Senate debates

Wednesday, 13 May 2009

  • Budget (29 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Conroy. Will the minister confirm that this Labor government is now the biggest spending government in modern Australian history...
  • Swine Influenza (6 speeches)
    My question, with a little bit of notice, is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing. Following reports of pigs in Canada catching the Mexican flu—H1N1, otherwise...
  • Budget (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Conroy. Will the minister confirm that Labor’s budget forecasts unemployment of nearly one million Australians?
  • Rural and Regional Health Services (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig. Can the minister confirm that the budget spends around 400 times more money on pink batts and other...
  • Aged Care (12 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Ludwig, the Minister representing the Minister for Ageing. My question relates to the recommendations arising out of the recent Senate Standing Committee on Finance and...
  • Budget (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Sherry. Given that the agriculture sector will play a key role in Australia’s...