Senate debates

Monday, 19 August 2024

  • Women's Economic Security (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Women and Minister for Finance, Senator Gallagher. Minister, today is Equal Pay Day, marking the 50 days into the new financial year that Australian women must...
  • Taxation (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. Minister, how much will an average Australian worker earning between $50,000 and $100,000 per year lose to bracket...
  • Middle East: Migration (24 speeches)
    My question is to Minister Wong representing the Prime Minister. Minister, Mr Peter Dutton has set a new low in racism with his disgraceful calls for a blanket entry ban on Palestinians fleeing...
  • Energy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Senator McAllister. We know that there are a range of technologies available to Australians to save on...
  • Native Title (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians, Senator McCarthy. Is your Labor government supporting the Queensland state Labor government to secretly give away freehold land to...
  • Infrastructure (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Gallagher. Standard & Poor's global rating agency and Moodys have warned that the Victorian government will face a severe credit rate...
  • Aukus (26 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence. The Albanese Labor government has just signed the AUKUS 2.0 agreement. One of the many issues under the agreement is that...
  • Missing and Murdered First Nations Women and Children (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians, Senator McCarthy. Last week the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee released findings from its inquiry into...
  • Environment (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water, Senator McAllister. I refer the minister to plans for a new billion-dollar gold and silver mine, which...
  • Employment (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. I note that low wages were a deliberate design feature of the Liberal and National parties' economic plan for over a decade,...