Senate debates

Wednesday, 2 December 2015

  • Special Minister of State (83 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. I refer to the minister's statement to the Senate: Mr Brough would not have been appointed as the Special Minister...
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: Criminal Justice System (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs. Given that, when the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody was established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were...
  • Employment (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Cash. Can the minister update the Senate on the ways the government is assisting young Australians into employment?
  • Migration (13 speeches)
    My question is also to the Minister Assisting the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Minister Cash. As a senator, I regularly visit rural and regional Queensland to meet and talk...
  • Child Care (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Simon Birmingham. Will the minister update the Senate on how the government is delivering fairer childcare support for families?
  • Trade (12 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Sinodinos as Cabinet Secretary and Minister representing the Minister for Trade and Investment. It concerns a large multinational business based at the North Pole but...
  • Defence Facilities: Contamination (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. I refer the minister to an article in today's Newcastle Herald, titled 'Defence blocks access'. The article reports that Defence has...
  • Trade (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Cabinet Secretary, Senator Sinodinos, representing the Minister for Trade and Investment. Can the Cabinet Secretary inform the Senate of the benefits Australian exporters...
  • Research and Development (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science. I refer to the Prime Minister's remarks in Paris on the importance of science and innovation in...