Senate debates

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

  • Domestic Violence (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women, Senator Cash. Today is White Ribbon Day. Will the minister inform the Senate on the action being taken by government in...
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Sport, Senator Nash. Can the minister confirm that local women's sport broadcasts, including the Women's National Basketball League...
  • Workplace Gender Equality (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women, Senator Cash. Today we have seen the results of the first year of data collected by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency,...
  • Infrastructure (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Johnston, representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the minister outline to the Senate how the government's...
  • People with Disability: Abuse in Institutional Care (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Fifield. There is outrage throughout the community and the...
  • Workplace Relations (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Abetz. I refer the minister to secondary boycott proceedings commenced last week by the ACCC against the CFMEU in the state of Victoria. Can...
  • National Sex Offenders Register (6 speeches)
    I rise today to ask a question of the Attorney-General, Senator the Hon. George Brandis. In December 2003 a young 13-year-old boy by the name of Daniel Morcombe was abducted by a known convicted...
  • Australian Defence Force (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence. I refer the minister to his answer yesterday about Australian Defence Force personnel and the government's unfair pay deal when he said: 'They are not...
  • Australian Defence Force, Veterans' Affairs (6 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Senator Ronaldson. Will the minister inform the Senate how the Department of Veterans' Affairs and Defence are working together to educate...
  • Defence: Naval Vessels (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Johnston. I refer the minister to his mocking comments about the CEO of submarine builder ASC, Mr Stuart Wiley: The guy's a fascinating...