Senate debates

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

  • National Security (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Has the government received advice from Defence, Foreign Affairs and Australian intelligence agency sources that...
  • Afghanistan (9 speeches)
    My question is directed to Senator Faulkner, the Minister for Defence. Can the minister advise the Senate on the outcomes of the NATO defence ministers meeting held in Bratislava? Also, what...
  • Asylum Seekers (39 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Evans. How many of the illegal entrants currently in the Christmas Island detention centre have no supportive documentation...
  • Timor Sea Oil Spill (6 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Faulkner, the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Could the minister tell us: when was the Commonwealth first aware that oil from the Montara oil...
  • Illegal Fishing (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Carr. Can the government confirm that one of Australia’s key fisheries protection...
  • Automotive Industry (6 speeches)
    My question is also to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Can the minister inform the Senate what the government is doing in response to the announcement...
  • Telstra (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. I refer to the minister’s extraordinary incompetence in mistakenly tabling yesterday...
  • Employment (27 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment Participation and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery, Senator Arbib. Can the minister update the Senate on the...