Senate debates
Thursday, 14 May 2015
- Taxation (17 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. I refer the minister to Peter Costello, the man the minister calls 'a great Australian'. Does the minister agree with this great... - Budget (21 speeches)
My question is also to the Minister for Finance and Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann. Why is it so important for the parliament to support the government's plan for stronger... - Climate Change (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann. I refer to reports that the new Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility announced in the budget could see taxpayers'... - Budget (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. I refer to the Prime Minister's promise: … we, the Coalition Government, are not going to repair our Budget this year at the... - Hayden Royal Commission (20 speeches)
My question is to Senator Brandis, the spokesperson for the Abbott government in this place today. I refer the senator to section 99 of the interim report of the Hayden royal commission, which... - Budget (6 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator Cash, representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Can the minister outline to... - Asylum Seekers (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Brandis. My question is in relation to reports that up to 8,000 Rohingya and Bangladeshi asylum seekers are... - Paid Parental Leave (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. I refer to the 80,000 women affected by the government's cuts to paid parental leave and attacks on them by senior ministers, who have... - Budget: Aged Care (6 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Fifield. Can the minister please update the Senate on how the budget delivers more choice and control to older Australians in... - Arts Funding (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Arts, Senator Brandis. Can the minister confirm that in this year's budget he has taken over $100 million away from the independent Australia Council to...
