Senate debates

Tuesday, 5 December 2017

  • Banking and Financial Services (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. The Prime Minister, for more than 600 days, argued that a banking royal commission 'will do nothing'. But, after...
  • National Security (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. Following the announcement of the Prime Minister, the Attorney-General and Senator Cormann earlier today, can the Attorney provide the...
  • Taxation (23 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. I refer to the Prime Minister who, on Sunday, when asked about his promise of cuts to personal income tax, said:...
  • Immigration Detention (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Minister, I refer you to the situation on Nauru, where your government continues to...
  • Domestic and Family Violence (12 speeches)
    My question is also to the Minister for Employment and the Minister for Women, Senator Cash. Can the minister please update the Senate on how the Turnbull government is working to tackle the...
  • Workplace Relations (42 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Cash. Yesterday, the government again voted to cut the pay of approximately 700,000 Australian workers who rely on penalty rates. The...
  • Schools (25 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister outline how the Turnbull government is delivering record and growing levels of needs based funding...
  • Transvaginal Mesh (7 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Fierravanti-Wells, representing the Minister for Health. This time last year, I gave an adjournment speech where I called transvaginal mesh 'the biggest medical scandal...
  • Workplace Relations (24 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Cash. I refer to the member for Dawson, Mr Christensen, who yesterday said: I have spoken to the Minister for Employment Michaelia Cash and...
  • Medicare (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for International Development and the Pacific representing the Minister for Health, Senator Fierravanti-Wells. Can the minister confirm that the Turnbull...
  • Citizenship (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator Cash. The explanatory memorandum, which accompanied the Turnbull government's failed...
  • Indigenous Affairs (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. Can the minister update the Senate on the success of the coalition government's Indigenous Procurement Policy and advise...