Senate debates

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

  • Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
    • (1 speech)
      I inform the Senate that I have received a copy of the opening speech which Her Excellency the Governor-General was pleased to deliver to both houses of the parliament. Ordered that consideration...
  • Business (0 speeches)
    • (1 speech)
      ): by leave—I move: That standing order 3(4) be suspended to enable the Senate to consider business other than that of a formal character before the address-in-reply to the...
  • Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
    • (1 speech)
      ): by leave—As we settle down to the serious business of the 44th Parliament, I am sure we will be remembering all those in the Philippines typhoon tragedy. Mr President, I can inform the...
  • Party Office Holders (0 speeches)
    • The Nationals (1 speech)
      ): by leave—I inform honourable senators that Senator Bridget McKenzie has been appointed the Nationals whip in the Senate, Senator Nash has been reappointed as the Deputy Leader of the...
  • Shadow Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
    • (1 speech)
      by leave—I advise the Senate that subsequent to the election I have been elected as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate for the Labor Party—on this occasion we are the opposition....
  • Party Office Holders (0 speeches)
    • Australian Greens (1 speech)
      by leave—I wish to inform the Senate that subsequent to the election I continue as Leader of the Australian Greens, Mr Adam Bandt as deputy leader and Senator Rachel Siewert as the whip....
  • Parliamentary Office Holders (0 speeches)
    • Temporary Chairmen of Committees (1 speech)
      Pursuant to standing order 12, I lay on the table a warrant nominating senators as temporary chairs of committees when the Deputy President and Chairman of Committees is absent.
  • Business (0 speeches)
    • Leave of Absence (2 speeches)
      by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Back from 12 November to the end of the 2013 sittings on account of parliamentary business. Question agreed to.
    • Senate Temporary Orders (1 speech)
      by leave—I move: That the temporary order of the Senate relating to the open-ended adjournment debate on Tuesdays continue to operate as a temporary order until 30 June 2014. Question agreed to.
    • Days and Hours of Meeting (1 speech)
      by leave—I move: That the Senate meet on Wednesday, 13 November 2013. Question agreed to.
  • Documents (0 speeches)
    • Tabling (2 speeches)
      I present documents listed on today's Order of Business at item 15, presented to the President, Deputy President and temporary chairs of committees after the Senate adjourned on 28 June 2013. The...
    • Responses to Senate Resolutions; Tabling (2 speeches)
      (): I present responses to Senate resolutions as listed at item 16 on today's Order of Business. The list read as follows Responses to Senate resolutions:   Premier of South Australia...
    • Tabling (1 speech)
      I table Senate statistical documents listed at item 16 on today's Order of Business. The list read as follows— Senate statistical documents:   Business of the Senate: 1 January...
    • Conference of Presiding Officers and Clerks; Tabling (1 speech)
      I present the report of the 44th Conference of Presiding Officers and Clerks, which was held in Canberra from 30 June to 4 July 2013.
    • Australian Human Rights Commission; Tabling (1 speech)
      I table reports and a statement of the Australian Human Rights Commission and seek leave to incorporate the statement in Hansard. Leave granted. The statement read as follows— Statement by...
  • Committees (0 speeches)
  • Condolences (0 speeches)
    • Powell, Janet Frances, AM (5 speeches)
      It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death on 30 September 2013, of Janet Frances Powell, AM, a senator for the state of Victoria from 1986 to 1993.
    • Thomson, the Hon. David Scott, MC (7 speeches)
      It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death on 13 October 2013, of the Honourable David Scott Thomson, MC, a former minister and member of the House of Representatives for the...
    • Maher, Mr Michael John Bernard, OAM (1 speech)
      It is with deep regret that I inform the Senate of the death, on 29 September 2013, of Michael John Bernard Maher OAM, a member of the House of Representatives for the division of Lowe, New South...
  • Parliamentary Office Holders (0 speeches)
    • Temporary Chairmen of Committees (1 speech)
      Pursuant to standing order 12, I lay on the table a warrant nominating senators as temporary chairs of committees when the Deputy President and Chairman of Committees is absent.
  • Adjournment (0 speeches)
    • Coeliac Disease (1 speech)
      It is good to be back. It is a great privilege to be patron of Coeliac South Australia and Northern Territory, because they do tremendous work on a very important issue. I have this information...
    • Remembrance Day (2 speeches)
      I had the great privilege of attending yesterday's Remembrance Day ceremony at the Australian War Memorial in my capacity, for the first time, as the Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs and...
    • Dowell, Ms Jennifer (1 speech)
      It is with heartfelt sadness that I participate in the adjournment debate to acknowledge the life and work of a great Australian, Jennifer Dowell. Jenni was an inspirational figure in the...
    • People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (1 speech)
      I want to associate myself with that beautiful speech from Senator Urquhart about a truly remarkable woman. I would also like to put on the record my strong support for the unlimited adjournment...
    • Heaney, Mr Seamus (1 speech)
      This evening I would like to pay tribute to Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney, who died on 30 August, aged 74. Seamus Heaney was a friend. He was the author of more than a dozen collections of poetry,...
    • Foreign Investment (1 speech)
      Earlier today in the pomp and ceremony of the opening of the 44th Parliament I wondered what the people out there would think—the people in the car industry, the component manufacturers in...
    • Walshe, Mr Robert D (Bob), OAM, Vision 2020 Australia (1 speech)
      I would like to share with my fellow senators information about an outstanding Australian, Robert D Walshe. He is a resident of the Sutherland shire; he is an OAM. His work has brought great...