Senate debates

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Meeting (1 speech)
    PRESIDENT (): I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023; Second Reading (9 speeches)
    When I was speaking on this legislation yesterday evening, I was reflecting on the native forest logging industry—how it does not have a social licence and how it is a massive carbon bomb...
• Statements by Senators (0 speeches)
  • TikTok (1 speech)
    Social media has played a significant role in shaping and influencing our world, especially in the last decade. TikTok is a large social media conglomerate that has recently been under fire for...
  • Aston By-Election (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on the choice that the people of Aston have this Saturday. Mary Doyle has spent her career fighting for working people, and I know she would be an incredible addition to this...
  • Aged Care (1 speech)
    I want to talk today to a petition entitled 'Bring back Nurses, Physios And Allied health in aged care homes. Stop taking our jobs'. This petition on Change.org has reached over 20,000...
  • Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (1 speech)
    Today, I'd like to acknowledge the great work that the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation does and has been doing for the last 30 years. Established to help promote, guide and encourage...
  • Human Rights (1 speech)
    Today I wish to speak to the inquiry into Australia's human rights framework, which was referred to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights by the Attorney-General earlier this month....
  • Cultural Heritage Protection (1 speech)
    enator COX () (): Today I want to talk about sea country, and how important that is to First Nations underwater cultural heritage that needs to be protected. Recently, the Joint Standing...
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
    Why has the Queensland health department withdrawn funding for its award-winning COVAX research program studying the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines? This program is the creation of...
  • Children's Television (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about the children's television industry in Australia, the amazing work they do and the need to support Australian content and stories. Australia has so much to be proud of when...
  • Parliamentary Friends of Hazara (1 speech)
    Two sitting weeks ago it was my pleasure to join colleagues to launch the Parliamentary Friends of Hazara group. I'm honoured to be a co-chair of this group, along with Mr Andrew Charlton and Ms...
  • Quinn, Mr Ian (Quinny) (1 speech)
    I rise today to acknowledge Ian Quinn, affectionately known as Quinny by those of us lucky enough to have known him. Quinny was a proud Australian and a good man. He sadly passed away earlier...
  • Gender and Sexual Orientation (5 speeches)
    Demonising those who question the Left's radical gender ideology can have severe consequences. The lies and misinformation about the motivations of conservative parties, Christian organisations...
  • New South Wales State Election, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (2 speeches)
    Over the weekend in New South Wales we saw yet another example of how Australians have had enough of Liberal governments. They have had enough of the excuses, the scandals, the boring talking...
  • Aston By-Election (1 speech)
    Today I rise to draw the attention of the chamber to information recently published on a candidate that the Greens and Labor are supporting at the Aston by-election. I am deeply concerned by...
  • Australian Capital Territory: Hobart Place General Practice (2 speeches)
    I rise today to report that my community has lost another general practice. Last week Hobart Place General Practice announced it would be closing its doors. This practice is less than four...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Gas Industry (30 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Farrell. Does Australia need to increase gas production to meet export and domestic demand while lowering gas prices?
  • Climate Change (7 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Senator Gallagher. Can the minister update the Senate on the progress that the Albanese government has made...
  • Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2022 (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Farrell.
  • Forestry Industry: Endangered Species (15 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Watt, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Firstly, I seek leave to table a photo of a Tasmanian devil that was burnt to death in a post-logging fire....
  • Budget (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Gallagher. Yesterday the minister outlined how the former government's tricky approach to budgeting has put several government programs and...
  • Budget: Australian National Audit Office (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister. In recent years we've seen scandals across the Public Service—robodebt, mismanagement of procurement in Home Affairs,...
  • Taxation (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Farrell. The February 2023 Tax Expenditures and Insights Statement reveals $67 billion of franking credits was distributed...
  • Vocational Education and Training (9 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Skills and Training. TAFE teachers in Tasmania are paid $60,000 a year, at the moment, but the tradies who should be teaching these...
  • Foreign Investment (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator Farrell. The 2023 Why Australia report, launched today, reinforces why there is no better place in the world to do business than...
  • Ukraine (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Farrell. Minister, have all of the 90 Bushmasters promised by Australia to Ukraine on 8 April and 27 October 2022 been...
  • Biosecurity (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Watt. Minister, we know that low wages was a deliberate design feature of the previous Liberal government's...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Rearrangement (16 speeches)
    I seek leave to move a motion relating to the hours of meeting and routine of business this week.
• Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
  • Answers to Questions (6 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by ministers to questions without notice asked today. Just a few months ago we heard how Labor was dragging its feet on delivering on some...
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Order for the Production of Documents (9 speeches)
    I've been made aware of an administrative error that occurred when tabling the order for production of documents No. 144 earlier this month that led to certain documents not being produced. As a...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Leave of Absence (2 speeches)
    by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to the following senators: (a) Senator Ayres from 28 to 30 March 2023, on account of ministerial business; and (b) Senator Bilyk from 27 to...
  • Rearrangement (1 speech)
    I move: That the following general business order of the day be considered this week at the time for private senators' bills: No. 5—Defence Amendment Bill 2020—Wednesday 29 March...
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • Withdrawal (1 speech)
    I give notice that I am withdrawing notice of motion No. 179 standing in my name for tomorrow.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Reporting Date (1 speech)
    I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator.
• Petitions (0 speeches)
  • Aged Care (1 speech)
    by leave—I present a non-conforming petition about bringing back nurses, physios and allied health in aged-care homes.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Reference (7 speeches)
    I remind senators that yesterday two votes were deferred relating to business of the Senate notices of motion moved by Senator Roberts and Senator O'Sullivan. I understand it now suits the...
  • Finance and Public Administration References Committee; Reference (2 speeches)
    I will now deal with the closure motion moved by Senator Brown. The question is that the question be now put.
  • Community Affairs References Committee; Reference (1 speech)
    I move: That the following matter be referred to the Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 27 September 2023: Barriers to consistent, timely and best practice...
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Australian Federal Police; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
    I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than 30 March 2023, all documents held by the Australian Federal Police mentioning and/or in...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference (5 speeches)
    I seek leave to amend business of the Senate notice of motion No. 2 relating to a referral to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, to change the reporting date to 7 December...
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • Withdrawal (1 speech)
    Pursuant to notice given at the last day of sitting, I now withdraw general business notice of motion No. 206 standing in Senator Bragg's name.
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Australian Federal Police; Order for the Production of Documents (2 speeches)
    by leave—I move: That the question on Senator Roberts's general business notice of motion No. 207 be put again.
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • Withdrawal (1 speech)
    I now withdraw general business notice of motion No. 208 standing in my name.
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Superannuation; Order for the Production of Documents (2 speeches)
    At the request of Senator Birmingham, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that order for production of documents no. 193, relating to an email and document concerning proposed superannuation...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023; Second Reading (4 speeches)
    In accordance with the order agreed to earlier, I will now put the second reading questions on the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023. I'm dealing first with the Greens amendment...
  • National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023; In Committee (285 speeches)
    I table two supplementary explanatory memoranda relating to the government's amendments to be moved to the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023, and, by leave, I move amendments (1)...
  • National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023; Third Reading (1 speech)
    The question now is that the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Environment and Communications References Committee, National Anti-Corruption Commission Joint Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
    I have received letters requesting changes in the membership of committees.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2022; First Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bill read a first time.
  • Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2022; Second Reading (35 speeches)
    I table a revised explanatory memorandum relating to the bill. I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave...