Senate debates

Thursday, 23 June 2011

  • Gillard Government (6 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Can the minister confirm that at the current Prime Minister's first press conference 12 months ago, having stabbed...
  • National Broadband Network (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Can the minister advise the Senate on any recent announcements regarding the future of the...
  • Government Policy (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Why, 12 months after the Prime Minister stabbed her predecessor, Mr Rudd, in the back, has the government broken its...
  • Workplace Relations (6 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Evans, the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations. I refer to the fact that Fair Work Australia has recently accepted that community...
  • Carbon Pricing (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. It is, indeed, a matter of contemporary importance to most Australians. I refer the minister to the Prime Minister's...
  • Square Kilometre Array (165 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science, and Research, Senator Carr. Mr President, can the minister inform the Senate on the progress of Australia's bid to host the...
  • Australian Defence Force (6 speeches)
    Thank you, Mr President. My question is to Senator Evans, representing the Minister for Defence. The Department of Defence has announced eight reviews into allegations of abuse and misconduct in...
  • Live Animal Exports (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Ludwig. Can the minister confirm the report in today's West Australian newspaper that he was scolded by the...
  • Broadband (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Small Business, Senator Sherry. Can the minister outline to the Senate how the internet is reshaping the way business is being carried out around the world?...