Senate debates
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Bills
- Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015; In Committee (23 speeches)
Minister, I think you are the fourth or fifth minister who has been asked questions about this. Perhaps we will be able to get some answers from you that we have been unable so far to get from... - Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015, Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Bill 2015, Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land Bill 2015; Second Reading (35 speeches)
I rise to speak on the government's package of bills dealing with Australia's foreign investment framework. This is a package of three bills: the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation... - Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Bill 2015, Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land Bill 2015; Second Reading (1 speech)
The question is that the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Bill 2015 and the Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land Bill 2015 be now read a second time. Question... - Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Bill 2015, Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land Bill 2015; Third Reading (2 speeches)
As no amendments to the bills have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading unless any senator requires that the bills be considered in Committee of the Whole. - Social Services Legislation Amendment (More Generous Means Testing for Youth Payments) Bill 2015; Second Reading (1 speech)
The Social Services Legislation Amendment (More Generous Means Testing for Youth Payments) Bill 2015 introduces a 2015 budget measure to provide more generous support for families with dependent...