Senate debates

Thursday, 18 November 2010

  • Broadband (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Does the minister remember that he said in his statement on Sky News’s Agenda this...
  • Hospitals (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig, and relates to the importance of ongoing reform across the healthcare system. Can the minister...
  • Broadband (17 speeches)
    My question is directed to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Why does the minister continue to treat the Senate with contempt by refusing to...
  • Whaling (15 speeches)
    My question is to the minister for the environment. I ask: what is the progress in Australia’s case against Japan on whaling in the International Court of Justice in The Hague? Is the...
  • Broadband (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. I refer the minister to the plan by BT to build a ₤2.5 billion optical fibre network to...
  • Workplace Relations (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, Senator Chris Evans. Can the minister advise the Senate of the most recent wages data and what the...
  • Broadband (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. The opposition has been joined by a chorus of notable groups and individuals in calling for a...
  • Food Labelling (6 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Ludwig, the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing. My question relates to an article by Miles Kemp in the Adelaide Advertiser today that revealed...
  • Defence Procurement (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, Senator Evans. Minister, after months of denial, the worst-kept secret in Defence was revealed when the Singapore base...
  • Research Workforce (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Can the minister inform the Senate what action the government is taking to close the gender gap in the...