Senate debates
Thursday, 4 December 2014
- Budget (16 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Abetz: will the minister inform the Senate why it is absolutely vital that we deal with important legislation prior to rising... - Minister for Defence (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. I refer the minister to reports of chaos and dysfunction within his office. Can the minister confirm that two of his staff had their phones and... - Economy (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing he Treasurer, Senator Cormann. Given the Treasurer's admission that we cannot take another decade of growth for granted, will the government now... - Senator Sinodinos (29 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. Does the Prime Minister maintain full confidence is his suspended Assistant Treasurer, Senator Sinodinos, noting... - Asylum Seekers (8 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator Cash. Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi said during her visit to Australia in November 2013 that the rule... - Higher Education (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Human Services, Senator Payne, representing the Minister for Education. Can the minister update the Senate on the progress of higher education reforms following... - Fishing Industry (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Cormann. Yesterday in the Senate the tabled report of the Expert Panel on the Declared Commercial Fishing... - Abbott Government (14 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. I refer to the article by Ms Niki Savva in today's Australian, which reveals the internal chaos and confusion around... - National Security (6 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. The key offence provisions of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Act 2014, including the offence of entering... - Abbott Government (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. I refer to the Prime Minister's promise before the election that there would be no changes to pensions. Hasn't the...
