Senate debates
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
- Indigenous Land Corporation (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. I refer to yesterday's statement by the minister that he made no direction to the Indigenous Land Corporation to change... - Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Brandis, representing the Treasurer. Can the Leader of the Government in the Senate please inform the Senate how the... - Education Funding (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. I refer to the report by Cadence Economics, released by Universities Australia yesterday, which found that the... - Asylum Seekers (6 speeches)
My question is to Senator Brandis, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Two people have set themselves on fire in Nauru in less than a week. One is dead and the other remains in a... - Defence Procurement (19 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. Can the minister advise the Senate on the government's continual naval shipbuilding program and how it will assist in providing... - Education Funding (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. I would like to also congratulate the minister for nine years of service to his home state of South Australia and to... - Defence Procurement (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. I commend the government for delivering on its pre-election commitment to build 12 new submarines in Adelaide and I congratulate the... - Cabinet Secretary (10 speeches)
My question is to the Cabinet Secretary, Senator Sinodinos. It relates to his previous answers about matters before the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption. In question time... - Carbon Pricing (6 speeches)
My question is to the outstanding Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. Can the minister advise the Senate of the economic implications of a new carbon tax, especially across northern... - Mental Health (18 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Nash. Can the minister confirm that the Turnbull government is cutting funding to headspace's vital early psychosis... - Transport Industry (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Cash. Will the minister advise the Senate if there are any threats to the livelihoods of owner-operators in the heavy vehicle industry?