Senate debates
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Bills
- Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2011; In Committee (24 speeches)
Minister, you would be aware that the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has completed the Focusing Australia's Publicly Funded Research Review. I am sure you are aware of... - Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2011; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question now is that the remaining stages of this bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2012; Second Reading (5 speeches)
As a result of the Labor-Greens guillotine that is in place, we now have 15 minutes to talk about an important piece of legislation, the Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1)... - Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2012; In Committee (6 speeches)
As I started to say earlier in the second reading debate, the key purpose of the amendments circulated in my name is to remove the set of provisions in schedule 4 of the bill before the Senate.... - Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2012; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question now is that the remaining stages of this bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed. - Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2011-2012, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2011-2012; Second Reading (1 speech)
This Labor government is a high-spending, high-taxing government that has left us with record levels of debt. This is a government that has delivered four deficits in a row. This is a government...