Senate debates
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
- Age Pension (11 speeches)
My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s announcement earlier today that the government will finally adopt the... - Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Can the minister provide further details to the Senate on the government’s Economic Security Strategy? - Age Pension (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Will the minister confirm that the government’s one-off payment to single pensioners of $1,400 to tide them... - Economy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Conroy. Can the minister please outline to the Senate how the government will use the budget surplus to buffer the Australian... - Automotive Industry (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. I refer to Ford Australia’s decision to shed a further 500 jobs. Why did the government’s... - Kunoth Town Camp (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Senator Evans. My question concerns the recent police raid on Kunoth... - Emissions Trading Scheme (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. In light of the global financial crisis, which the Prime Minister has said will cause the Australian economy to slow... - Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law. Can the minister inform the Senate about the Rudd government’s move to safeguard and bolster the Australian economy... - Trade (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Trade, Senator Faulkner. Is the minister aware of reports that China’s biggest steelmaker,... - Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Conroy. Can the minister explain to the Senate how the government’s nation-building agenda will help shield Australia from... - Murray-Darling River System (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Human Services, Senator Ludwig. Minister, what consultation, if any, took place with Centrelink before the Prime Minister announced the extension of the drought... - Indigenous Communities (3 speeches)
My question is also to the Minister for Human Services, Senator Ludwig. I understand the Rudd Labor government has been rolling out an improved system of income management in the Northern...
