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. In 1991, Vanuatu, on behalf of small island states, first asked the question: 'Who should pay for climate catastrophe?' Over the next...
- Tourism Industry (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator Farrell. As we come to the end of 2022, the tourism sector is hoping for a Christmas that sees Australians able to travel in a way...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Turnell, Professor Sean (1 speech)
by leave—Professor Sean Turnell, Dr Ha Vu, we also welcome you back to Australia safe and sound. We thank you for the way in which you have always conducted yourselves, each of you,...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Education (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Education, Minister Gallagher. The ALP national platform commits a Labor government to ensuring that disadvantaged schools get the...
- Energy (19 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Senator Wong. Since the Labor government's first budget four weeks ago, in which the government had no...
- Covid-19: Cancer Diagnoses (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Senator Gallagher. The recent release of Australian Bureau of Statistics provisional mortality data for our...
- Labor Government (18 speeches)
ator URQUHART (—) (): My question is for the Minister for Finance, Minister for Women and Minister for the Public Service, Senator Gallagher. Could the minister update the Senate on the...
- Energy (25 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Prior to the election, Prime Minister Albanese said to all Australians, 'I'll say this very clearly, they will be...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Answers to Questions (27 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by ministers to questions without notice asked today. The first one went to transparency, and then we had some questions about the cost of...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy to a question without notice I asked today relating to climate change...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Pursuant to notice given on 30 November 2022, on behalf of the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation I withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No. 5, for four...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Child Care; Order for the Production of Documents (6 speeches)
I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 9.30 am on Thursday, 8 December 2022, any modelling, costing or analysis that has...
- Bracknell Community Hall Grant Award; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
I move: That— (a) there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, by no later than 3 February...
- Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct; Order for the Production of Documents (2 speeches)
I move general business notice of motions Nos 115 to 118 together: GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 115 That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for...
- Coalmining Industry; Order for the Production of Documents (2 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator McDonald, move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Prime Minister, by no later than 5.30 pm on Thursday, 1 December 2022, the full...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration Of Legislation (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That— (a) after consideration of the Animal Health Australia and Plant Health Australia Funding Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 has concluded, the questions on all...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 4) Bill 2022, Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 5) Bill 2022; 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.
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 4) Bill 2022, Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 5) Bill 2022; 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— TREASURY LAWS...
- Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022; In Committee (25 speeches)
The committee is considering the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022, and government amendments (1) to (68) on sheet PV124 moved by Senator Watt. The question is...
- Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022; In Committee (36 speeches)
by leave—I move amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 1764 together: (1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 4 and 5), omit the item, substitute: 1 Subsections 23(1A) and (1B) Repeal the...
- Restoring Territory Rights 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.
- Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022; In Committee (1 speech)
by leave—I move government amendments (1) to (16) and (21) to (28) on sheet 1779 together: (1) Clause 2, page 2 (table items 2, 3 and 4), omit the table items. (2) Clause 2, page 2 (table...
