Senate debates

Wednesday, 29 March 2017

  • Energy (8 speeches, 3 comments)
    My question is for the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham, representing the Minister for the Environment and Energy. Can the minister update the Senate on the cost that South...
  • Privilege (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. In its report into search warrants tabled yesterday in the Senate the Privileges Committee found that warrants...
  • National Congress of Australia's First Peoples (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. The secretariat of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples is based in Redfern, Sydney, in a building leased to...
  • Energy (10 speeches, 2 comments)
    My question is to the Minister for Regional Development, Senator Nash. Over recent months, I have met with businesses throughout regional Victoria about increasing their growth opportunities....
  • Domestic and Family Violence (8 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Social Services, Senator Ryan. 1800RESPECT is the National Sexual Assault and Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service. Rape and...
  • Welfare Reform (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Cash. Can the minister inform the Senate of the benefits of the Turnbull government's Youth Jobs PaTH Prepare Trial Hire program and how...
  • Migration (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator Cash. Since 2007, net migration to Australia compromised over 60 per cent of Australia's...
  • Workplace Relations (21 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. On 17 March, when asked by Neil Mitchell of 3AW, 'Do you support the cut to Sunday penalty rates or not?' the...
  • Resources Industry (10 speeches)
    As a senator for the great state of Western Australia, my question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. Can the minister please update the Senate on the...
  • Community Legal Centres (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. On 1 July 2017 the Attorney-General's 30 per cent cuts to community legal services will come into effect. Does the...
  • Arts (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications and Minister for the Arts, Senator Fifield. Can the minister apprise the Senate of the arts funding changes that were announced last week?