Senate debates

Wednesday, 12 November 2008

  • Automotive Industry (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Can the minister assure the Senate that the government’s New Car Plan for a Greener Future is...
  • Economy (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Conroy. Will the minister confirm that talks between Australia’s banks, the government and car dealers aimed at fixing the...
  • Traveston Crossing Dam (6 speeches)
    My question goes, with some notice, to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. It regards the Traveston Dam. I ask: is it true that earthworks are...
  • Emissions Trading Scheme (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to Alcoa’s announcement yesterday that they are halting their planned $3 billion expansion of...
  • Economy (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Sherry. Can the minister please update the Senate on how Australia’s regulators are responding to the challenges...
  • Emissions Trading Scheme (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. Will the minister please explain why it is that the Treasury modelling for the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction...
  • Mr Harry Nicolaides (2 speeches, 1 comment)
    My question is to the Special Minister of State, representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I refer to the arrest and incarceration in Thailand of the Australian citizen, journalist and...
  • Mr David Epstein (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Special Minister of State, Senator Faulkner. Paragraph 7.2 of your government’s so-called Lobbying Code of Conduct quite clearly states: Persons … employed in...
  • Emissions Trading Scheme (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. Can the minister update the Senate on the outcomes of the recently released climate change modelling by Treasury that...