Senate debates
Thursday, 26 June 2008
- Alcopops (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Conroy, the Minister representing the Treasurer. I refer to my question yesterday about the government’s legislation to validate its $3.1 billion midnight RTD tax... - Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Can the minister report to the Senate on the progress of the important inflation-fighting measures contained in the... - Goods and Services Tax (12 speeches)
My question is to Senator Conroy, the Minister representing the Treasurer. My question concerns the GST—a tax, I understand, Senator Conroy is very familiar with. In fact Senator Conroy... - Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. Can the minister outline for the Senate the benefits of preparing the economy for climate change? Is there anything... - Taxation: Family Trusts (12 speeches)
I direct my question to the Minister representing the Treasurer. I refer the minister to Labor’s decision to reverse the Howard government’s family trust changes. Is the minister... - Fuel Prices (11 speeches)
My question is to Senator Conroy, the Minister representing the Treasurer. Minister, five years ago families were paying 85c a litre for petrol in Melbourne. Today they are paying $1.70 a litre.... - Carers (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. In January, in a typical spin versus substance stunt, Kevin Rudd gave his senators and members— - Ministerial Staff Code of Conduct (4 speeches)
My question is directed to the Special Minister of State, Senator Faulkner. Will the minister advise on the status of the code of conduct for ministerial staff which was foreshadowed by the Prime... - Kurdistan (4 speeches)
My question, the last question I will ask in this chamber, with some sadness, is addressed to Senator Faulkner, the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Given that the nations... - Child Abuse (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Evans, the Leader of the Government in the Senate and the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. I remind... - Higher Education (4 speeches)
My question is directed to Senator the Hon. Kim Carr, representing the Minister for Education. As a result of special coalition funding, the University of Tasmania was able to lift the proportion... - Climate Change (4 speeches)
My question is also to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Could the minister please inform the Senate on what today’s CSIRO report, Growing the green... - Natural Resource Management (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Senator Wong.
