Senate debates

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

  • Treasurer: Accommodation (Question Nos 20, 49 and 50) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 28 September 2010: Do any of the departments or agencies within the Minister's portfolio consider that new or additional office...
  • Mortgages (Question No. 76) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, upon notice, on 28 September 2010: When receiving funds from a prime borrowing, how is the decision to...
  • Banking (Question No. 78) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, upon notice, on 28 September 2010: How much was lost by banks on defaulting loans in the 2008-09 financial year.
  • Banking (Question No. 79) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, upon notice, on 28 September 2010: What percentage of total loans by banks were defaulted in each of the...
  • Asylum Seekers (Question No. 216) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 23 November 2010: (1) (a) How many asylum seekers, who have been found to be in genuine need of...
  • Burrup Peninsula (Question No. 219) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 24 November 2010: With reference to the Burrup (Murujuga)...
  • Health and Ageing (Question Nos 278, 303 and 306) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, upon notice, on 29 November 2010: Since 14 September 2010, for each Minister and any Parliamentary Secretaries within their...
  • Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Question No. 279) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, upon notice, on 29 November 2010: Since 14 September 2010, for each Minister and any...
  • Status of Women (Question No. 296) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for the Status of Women , upon notice, on 29 November 2010: Since 14 September 2010, for each Minister and any Parliamentary Secretaries within their...
  • Social Housing and Homelessness (Question No. 299) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness, upon notice, on 29 November 2010: Since 14 September 2010, for each Minister and any Parliamentary Secretaries within their portfolio: (1)...
  • Israel (Question No. 342) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 13 December 2010: (1) Given that the Minister was reported to be leading a delegation of Members of Parliament...
  • Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Question No. 347) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Trade, upon notice, on 13 December 2010: With regard to the Australian Government's loan of AU$548.55 million to support the development of the...
  • Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Question No. 348) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Trade, upon notice, on 13 December 2010: With reference to the Export Finance Insurance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC), AusAID and the liquefied...
  • Special Broadcasting Service (Question No. 356) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 13 December 2010: With reference to the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) and, in particular, p. 13 of...
  • Australian Electoral Commission (Question No. 357) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Special Minister of State, upon notice, on 13 December 2010: With reference to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC): (1) Who makes the decision on what...
  • Cambodia (Question No. 369) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 12 January 2011: (1)   How much Australian aid funding has gone to Toll Holdings Limited, Toll...
  • Australian Taxation Office (Question No. 378) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 31 January 2011: (1) How many agreements does the Australian Taxation Office have with businesses based in Tasmania for tax payment...
  • Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations (Question No. 396) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 10 February 2011: Can a list be provided detailing the electronic or digital publications to which...
  • Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations: Promotional Items (Question No. 401) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 10 February 2011: With reference to promotional items that include the logo, crest or other...
  • Northam Detention Centre (Question No. 407) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 25 February 2011: (1) Can breakdowns be provided detailing: (a) the current anticipated capital costs...
  • Northam Detention Centre (Question No. 408) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 28 February 2011: (1) How much land is proposed to be cleared to house the planned Northam Detention...
  • Asylum Seekers (Question No. 411) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 1 March 2011: (1) Which detention centres provide telephones for the personal and business use of...
  • Australian Taxation Office (Question No. 415) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 March 2011: With reference to changes to the GST treatment of residential premises: (1) What is the policy intention of the...
  • Medical Expenses Tax Offset (Question No. 416) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 March 2011: With reference to an increase in the medical expenses tax offset claim threshold: (1) What is the policy intention of...
  • Taxation (Question No. 417) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 March 2011: With reference to Taxation Ruling 2010/D9 (deductibility under subsection 295-465(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act...
  • Taxation (Question No. 418) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 March 2011: With reference to Taxation Ruling 2010/D8 (retail premiums): (1) What is the policy intention of the proposed...
  • Taxation (Question No. 419) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 March 2011: With reference to Taxation Ruling 2010/7 (the interaction of Division 820 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and...
  • Taxation (Question No. 420) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 March 2011: With reference to Taxation Ruling 2010/D7 (business related capital expenditure): (1) What is the policy intention of...
  • Taxation (Question No. 421) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 March 2011: With reference to Taxation Determination 2010/D7 (Australian source income): (1) What is the policy intention of the...
  • Taxation (Question No. 422) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 March 2011: With reference to Taxation Determination 2010/D8 (income tax): (1) What is the policy intention of the proposed...