Senate debates

Thursday, 13 November 2008

  • Climate Change (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. Does Nyrstar’s extraordinary step in issuing a statement which says its operations are ‘threatened’ by...
  • Economy (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Sherry. Can the minister update the Senate on any major new steps to be implemented by the government to further...
  • Emissions Trading Scheme (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. Will the minister confirm that the only direct consultation she has had with the general manager of Nyrstar at Port...
  • Whaling (7 speeches)
    In June this year, two Greenpeace campaigners, now known as the Tokyo Two—
  • Trade: Banana Imports (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Sherry. I refer to the Final import risk analysis report for the importation of Cavendish...
  • Murray-Darling River System (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. Will the minister update the Senate on progress on water reform in the Murray-Darling Basin, and is she aware of any...
  • Infrastructure (6 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Conroy, the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Is it true that the New South Wales Labor...
  • Water (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. Last month at a Senate estimates committee, Minister Wong reconfirmed that the government’s $57 million Small...
  • Immigration (26 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Evans. I refer the minister to the case of the Perth midwife whose family includes a child with Down syndrome and whose...
  • Mobile Phone Services (3 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Conroy, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. Can the minister inform the Senate about recent initiatives in the telecommunications...