Senate debates
Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Meeting (1 speech)
I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (14 speeches)
URQUHART (—) (): I present the 11th report of 2023 of the Selection of Bills Committee. I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The report read as...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That— (a) the following government business orders of the day be considered from 12.15 pm today: Social Security Amendment (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment) Bill...
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Van from 16 to 19 October 2023, for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Van, Senator David (2 speeches)
by leave—I inform the chamber that I have resigned from the Liberal Party and now sit as an Independent. I also inform the chamber that I am designated as a whip for the purposes of...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (3 speeches)
I move: That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the following bills, allowing them to be considered during this period of sittings: Social Security...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (2 speeches)
I move: That further consideration of the Nature Repair Market Bill 2023 and Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023 only be made an order of the day for the next day of sitting...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living Select Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
At the request of Senator Hume, I move: That the resolution of appointment of the Select Committee on the Cost of Living be amended as follows: After paragraph (4)(c), insert: (d) if a member of...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Senators (0 speeches)
- Valedictory: Senator Payne (1 speech)
As I was unable to make a contribution last night, I would like to take this time to acknowledge my friend and valued colleague Senator Marise Payne. With more than 26 years service in this...
- Discrimination (1 speech)
Earlier this week the Australian Union of Jewish Students and the Zionist Federation of Australia were in Parliament House to discuss a recent survey of Jewish university students and their...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (2 speeches)
At the end of August it was an honour to join Michael Long in Narm to kick off the Long Walk. It's 20 years after legend Michael Long first undertook his long walk. This morning I joined Michael...
- Archer, Mr Alf (1 speech)
Brain Injury Awareness Week was held recently. In fact, it was from 21 to 27 August. In an opinion piece in the Mercury, the Hobart paper, the executive officer of the Brain Injury Association of...
- Tasmanian Government (1 speech)
We talk a lot about transparency in this place, but it's not only Canberra that needs more sunlight to disinfect our politics; it's also our parliament down there in Tasmania. Just last week, the...
- Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide (1 speech)
nator SCARR (—) (): A hard act to follow, as always. I refer to the National Press Club address by Commissioner Nick Kaldas in relation to the veteran suicide royal commission. Every single...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, Workplace Relations: Qantas (1 speech)
Completely unrelated to my statement today, I'd like to take the opportunity to do a huge shout-out to Dot from Yarrawonga. Thank you, Dot, for being such a kind, hardworking community member and...
- Animal Welfare (1 speech)
The greyhound export trade ruthlessly sacrifices dogs on the altar of greed and profit. How many more greyhounds must suffer before the government musters the courage to slam the door on this...
- State and Territory Rights (1 speech)
After decades of people in the ACT and the Northern Territory fighting to have our territory rights restored—we fought to have the ability to debate and legislate on voluntary assisted...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
I've been to many regional shows. This is the regional show season in Western Australia—spring. Many of the large regional shows occur at this time. I've spent many hours on my feet at...
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (1 speech)
As a servant to the different people who make up our one Queensland community, today I raise, once again, the failure of successive governments to deal with the issue of PFAS. The PFAS group of...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Last week the government introduced a bill aimed at closing some significant loopholes that undercut wages and conditions for vulnerable workers. However, it falls short of closing a major...
- Housing Supply (1 speech)
As we all know in this chamber, at the front of so many Australians' minds right now is housing, whether you are renting, paying a mortgage, seeking to enter the housing market or you have a...
- Workplace Relations: Qantas (1 speech)
I want to join with colleagues on this side of the chamber who have congratulated the Transport Workers Union for their successful court action yesterday. What happened to those...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
by leave—I advise changes to ministerial arrangements. Senator Wong will be absent from question time today on account of ministerial business overseas. In Senator Wong's absence I will be...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Illicit Drugs (30 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Attorney-General, Senator Watt. Senator, yesterday in your answer to a question about the new drug laws introduced by ACT Labor, you said: …...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (8 speeches)
My question is to Senator Gallagher, representing the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Today, Michael Long concludes his second Long Walk from Melbourne to Canberra, advocating for a voice to...
- Aviation Industry (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Farrell. Given the widespread concerns about the minister for transport's decision to protect Qantas from additional...
- Schools (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Education, Minister Watt. This year more than 100,000 public school kids will graduate having never attended a public school that was...
- Trade with the United Kingdom (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator Farrell. The first shipment of raw sugar from Australia to the United Kingdom under a new bilateral free trade agreement arrived in...
- Tasmania: Mental Health (8 speeches)
My question is for the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Senator Gallagher. Today is R U OK? Day. We're telling people to have open and honest conversations about their...
- Economy (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer. On Monday, the Melbourne Herald Sun said, 'The average full-time worker is about $3,700 better off than they were a year ago, according...
- Small Business (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Small Business, Senator Gallagher. Minister, operating a franchise in Australia is almost impossible when we have legislation that...
- Australia: Natural Disasters (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Emergency Management, Senator Watt. Minister, with fire activity this week throughout the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales, there's evidence...
- Economy (25 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Farrell. Last year the Prime Minister promised cheaper electricity, cheaper mortgages, cheaper cost of living and better...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Answers to Questions (13 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of all questions asked by coalition members of the government today. It was yet another question time where not even the scriptwriters for Utopia could have ever...
- Schools (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of answers given by the Minister representing the Minister for Education (Senator Watt) to a question without notice I asked today relating to public schools. I...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee; Delegated Legislation Monitor (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation, I present Delegated legislation monitor 10 of 2023.
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, I present the committee's report on the Department of Defence annual report 2021-22.
- Human Rights Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I present Human rights scrutiny report 10 of 2023.
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, I present the 500th report of the committee, Report 500: inquiry into procurement at Services Australia and the...
- Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the committee's Report by statement: review of the 2023 relisting of three organisations as...
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Report (2 speeches)
I present the report of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, Current and proposed sexual consent laws in Australia, together with accompanying documents, and I move: That...
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Report (4 speeches)
I present the interim report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee on Commonwealth, Olympic and Paralympic Games preparedness. I move: That the Senate take note of...
- Australia's Disaster Resilience Select Committee; Report (3 speeches)
I present the interim report of the Select Committee on Australia's Disaster Resilience, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the committee. I move: That the...
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
In respect of the 500th report of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, I move: That the Senate take note of the report. I seek leave to continue my remarks later. Leave granted;...
- Scrutiny of Bills Committee; Scrutiny Digest (1 speech)
On behalf of Senator Dean Smith, I present Scrutiny digest 11 of 2023 of the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, dated 13 September 2023. I move: That the Senate take note of the...
- Finance and Public Administration References Committee, Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Government Response to Report (2 speeches)
I present government responses to reports of the following committees: the Finance and Public Administration References Committee, on its inquiry into the administration of the referendum into an...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
I table a statement on revitalising national planning in vocational education and training by the Minister for Skills and Training, Mr O'Connor.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I rise to make a contribution on the ministerial statement, tabled just now, from Minister O'Connor on the government's work on revitalising...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Standards: Lobbyists (9 speeches)
I move: That, in the opinion of the Senate, the current lobbying rules are ineffective, do not meet public expectations and should be reformed to: (a) ensure all lobbyists are captured by a code...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Consideration (4 speeches)
I seek leave to take note of a ministerial statement.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Brazil: Mariana Dam Disaster (1 speech)
This week I met with representatives from communities that continue to be devastatingly impacted by the Mariana dam disaster that occurred on 5 November 2015. They made the long journey from...
- Human Rights: Iran, Human Rights: Bangladesh, Toplace Group (1 speech)
The 16th of September marks the one-year anniversary of Jina Mahsa Amini's tragic death at the hands of the brutal Islamic regime in Iran. In this parliament we commemorate the death of Jina with...
- Invictus Games (1 speech)
The Invictus Games 2023 kicked off in Dusseldorf in Germany on 9 September and runs for one week. The Australian team is made up of 31 current and former ADF personnel who have, sadly, have been...
