Senate debates

Wednesday, 9 August 2017

  • Finance and Public Administration References Committee; Reference (5 speeches)
    I seek leave to amend business of the Senate notice of motion No. 4, standing in my name for today, proposing a reference to the Finance and Public Administration References Committee, by...
  • Murray-Darling Basin (16 speeches)
    I, and also on behalf of Senators Bernardi, Gichuhi, Hanson-Young and Xenophon, move: (1) That the Senate— (a) affirms its support for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan; (b) expresses deep...
  • Homelessness (5 speeches)
    I, and also on behalf of Senator Cameron, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the most recent statistics from...
  • Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference (11 speeches)
    I, and also on behalf of Senators Hinch, Lambie and Xenophon, move: (1) The following matters be referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 14...
  • Early Retirement of Coal-fired Power Stations (9 speeches)
    I thank everyone for staying with us. Obviously, it's the highlight of general business today and it's not only a motion from me; it's also from Senator O'Sullivan. The wording got a bit...
  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia (11 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes:   (i) claims by AUSTRAC that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) handled over 53 000 transactions through so-called Intelligent Deposit...