Senate debates

Thursday, 10 October 2024

  • Housing (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. Recent research from Finder reveals that 42 per cent of Australian mortgage holders were struggling to meet their...
  • Grocery Prices (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. We've heard this week about how the government has helped Australians with tax cuts and other cost-of-living relief...
  • Deputy Prime Minister (21 speeches)
    My question is to the Special Minister of State, Senator Farrell. I refer the minister to media reporting regarding the office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Can the minister confirm that the...
  • Pensions and Benefits (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services. The robodebt tragedy was only possible because income support recipients were, and still are, trapped on poverty...
  • Broadband (21 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Senator McAllister. The NBN is a piece of critical infrastructure designed to provide reliable and affordable internet...
  • Tasmania: Health Care (8 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Gallagher, representing the minister for health. Tasmania spent $182 million on locum doctors and agency nurses in 2023-24, which is triple the cost from three years...
  • Small Business (27 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Earlier this week, COSBOA and CommBank released a report saying small businesses are living through 'the toughest...
  • Energy (8 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Senator McAllister. Minister Bowen recently stated that electricity prices fell 17.9 per cent in the 12...
  • Australian Public Service (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Gallagher. The Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act, governing the financial resource management of government departments,...
  • Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. It was reported today that the government's hand-picked administrator of the CFMEU, Mark Irving, has continued to...