Senate debates

Monday, 13 August 2007

  • Interest Rates (9 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Is the minister aware that today’s statement on monetary policy by the Reserve Bank expresses serious...
  • Internet Content (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Coonan. Properly harnessed, the internet is a wonderful tool to educate, to inform, to communicate...
  • Interest Rates (4 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Minchin. Is the minister aware that working families around Australia now spend nearly one dollar out of every...
  • Workplace Relations (4 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Leader of the Government in the Senate and Minister for Finance and Administration, Senator Minchin, representing the Prime Minister. Is the minister aware of any...
  • Climate Change (7 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Is the minister aware that four government MPs have today stated in the dissenting report of a parliamentary...
  • Drought (2 speeches)
    My question is to the very distinguished minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Abetz. Will the minister update the Senate on the current drought...
  • Tasmanian Pulp Mill (9 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Senator Abetz, and concerns the proposed Gunns pulp mill for northern Tasmania. I ask: given...
  • Defence Force Recruitment (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, Senator Ellison. Will the minister update senators on the latest Australian Defence Force recruitment figures? Further, will...