Senate debates
Thursday, 13 March 2008
- Indigenous Communities (8 speeches)
My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Yesterday the minister refused to repudiate the disgraceful comments made by Labor Senator Crossin in relation to... - Dr Mohamed Haneef (13 speeches)
My question is to Senator Ludwig, the Minister representing the Attorney-General. Can the minister inform the Senate what the government is doing to ensure public confidence in Australia’s... - Economy (7 speeches)
My question is to Senator Conroy, the Minister representing the Treasurer. Can the minister outline for the Senate the challenges confronting the domestic economy? Can the minister advise the... - Access Card (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Human Services, Senator Ludwig. Minister, why from opposition did Labor oppose the coalition’s smartcard yet now supports it, wasting $1.1 billion of... - Fuel Prices (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Sherry, the Minister representing the Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs. Minister, petrol prices jumped 15c a litre overnight in Melbourne, Sydney and... - Cost of Living (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Conroy, the Minister representing the Treasurer. Can the minister confirm that the March Sensis consumer report, released today, and the March Westpac-Melbourne... - Economy (9 speeches)
My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Can the minister outline to the Senate what the government is doing to manage inflationary pressures on the economy,... - Bonny Babes Foundation (9 speeches)
My question is to Senator Sherry, the Minister representing the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Will the minister confirm that the government’s razor gang has scrapped $800,000 of... - Workers Compensation (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Wong, the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Minister, are you aware that there is a lack of consistency in workers compensation... - Broadband (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. I refer to his earlier comments around the high-speed fibre-to-the-node network. The minister...