Senate debates
Thursday, 15 August 2024
Bills
- Customs Amendment (Strengthening and Modernising Licensing and Other Measures) Bill 2024, Customs Licensing Charges Amendment Bill 2024; First Reading (1 speech)
CHISHOLM (—) (): I move: That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bills read a first time. - Customs Amendment (Strengthening and Modernising Licensing and Other Measures) Bill 2024, Customs Licensing Charges Amendment Bill 2024; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches read as follows— CUSTOMS AMENDMENT... - Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024; 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. - Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024; Second Reading (2 speeches)
I present the revised explanatory memorandum relating to the bill and move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave... - Telecommunications Amendment (SMS Sender ID Register) Bill 2024; 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. - Telecommunications Amendment (SMS Sender ID Register) Bill 2024; 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— The Telecommunications... - Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Administration) Bill 2024; Second Reading (6 speeches)
It is a delight to be back and pick up where I left off. I was reminding the chamber of an event in history that many of us can't forget and that is 'Baghdad Bob', who, in the early 2000s, was... - Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Bill 2022; Second Reading (7 speeches)
The Australian economy right now is in desperate need of productivity reform and competition improvements. Amidst the cost-of-living crisis and broader economic uncertainty and stagnation, we... - Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Bill 2022; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question now is that the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Administration) Bill 2024; Second Reading (5 speeches)
My question is: is this behaviour intimidation, and how broad is that intimidation? Or is it arrogance—an arrogance completely out of touch with community expectations of what is okay and...