Senate debates

Tuesday, 5 December 2023

• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Meeting (1 speech)
    I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator.
• Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
  • Immigration Detention (1 speech)
    I table a statement from the Attorney-General relating to the High Court decision on immigration detention.
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Albanese Government (83 speeches)
    I seek leave to move a motion relating to the Albanese Labor government and its failure to keep Australians safe. Leave not granted. Pursuant to contingent notice of motion standing in my name, I...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Infrastructure Australia Amendment (Independent Review) Bill 2023; Second Reading (7 speeches)
    On behalf of the coalition, I rise to speak on the Infrastructure Australia Amendment (Independent Review) Bill 2023. The coalition welcomes debate on this long-awaited bill. This was part of the...
  • Infrastructure Australia Amendment (Independent Review) Bill 2023; In Committee (61 speeches)
    Before the 2022 election, the current Prime Minister said the Labor government would refer matters to Infrastructure Australia before making commitments to nationally significant infrastructure....
  • Infrastructure Australia Amendment (Independent Review) 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. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
  • Nature Repair Market Bill 2023, Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023; Second Reading (13 speeches)
    It's a delight to be able to speak in the Nature Repair Market Bill debate, which is something that has had a rather protracted examination through the Senate committee process. It has taken a...
• Statements by Senators (0 speeches)
  • Immigration Detention (1 speech)
    The Albanese Labor government has failed in its most fundamental duty, which is to protect the people of Australia. Over the last month the Albanese Labor government's incompetent handling of and...
  • Tasmania: Salmon Industry (1 speech)
    I'd like to speak this afternoon on the salmon industry in Tasmania and how important it is to our community and to our economy. Tasmania supplies over 90 per cent of salmon to the rest of...
  • Toondah Harbour (1 speech)
    My home state of Queensland is home to internationally significant wetlands, including Toondah Harbour, part of Moreton Bay. Toondah Harbour is the gateway to Minjerribah/Stradbroke Island and is...
  • Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (1 speech)
    I rise today to talk about one part of the disability royal commission and its findings. It's one that's got a lot of publicity and has also set off a lot of panic among the parents of children...
  • femLINKpacific (1 speech)
    With the rapid rise of technology around the world, we often hear cautionary negative tales. It can be easy to forget that social media, ICT and radio can be powerful forces for social change....
  • Tasmania: Australian Labor Party (1 speech)
    The Tasmanian Liberal government got a little bit of good news four days ago—a Newspoll showed a small lift in support. It was a tiny lift of one per cent for the Tasmanian Liberal...
  • Nuclear Energy (1 speech)
    Minister Chris Bowen will be attending COP28 in Dubai, not as a king of energy innovation but as a court jester amongst countries with sensible and pragmatic approaches to energy production...
  • Albanese Government (1 speech)
    When the Albanese Labor government was elected in May last year, we had one simple objective: to create a better future for all Australians. As long as we have the privilege to hold government,...
  • Sikh Community (1 speech)
    The Sikh community are reeling because their leaders are being targeted for political assassination. Just a few short days ago the US Department of Justice announced that an Indian government...
  • United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (1 speech)
    Today an open letter was sent to all members of parliament calling for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the UNDRIP, to be legislated. This states: Following the...
  • Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
    We'd all agree that every single domestic and family violence death is horrific. In my home state of South Australia, the number in the past month has been unprecedented, with the killing of five...
  • Migration (1 speech)
    We've had another article today in the paper, by Judith Sloan, with regard to our high immigration figures. The recent arrivals are about 500,000 a year. The article reads: In addition to natural...
  • Cost of Living (1 speech)
    Since the announcement of the Greens-led inquiry into price gouging by the supermarket duopoly, people have been flooding my office with examples of how they are being sucked dry by the likes of...
  • Gender Equality (1 speech)
    We are told that the so-called gender pay gap has fallen for the second year in a row, hitting a record low of 13 per cent. But, by law, men and women must be paid the same wage for performing...
  • Mental Health (2 speeches)
    I rise today to speak about Mental Health Australia's Report to the nation for 2023Starting on a positive note, the report highlights that, in 2023, more Australians reported feeling capable,...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Immigration Detention (25 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. It has now been reported that a further detainee, a former ringleader of a child exploitation gang, released by your...
  • Ballarat: Protests (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. In Ballarat, we've seen an abhorrent and deeply disturbing Nazi rally over the weekend. Can the minister please...
  • National Security (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minster, Senator Wong. Minister, both Senator Paterson in this place and the Leader of the Opposition quickly called for a preventive...
  • Middle East, Australia: Defence Industry (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence. Minister, RUAG Australia is the sole manufacturer of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's weapons bay door uplocks. Without that...
  • Wages (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Watt. The Albanese government was elected on a platform of getting wages moving again...
  • Fuel Efficiency Standards (17 speeches)
    To those in the gallery, it is not always this bad but often it is. My question is to the Minister representing to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local...
  • Defence Personnel (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence. Library research on the number of starred officers in the Australian Defence Force—that is, generals, admirals, air...
  • Climate Change (8 speeches)
    No issue there at all. My question is for the minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Minister Wong. Your government recently lodged a defence in the Federal Court for a...
  • Cost of Living (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. The Albanese government is acutely aware of the cost-of-living challenges facing many Australians and has undertaken...
  • Jewish Community (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Overnight, the Israeli government raised the travel warning for Jewish citizens travelling to a number of countries,...
  • Industry (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industry and Science, Senator Farrell. Can the minister outline what actions the Albanese Labor government is taking, after a decade...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Consideration of Legislation (30 speeches)
    by leave—I move: That— (a) the Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions) Bill 2023 be called on immediately and, until the bill is finally determined, the routine of business be...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions and Other Measures) Bill 2023; First Reading (1 speech)
    The question now is that the bill proceed without formalities. Question agreed to. The question is that the motion as moved by the minister, that the bill be read a first time, be agreed to....
  • Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions and Other Measures) Bill 2023; Second Reading (20 speeches)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speech read as follows— This Bill proposes...
  • Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions and Other Measures) Bill 2023; In Committee (46 speeches)
    I table a supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to the government amendments to be moved to this bill. I seek leave to move government amendments to the Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa...
  • Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions and Other Measures) 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. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
  • Nature Repair Market Bill 2023, Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate notes that to achieve the aims of the bill in enhancing and protecting biodiversity, the Government must: (a) create an investment strategy...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Consideration of Legislation (9 speeches)
    Pursuant to contingent notice standing in the name of the Assistant Minister for Education, Senator Chisholm, I move: That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent a minister...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Nature Repair Market Bill 2023, Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023; In Committee (49 speeches)
    I table a supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to the government amendments to be moved to the Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023. Due to the routine of business...
  • Nature Repair Market Bill 2023, Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023; Third Reading (1 speech)
    The question now is that the remaining stages of the bills be agreed to and the bills be now passed.
  • Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Bill 2023; Second Reading (30 speeches)
    The time allotted for consideration of the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Bill 2023 has expired. I will now put the question required to conclude consideration of the bill. I will first...
  • Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Bill 2023; Third Reading (5 speeches)
    The question now is that the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed. Question agreed to.
  • Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023, Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 (0 speeches)
  • Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023, Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023; Third Reading (1 speech)
    The question now is that the remaining stages of the bills be agreed to and the bills be now passed. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share — Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2023; Second Reading (7 speeches)
    The time allotted for the consideration of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share—Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2023 has expired. I will first deal with...