Senate debates
Wednesday, 9 October 2024
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Meeting (1 speech)
If there is no objections, the meetings are authorised.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (9 speeches)
Pursuant to contingent notice of motion standing in the name of Senator Waters, No. 7, contingent on the chair declaring that the time allocated for consideration of the bill has expired, which...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Senators (0 speeches)
- BHP: Brazil Mining Disaster (1 speech)
For nine years, BHP and their joint venture partners Vale have carried out an underhand campaign to deny justice and fairness to hundreds of thousands of people. On 5 November 2015, a tailings...
- Queensland: Community Events (1 speech)
On a lighter note, I'd like to congratulate the Kenyan community in Queensland for putting on a fabulous football tournament on the weekend of 28 to 29 September. Teams representing the Kenyan...
- Early Childhood Education, Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
Today, I'd like to speak about the slated closure of two community owned and loved high-quality childcare centres: Windsor Community Children's Centre and Gardiner Preschool. These centres are in...
- Housing (1 speech)
When Labor came to government at the last election, we inherited a housing crisis the likes of which Australia had not seen before. Not only were Australians on a modest income finding it...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week (2 speeches)
This week marks Youth Voice in Parliament Week. This is a wonderful initiative aimed at providing the next generation with the opportunity to feel heard in their nation's parliament on the issues...
- Australian Society (2 speeches)
Australia is the best country in the world—our quality of life, the freedoms we hold dear, the opportunities to succeed regardless of our background, and the spirit of fairness. The fair go...
- Economy (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about monetary policy and the need to reform our monetary policy system. I will be presenting a number of new policies that I think are needed to reform our system. Let me...
- World Egg Day (3 speeches)
I'm really excited about the industry I'm celebrating today, so let's get cracking. This Friday, 11 October, is World Egg Day, and I'm giving a shout-out to our 'egg-ceptional' Australian egg...
- First Nations Australians (1 speech)
Today I wish to send a message of love and solidarity to First Nations women, girls, sister girls, brother boys and gender-diverse people who have been disappeared and murdered since the invasion...
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
Since the Albanese government came to power in 2022, our quality of life has taken an absolute battering. They promised us cheaper power bills, cheaper mortgages, transparency and accountability....
- Parliamentary Representation (4 speeches)
Here I am, colleagues, with five minutes of unlooked-for opportunity to reflect upon the conduct of the Senate this week. I'm not sure what was funnier: Senator Babet's predictably weird...
- Bhutanese Australians (1 speech)
Throughout the 1990s, the Bhutanese government expelled approximately 100,000 Bhutanese citizens of Nepalese descent who were Hindu people. In the wake of political and religious tensions, they...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week (2 speeches)
I rise today to make a contribution on behalf of Callum and the Raise Our Voice campaign. I'll read some words from him: My name is Callum. I'm 17 years old and I'm living in the Nicholls...
- North Stoneville (1 speech)
REYNOLDS () (): Thank you. I rise today to stand with the people of the Perth Hills, who have been completely betrayed by this government in approving the North Stoneville development. Actions...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
I'm also rising in the Senate today to read out one of the Raise Our Voice in Parliament speeches. This speech is from Evelyn. She's 15 years old. She says: My name is Evelyn, I am 15, and I live...
- United Nations Pact for the Future (1 speech)
Last week the United Nations passed its Pact for the Future. Before the pact can come into effect in Australia, the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties has to do an inquiry, and then both houses...
- Superannuation: Public Servants (1 speech)
I rise today to call out the bureaucratic defined benefits scheme in Canberra, the federal bureaucratic defined pensions scheme. According to modelling from the finance department a few years...
- Parliamentary Representation (1 speech)
Australians are in the midst of many crises. We're being extorted by supermarkets, while the memory of the Australian dream of homeownership is increasingly distant. We have two major parties...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
I'm using my time today to read out a speech written by Rachael, a young person from a WA. Rachel submitted this speech to the Raise Our Voice campaign. They said: The past 8 years of my life...
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1 speech)
Can someone tell me again why Australian taxpayers fork out more than a billion dollars a year to fund the ABC? In this day and age of wall-to-wall information, surely the need for a national...
- Global Care (1 speech)
I'd like to acknowledge today the work done by Global Care in Wyoming, in my patron seat of Dobell, on the New South Wales Central Coast. They are providing affordable groceries to families in...
- Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme (1 speech)
The Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme, or TFES, reimburses businesses for shipping their goods across the Bass Strait. Don't get me wrong: many in my state think being separated from the...
- Physical and Sexual Harassment and Violence (1 speech)
Let's talk about the violence black women experience every day in this colony. Nowhere is this more clear than in the way police in this country treat black women. Police do not believe us when...
- Western Australia: Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
Those that have been in this place for a while have no doubt heard about the project in Western Australia called Roe 8 and Roe 9. The federal and WA Liberal team have been longstanding advocates...
- Science (1 speech)
Australia is home to world-leading scientists, innovators, researchers and educators—people who work tirelessly to achieve groundbreaking innovation and who inspire the next generation....
- Parliament (3 speeches)
I'd like to welcome the full gallery that we've got here. I know they're here for Senate question time, not because House of Reps question time happened earlier today. If you're a progressive...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Business (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. Minister, what is the total number of company insolvencies since you came to government in 2022, and can you confirm...
- Economy (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. The Albanese Labor government wants Australia to be a country that makes things here. We want Australia to be a...
- Middle East: Migration (21 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Senator Watt. A report in the Daily Telegraph today revealed a Palestinian man, Mr Fayez Elhasani, was granted a visa to...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Environment (19 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water, Senator McAllister. Today the Minister for the Environment and Water is hosting her Global Nature Positive...
- Broadband (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Senator McAllister. The NBN is critical infrastructure which reaches over 12.4 million premises across Australia,...
- Visa Refusal or Cancellation (12 speeches)
My question is directed to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and the Minister representing the Attorney-General, Senator Watt. Last week the...
- Infrastructure (30 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. On 25 September, in Tasmania, the Prime Minister said that his government had not exempted the Queensland Olympic...
- Human Rights: Australian Children (21 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Minister, do you agree that children's human rights are being regularly violated in this country?
- Cost of Living (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Watt. I note the Albanese Labor government's workplace relations agenda is specifically designed to help Australians...
- Climate Change (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industry—
- First Nations Australians (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians, Senator McCarthy. I'm sure that everyone in this chamber can agree that the rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Consideration by Estimates Committees (3 speeches)
Pursuant to standing order 74(5), I ask the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs for an explanation as to why answers have not been provided to questions on notice Nos 57, 62, 66,...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Answers to Questions (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of all answers given by ministers to questions without notice asked by opposition senators today. GST, goods and services tax revenue, to our Commonwealth is, of...
- Business (4 speeches)
Just when you think that this Labor government couldn't get any more incompetent or hurt our economy any more than they have in these 2½ years, something else comes out to demonstrate just...
- Visa Refusal or Cancellation (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and the Minister representing the Attorney-General...
- Environment (1 speech)
I stand here reflecting on the answers to the questions that I asked the government today in relation to their environment policy. All I can say is what sheer, sheer disappointment. It's just so...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
Pursuant to notice of intention given yesterday, I withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No. 2, standing in my name and the name of Senator Dean Smith for today, proposing the...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (3 speeches)
by leave—I move: That Senator O'Neill be granted leave of absence for today. Question agreed to.
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Israel Attacks: First Anniversary (18 speeches)
I remind senators that, after 6.30 pm yesterday, a division was called on the amendments moved by Senator Birmingham to the motion moved by Senator Wong concerning Hamas's attacks on Israel and...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Gallagher, I move: That— (1) The Senate and the House of Representatives approve the following standards of behaviour and behaviour codes with effect from 14...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Privileges Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Gallagher, I move: That standing orders 18 and 58 be amended as follows, with effect from the day that Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Workplace Support...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Central Land Council (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Nampijinpa Price, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) on 17 September 2024, the Central Land Council removed Matthew Palmer as Chair, (ii) there are...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, by no later than 5 pm on 17 October...
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; Order for the Production of Documents (3 speeches)
I move: That— (a) the Senate notes that: (i) on 16 September 2024, the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water provided a link to a document as a response to order...
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Order for the Production of Documents (2 speeches)
by leave—I move general business notices of motion Nos 646 and 647 together: GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 646 That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Prime...
- Department of Health and Aged Care; Order for the Production of Documents (4 speeches)
At the request of Senator Ruston, I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care, by no later than 10.30 am on Thursday, 10 October...
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water, by no later than Thursday, 17 October 2024: (a) all correspondence between the...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Housing (52 speeches)
A letter has been received from Senator Bragg: Pursuant to standing order 75, I propose that the following matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion: The Albanese...
- Matters of Urgency (0 speeches)
- Housing (8 speeches)
I inform the Senate that the President has received the following letter, dated 9 October, from Senator David Pocock: Pursuant to standing order 75, I give notice that today I propose to move...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I might just take a moment to draw the chamber's attention to one of the reports that has been tabled today, which is the review of the family...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Education and Employment Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
Pursuant to order and at the request of the Chair of the Education and Employment Legislation Committee, Senator Sheldon, I present the report of the committee on the provisions of the Education...
- Treaties Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
Pursuant to order and at the request of the chairs of the respective committees, I present the 221st report of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties.
- Human Rights Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present additional information received by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights on its inquiry into compulsory income management.
- Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Government Response to Report (1 speech)
I present two government responses to committee reports as listed on today's Order of Business. In accordance with the usual practice, I seek leave to incorporate the documents in Hansard. Leave...
- Community Affairs References Committee; Government Response to Report (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. Firstly, I would point out that the Community Affairs References Committee report entitled Out-of-pocket costs in Australian healthcare was...
- Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator O'Neill, the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation, I present Delegated legislation monitor 12 of 2024, together with ministerial...
- Scrutiny of Bills Committee; Scrutiny Digest (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Dean Smith, I present Scrutiny digest No. 13 of 2024 of the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, together with ministerial correspondence. I move: That the Senate...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Services Australia, National Housing Accord, Attorney-General's Department, McPhillamys Gold Project, Department of Industry, Science and Resources, Renewable Energy, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Ilpeye Ilpeye Estate; Order for the Production of Documents (2 speeches)
I table documents relating to orders for the production of documents concerning Services Australia, the National Housing Accord, the Pareto Phone data breach, the McPhillamys Gold Project and...
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the Senate take note of the document. This is a tabled document relating to the McPhillamys goldmine decision made by the minister for the environment, Minister...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Smith, Mr Matt (1 speech)
I'm very pleased to speak in the adjournment debate tonight. We all know that, as a former Cairns Taipan, Matt Smith towered over his opponents on the court. But as Labor's candidate for...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Conduct (2 speeches)
I want to inform the Senate that in regards to a statement I made during formal motions today that I withdraw those comments.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Australian Greens (1 speech)
A rules based order based on freedom is the basis of our society and, sadly, it is my melancholy duty to inform those who are listening and watching that the Greens do not share such views. The...
- Colonialism (1 speech)
The British monarchy will soon touch down in Australia. This visit is a timely reminder that the stain of colonialism is still with us and of the persisting refusal of this country to detach from...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
Today, as part of the Raise Our Voice in Parliament week, I'm going to read a speech sent to me by a 12-year-old student from Charles Weston School, in Coombs, named Satjit. Satjit writes:...
- United Kingdom: Prisons (1 speech)
Some people may have seen the news recently that once again British jails are overcrowding. We know they've been here before of course, but this time their solution is not new convict...
- Tasmanian Government (2 speeches)
Mike Grainger, former chairman of TT-Line, gave evidence yesterday to the Public Accounts Committee in Tasmania in the hearing into the debacle of having nowhere to park the new TT-Line vessels....
