Senate debates

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

  • Budget (38 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator Wong. Minister, why is the government claiming the $1.7 billion-plus flood tax and $4.5 billion in other new taxes, tax...
  • Forestry (13 speeches)
    Mr President, my question goes to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Ludwig. Can he tell the Senate what he knows about the logging of the Gulaga Mountain, south of...
  • Carbon Pricing (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Wong. Is the response to climate change and the imposition of a carbon tax central to the government's economic and fiscal strategy?
  • Budget (13 speeches)
    New South Wales Thank you, Mr President. Now that the rabble has settled down, my question is to the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, Senator Evans. Can the...
  • Crime (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice, Senator Ludwig. Given the crazy loophole that...
  • Asylum Seekers (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator Wong. Can the minister confirm that the cost of asylum-seeker management has blown out by a further $1.75 billion, according...