Senate debates

Thursday, 9 February 2012

  • Infrastructure and Transport: Code of Conduct Investigations (Question No. 1052) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, upon notice, on 29 August 2011: (1) How many Code of Conduct investigations have there been within the Minister's...
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Question No. 1243) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 22 September 2011: (1) How many hours of the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) has the Australian...
  • Australian Men's Shed Association (Question Nos 1299 and 1300) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 1 November 2011: (1) What discussions were held by the Ministers and/or the Prime Minister, their offices or Departments...
  • Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (Question No. 1301) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, upon notice, on 2 November 2011: (1)   Has the department had any dealings with the...
  • Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1309) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 31 October 2011: In regard to a joint media release issued on 6 July 2011, stating the...
  • Treasury (Question No. 1317) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 1 November 2011: In regard to the debate on impact of negative gearing on the housing market at the recent Tax Forum: (1) Did the...
  • James Price Point (Question No. 1426) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Social Inclusion, upon notice, on 7 November 2011: Given that mining towns in the Pilbara region of Western Australia have some of Australia's...
  • Immigration and Citizenship (Question No. 1428) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 7 November 2011: (1) Can details be provided of how many girls aged 17 or under have entered...
  • Health and Ageing (Question No. 1429) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: (1) When was the Minister first made aware of the Tasmanian Government's decision to cut $58.1 million...
  • Immigration and Citizenship (Question No. 1430) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: With reference to the Minister's announcement on 2 November 2011, regarding a new...
  • Curtin Detention Centre (Question No. 1432) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: In regard to the alleged incident at Curtin Immigration Detention Centre, that...
  • Attorney-General's (Question No. 1433) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: With reference to the answer to question no. 64 taken on notice during the 2011-12 Budget estimates...
  • Crisis Coordination Centre (Question No. 1435) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: In regard to the Crisis Coordination Centre (CCC): (1) Has Emergency Management Australia (EMA) increased in...
  • Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (Question No. 1436) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: With reference to the Prime Minister's joint media release of 17 October 2011 with the Acting Premier of...
  • Attorney-General's (Question No. 1437) (2 speeches)
    sked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: In regard to the spectrum for public safety agencies: (1) What advice has the department received on the...
  • Emergency Management Australia (Question No. 1438) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: In regard to Emergency Management Australia briefings to state and territory emergency services agencies:...
  • Attorney-General's (Question No. 1439) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 8 November 2011: In regard to breaches of model litigant rules (MLR): (1) What processes does the department have to monitor...
  • Defence: Projects of Concern (Question No. 1440) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: In regard to Projects of Concern: (1) How many Projects of Concern industry consultation sessions have...
  • Defence: Early Indicators and Warning System (Question No. 1441) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: In regard to an Early Indicators and Warning System (the system): (1) How many projects have activated...
  • Defence (Question No. 1442) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: In regard to Technical Skills Shortage: (1) What work has been done by the department to assess...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 1443) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: In regard to the Strategic Reform Program: (1) For each of the following financial years: 2009-10,...
  • Defence (Question No. 1444) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) What is the current status of the Force Structure Review, and has it formally commenced; if so, when...
  • Defence: Staffing (Question No. 1445) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: In regard to recruitment: (1) (a) How many applications have been received for the position of Chief...
  • Defence: Projects (Question No. 1446) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: In regard to quarterly accountability reports: (1) Has the list of ‘designated key projects’...
  • Defence: Air Warfare Destroyer Program (Question No. 1447) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) What is the current schedule delay for the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program, measured in months....
  • Defence (Question No. 1448) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: Have the defects reported with the Australian soldier Multicam pattern clothing, as reported in the...
  • Defence: Staffing (Question No. 1449) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: How many new jobs will be created as a result of the $18.7 million upgrade to the Defence Science and...
  • Defence (Question No. 1450) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) How many first and second pass approvals are planned for the remainder of the: (a) calendar year;...
  • Defence: Program Funding (Question No. 1451) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) Of the $1.1 billion identified in the 2010 Budget for soldier/force protection over the forward...
  • Defence: Program Funding (Question No. 1452) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) Of the $445.7 million in funding to support Australian Defence industry as noted in the Government's...
  • Defence: Projects (Question No. 1453) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) Given that the Minister has stated that the contingency allowed for in the AIR 6000 Joint Strike...
  • Defence (Question No. 1454) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) What are the department's guidelines for posting of married couples who are both serving members of...
  • Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Question No. 1457) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Trade, upon notice, on 10 November 2011: In regard to HRL Limited, has any funding, insurance, guarantee or other support been sought from the...
  • Christmas Island Detention Centre (Question Nos 1461 and 1462) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and the Minister for Home Affairs, upon notice, on 10 November 2011: With reference to the answer to question on...
  • Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Question No. 1464) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 10 November 2011: With reference to a recent Four Corners program...
  • Afghanistan (Question No. 1466) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 9 November 2011: (1) What is the government’s policy on the disclosure of details to the public and media regarding...
  • Olympic Dam (Question No. 1467) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 14 November 2011: In regard to the approval under the Environment...
  • Taxation (Question No. 1469) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Human Services, upon notice, on 14 November 2011: In regard to information sharing between the Australian Taxation Office and the Child Support...
  • National Heritage List (Question No. 1471) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 21 November 2011: (1) In regard to the King Sound boundary of the...
  • Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government: Travel Allowance (Question No. 1472) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, upon notice, on 22 November 2011: In regard to travel or accommodation expenses,...
  • Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1473) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 November 2011: In regard to the Facebook page entitled 'Steve Austin' (the webpage) which targeted serving gay and...
  • Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1474) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 November 2011: In regard to the Facebook page entitled 'Steve Austin' (the webpage) which targeted serving gay and...
  • Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1475) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 November 2011: I refer to the Facebook page entitled 'Steve Austin' (the webpage) which targeted serving gay and...
  • Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1476) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 November 2011: I refer to the Facebook page entitled 'Steve Austin' (the webpage) which targeted serving gay and...
  • Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Question No. 1477) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 22 November 2011: In regard to the Water for the Future programs...
  • Firearms (Question No. 1478) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, upon notice, on 23 November 2011: How many firearms were imported in each of the past 10 years and how many of these were: (a) long...
  • Centrelink (Question No. 1481) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Human Services, upon notice, on 28 November 2011: In regard to Centrelink's 2 hectares rule: (1) How many Centrelink recipients are affected by...
  • Attorney-General's (Question No. 1482) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 5 December 2011: (1) Has the Attorney-General ascertained whether there are any charges to be laid by the Government of the...
  • Assange, Mr Julian (Question No. 1483) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 5 December 2011: In regard to the Minister's responsibility for the protection of consular and legal rights of...
  • Bureau of Meteorology (Question No. 1484) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 5 December 2011: In regard to the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM): (1)...
  • Treasury (Question No. 1485) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 25 November 2011: (1) Given that the Minister has stated that he is concerned that the retail supply chains are getting so badly...
  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Question No. 1486) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, upon notice, on 12 December 2011: In regard to the answer to question on notice no. 19 taken on notice during the 2011 12 supplementary...
  • Prime Minister (Question No. 1487) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister, upon notice, on 12 December 2011: In regard to the answer to question on notice no. 45 taken on notice during the 2011-12 supplementary Budget...
  • Marine Sanctuaries (Question No. 1489) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 12 December 2011: In regard to the proposed Commonwealth...
  • Employment and Workplace Relations: Staffing (Question No. 1490) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 13 December 2011: Has the department appointed a former adviser to Ms Gillard as a Director in...
  • Employment and Workplace Relations: Staffing (Question No. 1491) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 13 December 2011: (1)   Has the department advertised for a number of Executive...
  • Marine Bioregional Planning Program (Question No. 1494) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 15 December 2011: In regard to the Marine Bioregional Planning...
  • Medicare Locals (Question No. 1509) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 16 January 2012: (1) How were grant funding allocations for Medicare Locals determined. (2) What is the total amount of...