Senate debates

Thursday, 25 February 2010

  • Home Insulation Program (11 speeches)
    Mr President, my question is to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Government Service Delivery, Senator Arbib. Minister, how many job seekers not involved in home insulation will now...
  • National Broadband Network (6 speeches)
    Mr President, my question is directed to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. I ask, can the minister inform the Senate of progress towards digital...
  • Home Insulation Program (27 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery, Senator Arbib. Did any departmental officials ever advise or suggest to the minister or his staff that...
  • Leaders Debate (10 speeches)
    My question without notice is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. I refer to Labor’s promise in the run-up to the last election that, instead of the Prime...
  • Green Loans Program (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Senator Wong. Minister, how many audits of homes completed by green loans assessors are...
  • Defence Capability Plan (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Faulkner. Can the minister outline to the Senate the government’s commitment to acquire a new defence capability for the Australian armed...
  • Asylum Seekers (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. I refer the minister to the statement made prior to the last federal election by the Prime Minister, when he said in...
  • Trade: Dumping Duties (9 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Wong, the Minister representing the Attorney-General, and is in relation to the decision to lift dumping duties on toilet paper products imported from Indonesia and...
  • Transport (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Is the government concerned that the established COAG milestones for the national priorities of transport policy and...
  • Book Industry (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Can the minister inform the Senate what the government is doing to make the Australian book industry...