Senate debates

Thursday, 8 February 2007

  • Managed Investment Schemes (4 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Abetz, the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. I refer the minister to changes announced by the Assistant Treasurer to the tax...
  • Workplace Relations (5 speeches)
    I direct my question to Senator Abetz, the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Minister, what has been the effect of the government’s industrial...
  • Child Care (15 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Scullion, the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Does the minister agree with the analysis by Treasury that...
  • Climate Change (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Administration, Senator Minchin, representing the Prime Minister. What is the government doing to address climate change in a way that does not...
  • Child Care (7 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Scullion, the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Is it true that the Treasury’s analysis of child care...
  • Superannuation (2 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Coonan, Minister representing the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer. Will the minister inform the Senate how the government is improving the retirement income...
  • Qantas (4 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Treasurer. Minister, I refer to the Qantas takeover. How does the government explain to Australian families and to workers fearful...
  • Welfare and Identity Fraud (11 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Ian Campbell, the Minister for Human Services. Will the minister inform the Senate what action the government is taking to protect the Australia taxpayer by cracking...
  • Interest Rates (5 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Treasurer. Is the minister aware of new mortgage repossession figures from the Supreme Court of New South Wales for 2006 which...
  • Water (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Environment and Water Resources. I refer to the report by Laura Tingle in today’s Australian Financial Review which details an...
  • Internet Pornography (13 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. Is the minister aware of a recently released book, Sex Lives of Australian Teenagers, that...
  • Indigenous Affairs (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. I take this opportunity to say how delighted I am that Senator...