Senate debates

Thursday, 18 June 2009

  • Employment (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment Participation, Senator Arbib. Now that a spokesperson for the former Minister for Employment Participation has confirmed that there were a series of...
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research representing the Minister for Education, Senator Carr. Can the minister update the Senate on the progress of Building...
  • Employment (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment Participation, Senator Arbib. Can the minister confirmed that his department set an email to jobs service providers to confirm delays in providing...
  • Renewable Energy (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. Does the government’s economic modelling show an increase or a decrease in wholesale electricity prices due to the...
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (15 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Education, Senator Carr. I listened closely to Senator Feeney’s question to the minister, so I ask specifically: is the...
  • Cyber Bullying (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Given the increasing number of people—especially young people—who are interacting...
  • Trade Practices Act (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, Senator Sherry. Since the commencement on 25 September 2007 of section 461AA of the Trade...
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (6 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Ludwig, representing the Minister for Health and Ageing. I draw the minister’s attention to a paper published in the April edition of the Australian and New...
  • Water (12 speeches)
    God, it is a special day. My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. What action will the minister take to address the Victorian government’s failure to...
  • Climate Change (28 speeches)
    I have a question for the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. I would like the minister, please, to update the Senate on what I think is the urgent need to pass legislation to...