Senate debates
Thursday, 17 August 2006
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances, and following receipt of a satisfactory response on behalf of the Regulations and Ordinances Committee, I give notice that, at...
- Retail Development at Sydney Airport (0 speeches)
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I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)that Sydney Airports Corporation Limited plans to build a massive 50 400 square metre retail development on airport land,(ii)that non-aeronautical...
- Brickworks Development at Perth Airport (0 speeches)
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by leave—I, and also on behalf of Senator Mark Bishop, Senator Chris Evans, Senator Sterle, Senator Webber and Senator Murray, move the motion as amended: That the...
- MR David Hicks (0 speeches)
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by leave—I move the motion as amended:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)the comments by the Attorney-General (Mr Ruddock) on 14 August 2006 that: ‘[David Hicks’ repatriation]...
- Student Services (0 speeches)
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I move:That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)that the University of Sydney has to step in to spend $30 million over 3 years to preserve student services supplied by student organisations,(ii)that...
- Immigration: Business Sponsored Visas (0 speeches)
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I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (Senator Vanstone), no later than 10 am on 4 September 2006, the report on T&R Pastoral and...
- International Day of Peace (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Allison, move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)on 7 September 2001, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly declared that the International Day of Peace...
- Migration Legislation Amendment (Return to Procedural Fairness) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to table the explanatory memorandum and have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speech read as...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Publications Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Publications Committee, I present 14th report of the committee. Ordered that the report be adopted.
- Transparent Advertising and Notification of Pregnancy Counselling Services Bill 2005 (0 speeches)
- Report of Community Affairs Legislation Committee (7 speeches)
I present the report of the committee on the provisions of the Transparent Advertising and Notification of Pregnancy Counselling Services Bill 2005, together with the Hansard record of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Customs Legislation Amendment (Border Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2006; International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches read as follows— CUSTOMS...
- Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 14) (0 speeches)
- Motion for Disallowance (8 speeches)
At the outset, may I say that I strongly support having a proscription regime in place in Australia. I noted from Senator Bob Brown’s speech last night that he, in principle, does not...
- Telecommunications Determinations (0 speeches)
- Motion for Disallowance (24 speeches)
I move:That the following legislative instruments be disallowed:(a)the Telecommunications (Operational Separation—Designated Services) Determination (No. 1) 2005, made under subclause...
- Trade Marks Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I commend the Trade Marks Amendment Bill 2006 to the Senate. Question agreed to. Bill read a second time.
- Australia-Japan Foundation (Repeal and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches)
I commend the Australia-Japan Foundation (Repeal and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006 to the Senate.
- Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
The Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2006 is supported by the Labor Party. It is a procedural bill that encourages electronic transmission of various manufacturing licences for medicines,...
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Export Control and Quarantine) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Export Control and Quarantine) Bill 2006 makes a number of sensible amendments to the Export Control Act 1982 and the Quarantine Act...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Broadband Services (8 speeches)
My question is to Senator Coonan, the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. I refer the minister to the recent collapse of Telstra’s plans to build a...
- Skilled Migration (52 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Vanstone. Will the minister update the Senate on the results of inquiries made into the temporary skilled...
- Australian Bureau of Statistics Wage Data (14 speeches)
My question is addressed to Senator Abetz, the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Will the minister update the Senate on the latest Australian Bureau of...
- Bastard Boys (13 speeches)
My question is to Senator Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. Has the minister seen reports that senior government figures are concerned that Bastard Boys, a...
- 40th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan (2 speeches)
My question is to Senator Campbell, the Minister representing the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs. Will the minister outline to the Senate the significant contribution made by the Australian...
- Fuel Prices (14 speeches)
My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Treasurer. I refer the minister to Terry McCrann’s response to the government’s refusal to cut petrol tax by 10c a...
- Family Policies (2 speeches)
My question is to Senator Kemp, the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Will the minister inform the Senate of the policy initiatives...
- Defence: Equipment (2 speeches)
My question is to Senator Minchin in his capacity representing the Prime Minister. Does the minister recall the Prime Minister’s announcement on 19 December 2002 that the government would...
- Indigenous Communities (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Abetz. My question follows on from one I asked the minister last week regarding the impact...
- Perth Airport: Proposed Brickworks (42 speeches)
My question is to Senator Ian Campbell, Minister for the Environment and Heritage and Minister representing the Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Can the minister confirm his support...
- Parliamentary Language (0 speeches)
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Earlier in question in time today Senator Vanstone referred to the Australian Labor Party as the ‘now nearly racist Labor Party’. A point of order was taken by Senator Evans. I did...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Family Relationship Centres (1 speech)
Yesterday in response to a question from Senator Troeth I gave an answer outlining the outstanding results of the 15 family relationship centres which have opened since 3 July. I wish to clarify...
- Answers to Questions on Notice (0 speeches)
- Question Nos 2039-2040, 2043-2047 and 2049-2063 (4 speeches)
Pursuant to the provisions of standing order 74(5), I seek an explanation from the Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation for the failure to provide the answers to questions on notice...
- Question No. 1882 (9 speeches)
Pursuant to standing order 74(5), I ask the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell, for an explanation as to why an answer has not been provided to question on notice No....
- Bastard Boys (9 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (Senator Coonan) to questions without notice asked by Senators...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Crossin, I withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion for 4 September 2006, standing in her name, to refer a matter to the Environment, Communications, Information...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Report of Economics Legislation Committee (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Economics Legislation Committee, Senator Brandis, I present the report of the committee on the provisions of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006,...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Telecommunications Determinations (0 speeches)
- Motion for Disallowance (1 speech)
I would like to quickly rebut—and I am very disappointed that Senator McGauran did not participate in the debate except by interjection—a series of claims made by Senator Ronaldson in...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 49 of 2005-06 (1 speech)
I want to make a few brief comments about the Auditor-General’s Audit report No. 49 of 2005-06, which by my count is the fifth into the Job Network and the fifth in which there has been...
- Report No. 47 of 2005-06 (1 speech)
I am continuing my comments from last week when I was talking about Audit report No. 47 of 2005-06, the Auditor-General’s review of funding for communities and community organisations. I...
- Report No. 52 of 2005-06 (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the Auditor-General’s report into the management of selected Telstra social bonus 2 and telecommunications service inquiry response programs. You should stay, Senator...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Musicoz (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about Musicoz, which is a valuable program based in the Illawarra region for new and emerging musical talent. I hope to be able to attend the national Musicoz Awards at...
- Human Rights: Philippines (1 speech)
I am taking this opportunity in the adjournment debate tonight to alert the Senate to a report launched at Parliament House yesterday. The report, entitled Getting away with murder: impunity for...
- Marine Environment (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about our oceans—again. We are often reminded that more than 80 per cent of Australia’s population lives within 50 kilometres of the coast, and that our love...
- Exercise RIMPAC 2006 (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to speak on Exercise RIMPAC 2006. Last month I was given the opportunity of a lifetime as a participant in the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program Exercise RIMPAC 2006....
