Senate debates
Tuesday, 25 June 2024
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Meeting (1 speech)
If there is no objection, the meetings are authorised.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (3 speeches)
I seek leave to amend government business notice of motion No. 1 by omitting the Governor-General Amendment (Salary) Bill 2024 from paragraph (2)(a). Leave granted. I move the motion as amended:...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Senators (0 speeches)
- Antisemitism (1 speech)
The recent rise of antisemitism on university campuses masquerading as activism is disgraceful. During Senate estimates, we heard from representatives from the Australian National University....
- First Nations: Early Childhood Education and Care (1 speech)
While most of us take access to early childhood education and care for granted, sadly, this is not the case for many Indigenous children and families. As a former early childhood educator, I'm...
- Donations to Political Parties (1 speech)
The South Australian Labor government just announced its intention to ban donations to political parties. The Greens have long called for comprehensive donations reform to get the influence of...
- Great Barrier Reef Aquarium (1 speech)
Every regional town and city in Australia has a landmark, whether man-made or created by nature, which defines it, which locals will insist visitors take a look at, which is the jewel in the...
- International Day of Play (1 speech)
Every single child deserves every opportunity to reach their greatest potential, and one of the most foundational aspects of raising healthy children is play. That's why, on 11 June, we...
- Taxation (1 speech)
It's tax time again, and I am glad that those rejigged stage 3 tax cuts will finally start kicking in and giving some relief to low- and middle-income Australian families—but only just, I...
- Discrimination (1 speech)
I was shocked and saddened to hear of a shocking incident just last week where a Tibetan community leader in Perth was assaulted—punched in the chest—after attempting to fly the...
- Bridge Hotel Forth (1 speech)
Within my duty electorate of Braddon is the picturesque town of Forth. Forth has a population of just 738 residents, and in the heart of the town stands the Bridge Hotel. The Bridge Hotel was...
- Forestry Industry (1 speech)
I recently joined dozens of peaceful activists and forest defenders on a canoe and kayak flotilla on the Arthur River. We gathered together to protest the destruction of coupe FR002A. That coupe...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
There has been a lot of talk about the cost of energy over the last couple of weeks, but the key to reducing bills is household electrification—rooftop solar, batteries, electric appliances...
- Tasmania: Mountford Berries, Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme (1 speech)
Next time you're at the supermarket picking up a punnet of berries, look at the label. If they're Driscoll's, it's quite likely they are from a farm in northern Tasmania. I was pleased to have...
- Housing (1 speech)
The housing and rent crisis is a national tragedy. In Australia, one of the richest countries in the world for resources, we have working families homeless, sleeping in their cars or under...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
Labor and the Liberals are both climate wreckers. How many more bushfires, floods and heatwaves must the world suffer? How much more loss of wildlife, damage to our ecosystems and destruction of...
- Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre, Taxation (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on the Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre, located in the beautiful town of Deniliquin in my duty seat of Farrer. Last week I stopped by to talk to David Crew and his team...
- Great Barrier Reef (2 speeches)
Today is a very good day to be the Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef, because we know that the Great Barrier Reef is home to precious marine life, supports thousands of jobs and is a...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Uranium (21 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Resources, Senator Farrell. Yesterday, the minister stated that the Albanese government wished to see more Australian uranium mined...
- Budget (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. Cost-of-living relief for all Australians is the core focus of the government's budget. Labor's tax cuts, the...
- Defence Procurement: Submarines (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. The Minister for Defence was asked in the other place yesterday to confirm that Australia's future nuclear powered...
- Great Barrier Reef (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water, Minister Wong. Last night, UNESCO's report on the Great Barrier Reef made it clear that climate change is...
- Energy (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Senator Wong. Given how important affordable energy is to Australian households and business today, can the...
- Artificial Intelligence (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Attorney-General, Minister Watt. Minister, Meta has announced that from tomorrow it plans to harvest social media users' data to train its new AI...
- Community Legal Centres (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Attorney-General. Chronic underfunding of community legal centres is forcing centres to turn away more than a thousand Australians every day. Not...
- Assange, Mr Julian Paul (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Wong. Over the last two years, the Albanese Labor government has worked to help bring Julian Assange home. Just last month, the Prime...
- Energy (8 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. Minister, on 31 July 2023, you told the chamber that electricity prices in the ACT had fallen due to its 100 per cent...
- Renewable Energy (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Minister Watt. The cost of living is top of mind for regional Australians, with...
- Parliamentary Office Holders (0 speeches)
- President (1 speech)
I wish to inform the Senate that, on Wednesday 26 June 2024, I will be temporarily absent from the Senate on account of parliamentary business and that, in accordance with the standing orders,...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Answers to Questions (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of answers by ministers to questions without notice asked by coalition senators today. I'd particularly like to start by pointing out that, when people keep...
- Great Barrier Reef (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water (Senator Wong) to a question without notice I asked today relating to...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That consideration of the business before the Senate on Wednesday, 26 June 2024 be interrupted at approximately 6 pm, but not so as to interrupt a senator speaking, to enable Senator...
- Senate Temporary Orders (1 speech)
I move: That the continuing order of the Senate of 17 October 2018 relating to quarterly updates of Australia's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, be amended as follows: (a) Paragraph (1), after...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Energy (8 speeches)
A letter has been received from Senator O'Sullivan: Pursuant to standing order 75, I propose that the following matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion: Under the...
- Matters of Urgency (0 speeches)
- Middle East: Occupied Palestinian Territories (23 speeches)
The Senate will now consider the proposal from Senator McKim, which is shown at item 13 on today's Order of Business. The President has received the following letter from Senator McKim: Pursuant...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Additional Information (1 speech)
by leave—On behalf of Senator Chandler, I present additional information received by the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee on its inquiry into the human rights...
- Economics Legislation Committee; Additional Information (1 speech)
At the request of the chair of the Economics Legislation Committee, I present additional information received by the committee in relation to its inquiries into the provisions of the Offshore...
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee; Additional Information (1 speech)
At the request of the chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, I present additional information received by the committee in relation to its inquiry into the...
- Human Rights Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I present the Human rights scrutiny report No.4 of 2024 and the report of the committee on Australia's human rights framework,...
- National Capital and External Territories Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories, I present the report of the committee entitled A capital for all Australians: fostering and promoting...
- Public Works Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the fourth report of 2024 of the committee on its inquiry into facilities to support advanced Growler phase 6.
- Treaties Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I present the 215th report of the committee on the second protocol to amend the agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free...
- Law Enforcement Joint Committee, Economics References Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Intelligence and Security Joint Committee, National Capital and External Territories Joint Committee, National Disability Insurance Scheme Joint Committee, Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee, Treaties Joint Committee; Government Response to Report (1 speech)
I present 17 government responses to committee reports as set out in the document available in the chamber and listed on the Dynamic Red. I seek leave to have the documents incorporated in...
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Report (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the report. I rise to speak on the committee's inquiry into the bank closures in regional Australia. First of all I'd like to acknowledge the great work of my...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That Senator Barbara Pocock be granted leave of absence for the period 24 June 2024 to 4 July 2024 inclusive. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Law Enforcement Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
I rise as chair of the parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement to speak about the committee's report, Australia's illicit drug problem: Challenges and opportunities for law enforcement,...
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Report (1 speech)
In respect of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report Bank closures in regional Australia: Protecting the future of regional banking, I move: That the Senate take...
- Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation annual report 2023. This report was presented out of sitting on 17 May. I would like...
- Human Rights Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights report on its inquiry into Australia's Human Rights Framework. By way of background, on 15 March 2023, the Attorney-General,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2023-2024, Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2023-2024, Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2024-2025, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2024-2025, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2024-2025; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The time for the consideration of the Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2023-2024 and four related bills has expired. We come to sheet 2660, standing in the name of the Australian Greens.The question...
- Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2023-2024, Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2023-2024, Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2024-2025, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2024-2025, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2024-2025; 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 (Support for Small Business and Charities and Other Measures) Bill 2023; Consideration of House of Representatives Message (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate does not further insist on its amendments to which the House of Representatives has insisted on disagreeing.
- Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Bill 2024; Second Reading (21 speeches)
I stand to make a contribution to the debate on the Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Bill 2024, which amends the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 to ban the...
