Senate debates
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
- Taxation (Question No. 423) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 March 2011: With reference to Taxation Determination 2010/D9 (division 7A – unpaid present entitlements): (1) What is the... - Taxation (Question No. 424) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 March 2011: With reference to Taxation Determination 2010/D4 (income tax consolidation): (1) What is the policy intention of the... - Taxation (Question No. 425) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 March 2011: With reference to Taxation Determination 2010/D6: (1) What is the policy intention of the proposed measure. (2) How... - Taxation (Question No. 426) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 March 2011: With reference to Taxation Determination 2010/D10 (Division 7A – payments and loans through interposed... - Taxation (Question No. 427) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 March 2011: With reference to Taxation Determination 2010/20 (income tax treaty shopping): (1) What is the policy intention of... - Taxation (Question No. 428) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 March 2011: With reference to Practice Statement Law Administration 2010/4 (Division 7A: trust entitlements): (1) What is the... - Taxation (Question No. 429) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 March 2011: With reference to Taxation Determination 2010/21 (profit on the sale of shares in a company group acquired in a... - Finance and Deregulation (Question No. 430) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, upon notice, on 11 March 2011: With reference to the Monthly Financial Statements of December 2010: (1) Is the Government still borrowing an... - Taxation (Question No. 438) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 11 March 2011: With reference to Taxation Ruling 2011/1: (1) What is the policy intention of the proposed measure. (2) How does the... - Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (Question No. 445) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, upon notice, on 16 March 2011: With reference to residential building codes being changed from five to six... - Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Question No. 447) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 16 March 2011: Most recent National Rental Affordability Scheme... - Olympic Dam (Question No. 448) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 16 March 2011: With reference to the Olympic Dam's Environmental... - Superannuation (Question No. 450) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Assistant Treasurer, upon notice, on 17 March 2011: With reference to the changes to concessional superannuation caps and the answer to question on notice no.... - Soccer World Cup (Question No. 451) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Sport, upon notice, on 17 March 2011: (1) As part of Australia's bid to host the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup, was a... - Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (Question No. 453) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: With reference to the ongoing removal and salvage... - Defence: Staffing (Question No. 454) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: As at 31 December 2010, how many: (a) full-time, permanent uniformed staff; and (b) civilian staff, both... - Defence: Staffing (Question No. 455) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, how many uniformed full-time, permanent personnel were... - Defence: Staffing (Question No. 457) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, how many temporary civilian positions, both full-time and... - Defence: Staffing (Question No. 458) (2 speeches)
(Question No. 458) - Defence: Staffing (Question No. 459) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, how many civilian employees, including full-time and part-time,... - Defence: Staffing (Question No. 460) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, what was the average cost in recruiting each new uniformed... - Defence: Staffing (Question No. 461) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: What was the total expenditure on recruiting for the periods: (a) 1 July to 31 December; and (b) 1 January... - Defence: Staffing (Question No. 462) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, how much was paid to the Australian Defence Force prime... - Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 470) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program 'Indicative Workforce Implications... - Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 474) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program 'Indicative Workforce Implications... - Defence (Question No. 484) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Defence upon notice, on 21 March 2011: Given that video communications are integrated into robots, soldiers and unmanned aerial vehicles, network centric warfare is... - Defence (Question Nos 485 to 487) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: (1) For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, for each agency within the responsibility of the Minister,... - Defence (Question Nos 488 to 490) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, for each agency within the responsibility of the... - Defence: Overseas Travel (Question Nos 494, 495 and 496) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010: (1) (a) Did the Minister/Parliamentary Secretary travel... - Defence: Helicopters (Question No. 505) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: (1) When will the final decision be made to 'introduce 46 new MRH-90 helicopters as a pooled fleet shared... - Defence: Reserves (Question No. 518) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010: (1) (a) How many training days have been allocated to Reserves... - Defence: Hospitality (Question No. 523) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: With reference to the answer provided to Question on Notice No's. 117-119: (1) Who attended the Chief of... - Defence: Hospitality (Question No. 524) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: With reference to the answer provided to Question on Notice No's. 117-119: (1) Who attended the Chief of... - Defence: Hospitality (Question No. 525) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: With reference to the answer provided to Question on Notice No's. 117-119: (1) Who attended the Australian... - Defence: Hospitality (Question No. 526) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: With reference to the answer provided to question on notice No's. 117-119: (1) Who attended the meeting... - Defence: Hospitality (Question No. 527) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: With reference to the answer provided to Question on Notice No's. 117-119: (1) Who attended the US Army... - Defence (Question No. 528) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: With reference to the answer provided to question on notice numbers 117-119: (1) How many attended the VIP... - Defence (Question No. 529) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: With reference to the answer provided to Question on Notice No's. 117-119: (1) Can details be provided of... - Australian Taxation Office (Question No. 533) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: (1) How many prosecutions for 'sham' contracting has the Australian Taxation Office undertaken in the past 2 years.... - National E-Health Transition Authority (Question No. 535) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: With reference to statements made in the department's annual report for 2009-10 which claimed... - National Heritage List (Question No. 538) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: With reference to the answer provided to Question... - Defence: Special Purpose Aircraft (Question No. 548) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 25 March 2011: For each calendar year, from 2005 to 2010: (1) How many delegations used the Government's Special Purpose... - AusAID (Question No. 555) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 25 March 2011: (1) How many cases of alleged corruption in the Government's aid program: (a) are currently being... - Foreign Affairs (Question No. 560) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 25 March 2011: Has the department and/or AusAID provided any briefings to members of the Australian Greens and/or... - Australian Taxation Office (Question No. 561) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 25 March 2011: (1) What is the target timeframe for the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to reimburse business proprietors with owed... - Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (Question No. 562) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, upon notice, on 4 April 2011: With reference to the Browse Basin liquefied natural gas precinct proposed by... - Nuclear Fuel Australia (Question No. 566) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Resources and Energy, upon notice , on 4 April 2011: With reference to Australia's involvement in nuclear activities and its nuclear ambition, and... - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (Question No. 567) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, upon notice , on 4 April 2011: With reference to the development of alternative sources of medical isotopes: what work is... - Sustainable Population Strategy (Question No. 570) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 4 April 2011: (1) Can an update be provided of the department's... - Housing (Question No. 572) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 4 April 2011: (1) What mechanisms are currently in place to facilitate communication in relation to housing policy and housing... - Housing (Question No. 573) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness, upon notice , on 4 April 2011: With reference to an agreement made in March 2008 by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to move... - Homelessness (Question No. 576) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness, upon notice, on 4 April 2011: Further to recent questions asked during the 2010-11 additional estimates for the Community Affairs... - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Question No. 579) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 8 April 2011: Given that: (a) in an article headed 'Strength in diverse views', the former Australian... - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Question No. 580) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 8 April 2011: Given that: (a) the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has previously advised that... - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Question No. 581) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 8 April 2011: Given that: (a) the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has previously advised that... - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Question No. 582) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 8 April 2011: Given that: (a) the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has previously advised that... - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Question No. 583) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 8 April 2011: Given that: (a) an Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) report on a European Union... - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Question No. 584) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 8 April 2011: Given that: (a) the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has previously advised that... - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Question No. 585) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 8 April 2011: Given that: (a) the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has previously agreed that... - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Question No. 586) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 8 April 2011: Given that: (a) the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has described an Israeli... - ATM and EFTPOS Fees (Question No. 587) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, upon notice, on 8 April 2011: With reference to the answer to question on notice no.... - Jandakot Airport (Question No. 588) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 8 April 2011: (1) When will the next stage of clearing occur at... - Uranium Mining (Question No. 594) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 12 April 2011: (1) Has the Office of the Supervising Scientist... - Human Services (Question No. 596) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Human Services, upon notice, on 12 April 2011: With reference to the answer provided to question no. HS 11 taken on notice during the 2010-11... - Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (Question No. 599) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, upon notice, on 15 April 2011: (1) How many complaints did the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal receive...