Senate debates
Thursday, 23 March 2023
- Criminal Code Amendment (Prohibition of Nazi Symbols) Bill 2023; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code Act 1995, and for related purposes. Question agreed to. I present the bill and move: That this bill may... - Criminal Code Amendment (Prohibition of Nazi Symbols) Bill 2023; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to table an explanatory memorandum relating to the bill. Leave granted. I table the explanatory memorandum and I seek leave to have... - Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Modernisation) Bill 2022; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bill read a first time. - Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Modernisation) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speech read as follows— This Government is... - Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023; Second Reading (7 speeches)
I just have a few remarks remaining in my contribution on the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023. As I said, I want to keep it brief. It is a privilege to... - Australia Council Amendment (Creative Australia) Bill 2023; Second Reading (2 speeches)
I rise to speak to on the Australia Council Amendment (Creative Australia) Bill 2023 today, a piece of legislation that the Greens will be supporting. But I want to put on the record first up... - Australia Council Amendment (Creative Australia) Bill 2023; Third Reading (2 speeches)
No amendments to the bill have been circulated. Does any senator require the bill to be considered in Committee of the Whole? If not, I shall call the minister to move the third reading. - Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Information Disclosure, National Interest and Other Measures) Bill 2022; Second Reading (4 speeches)
It is my pleasure to rise and speak on the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Information Disclosure, National Interest and Other Measures) Bill 2022. I am very pleased to reiterate the... - Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Information Disclosure, National Interest and Other Measures) Bill 2022; 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. - Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023; Second Reading (2 speeches)
As I was saying earlier: in Australia, women earn 87c for every dollar that men earn. Full-time working women also earn $253.50 less than every man every single week. There is no justifiable... - Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023; Third Reading (2 speeches)
PRESIDENT ( Senator Allman-Payne ) (): I understand no amendments have been circulated. Does any senator require a committee stage? If not, I call the minister to move the third reading.
