Senate debates
Thursday, 9 February 2006
- Oil for Food Program (17 speeches)
My question is addressed to Senator Abetz, the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Has the minister now been informed that the Chair of the Wheat Export... - Airport Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator Ellison. I ask: will the minister outline to the Senate how the Howard government is continuing to improve the security of our... - Oil for Food Program (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Abetz, the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Isn’t it now clear that the Wheat Export Authority had been alerted to... - Broadband Services (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan. Is the minister aware of any recent evidence regarding the uptake of broadband... - Oil for Food Program (4 speeches)
My question is directed to Senator Coonan, Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Trade. Minister, were the ministers for foreign affairs and trade aware that... - Recherche Bay (2 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation, Senator Abetz. Will the Minister advise the Senate of the Howard government’s response to demands made through the... - Workplace Relations (6 speeches)
I address my question to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Abetz. I refer to a report in the Financial Review on 27 January which stated that,... - Whaling (2 speeches)
I direct my question to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. Will the minister update the Senate on the Australian government’s efforts to stop whaling in the latest context? In... - Aged Care (22 speeches)
My question is to Senator Santoro, the Minister for Ageing. I refer the minister to my question yesterday about compliance with the 1999 fire safety standards for aged care facilities. Does the... - Recherche Bay (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell, and relates to the north-east peninsula of Recherche Bay. As the minister knows, it was listed on the... - Immigration (9 speeches)
My question is to Senator Vanstone, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. Can the minister reveal the details of the wrongful and tragic detention of another innocent person with... - Health and Ageing: Dementia (5 speeches)
My question is directed to the Minister for Aged Care, Senator Santoro. Will the minister inform the Senate of initiatives by the Howard government to assist the estimated 185,000 Australians and...