Senate debates

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

  • Automotive Industry (25 speeches)
    Mr President, my question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer. I refer to reports in the Australian Financial Review today detailing the contents of a private meeting between the...
  • Building and Construction Industry (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. Can the Attorney-General please inform the Senate of the advantages that a royal commission has over a police task force investigation...
  • Assistant Minister for Health (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Health. I refer to the minister's answer in question time yesterday when she informed the Senate her chief of staff has 'no connection with the food...
  • National Commission of Audit, Medibank Private (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. With the Treasurer's declaration that the age of entitlement is over, that corporate welfare is to be stopped and that auto...
  • Asylum Seekers (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator Cash. Can the minister outline to the Senate the problems associated with previous approaches to offshore...
  • Assistant Minister for Health (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Health. Can the minister confirm that the declaration of conflicts of interest is a standing item on the agenda of the Legislative and Governance...
  • Asylum Seekers (14 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Johnston, the Minister for Defence. Does the minister support calls for an independent, external investigation into the claims that asylum seekers were deliberately...
  • Financial Services (8 speeches)
    In December last year, you announced reforms to the Future of Financial Advice legislation. It was asserted that the previous government's reforms went too far, creating unnecessary complexity,...