Senate debates
Monday, 27 March 2017
Bills
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) Bill 2016; Second Reading (3 speeches)
Labor will be supporting the Treasury Laws Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) Bill 2016. The bill contains five measures. Schedule 1 relates to Australia's terrorism insurance scheme. Australia's... - Treasury Laws Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) Bill 2016; Third Reading (2 speeches)
As no amendments to the bill have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading unless any senator requires that the bill be considered in Committee of the Whole. - Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Bill 2017; Second Reading (2 speeches)
I rise to make a few comments on the Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Bill 2017. The bill contains two schedules of changes, both of which are limited in their respective scope.... - Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Bill 2017; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2017; Second Reading (4 speeches)
This bill amends the Farm Household Support Act 2014 to ensure that recipients of the farm household allowance are not required to serve an ordinary waiting period or liquid assets wait... - Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2017; Third Reading (2 speeches)
As no amendments to the bill have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading unless any senator requires that the bill be considered in Committee of the Whole. - National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2016; Second Reading (2 speeches)
I rise to speak on the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2016. Labor will support this bill but makes three minor technical changes to the administration of the... - National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2016; Third Reading (2 speeches)
As no amendments to the bill have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading unless any senator requires that the bill be considered in Committee of the Whole. - Education and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2017; Second Reading (6 speeches)
Labor supports this bill. We have been calling for a VET ombudsman for a long time now, and we took this policy to the last election. This is because Labor understands that students need someone... - Education and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2017; Third Reading (2 speeches)
As no amendments to the bill have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading unless any senator requires that the bill be considered in Committee of the Whole. - Social Services Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Student Payments) Bill 2017; Second Reading (10 speeches)
I rise to speak on the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Student Payments) Bill 2016. This bill seeks to amend means testing for youth allowance and Austudy recipients to make it... - Social Services Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Student Payments) Bill 2017; Third Reading (2 speeches)
As no amendments to the bill have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading unless any senator requires that the bill be considered in Committee of the Whole. - Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2017, Diverted Profits Tax Bill 2017; Second Reading (11 speeches, 1 comment)
Labor will be supporting the Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2017 and the Diverted Profits Tax Bill 2017. The treasury laws amendment bill has three...