Senate debates

Monday, 25 October 2010

  • Federal Election (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. I quote the Prime Minister: I think when you go to an election and you give a promise to the Australian people, you...
  • Economy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator Wong. Can the minister inform the Senate about the importance of competition in the banking sector and why competition in the...
  • Asylum Seekers (28 speeches)
    Mr President—
  • National Broadband Network (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Can the minister inform the Senate why the government’s investment in the National...
  • Asylum Seekers (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Carr. I refer to the statement by the Western Australian Labor opposition leader, Eric Ripper,...
  • Indigenous Suicide (6 speeches)
    My question today is to the Minister representing the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Minister Ludwig. Bearing in mind the increasing rate of suicide amongst Aboriginal Australians in...
  • Murray-Darling Basin (24 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Senator Conroy. I refer to the report issued last Friday by the COAG...
  • Indigenous Employment (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Senator Arbib. Is the minister aware that on Saturday the Business Council of Australia released its second...
  • Budget (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Why does the government still refuse to publicly release the key assumptions it has used to estimate the revenue...