Senate debates

Monday, 17 September 2007

  • Interest Rates (10 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Scullion, representing the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Is the minister aware that recent interest rate hikes are one of the key...
  • Farms (2 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Eric Abetz. Will the minister update the Senate on the current drought situation? How is...
  • Cost of Living (4 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Scullion, the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Is the minister aware that, since the 2004 election, working...
  • Hospitals (2 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Ellison, the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister advise the Senate of new initiatives to deliver hospital based training for...
  • Advertising Campaigns (10 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Abetz, the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. I refer the minister to the letter to Australian nurses from Mr Hockey published in...
  • Skills Shortages (11 speeches)
    My question is to my distinguished colleague from Queensland Senator Brandis in his capacity as the Minister representing the Minister for Vocational and Further Education. Will the minister...
  • Iraq (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister. I draw his attention to my statement to the Senate on 4 February 2003 regarding the Iraq war: This is not Australia’s war....
  • Telstra (21 speeches)
    My question is directed to the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Coonan. As the minister is aware, the continuation of reliable mobile phone coverage is an...
  • Advertising Campaigns (4 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Abetz, the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources. I refer the minister to the government’s $23 million taxpayer funded climate...
  • Veterans’ Affairs (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs. Has the minister seen the report of the UK study this week that shows that the veterans who were forced to...
  • Broadband (11 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Coonan, the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. I refer to the letters that the minister has sent to 500,000 Australians explaining that...