Senate debates

Monday, 22 August 2011

  • Nation Building and Jobs Plan (Question No. 437) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 11 March 2011: How much of the stimulus package remains to be spent for each of the following financial years: (a) 2010-11; (b)...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 463) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 464) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 465) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 466) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 507) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: With reference to the Strategic Reform Program: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010: (a) where...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 508) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, what productivity improvement savings have been made by the...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 510) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010: (a) what specific productivity improvement savings of the...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 511) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010: (a) what specific savings of the expected $4.4 billion over the...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 512) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010: (a) what specific savings of the expected $700 million over the...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 513) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010: (a) what specific savings of the expected $320 million over the...
  • Defence: Program Funding (Question No. 514) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: (1) From which areas of expenditure will the enhanced force protection measures be made. (2) What specific...
  • Defence: Staffing (Question No. 617) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: With reference to the department and the agencies within the Minister's portfolio: (1) What is the total...
  • Asylum Seekers (Question No. 687) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 15 June 2011: (1) (a) How many asylum seekers are currently being housed at Jandakot Airport Chalets;...
  • Defence: Diggerworks (Question Nos 697 and 698) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 1 5 June 2011: In regard to Diggerworks: (1) What is Diggerworks and where is it located. (2) Who is its Officer in...
  • National Rental Affordability Scheme (Question No. 719) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 29 June 2011: In regard to the National Rental Affordability...
  • Housing Affordability (Question No. 720) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 29 June 2011: Given that the Housing Affordability Fund (HAF), a 5...
  • Pontville Detention Centre (Question No. 726) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 4 July 2011: (1) In regards to Pontville Detention Centre:   (a) when was the tender let...
  • Defence: Staffing (Question No. 736) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, what was the average cost in recruiting each new uniformed person...
  • Defence: Staffing (Question No. 737) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: What was the total expenditure on recruiting for the periods: (a) 1 January to 30 June 2011; and (b) 1 July...
  • Defence: Staffing (Question No. 738) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, how much was paid to the Australian Defence Force prime recruiting...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 739) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 740) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 742) (54 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 744) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program 'Indicative Workforce Implications...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 745) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program 'Indicative Workforce Implications...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 747) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program 'Indicative Workforce Implications...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 748) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program 'Indicative Workforce Implications...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 749) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program (SRP) 'Indicative Workforce Implications...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 751) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program 'Indicative Workforce Implications...
  • Defence: Submarines (Question No. 752) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011: (1) Which submarines in the Royal Australian Navy fleet were fully...
  • Defence: Submarines (Question No. 754) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011: (a) how many fully qualified personnel are 'Dolphin Qualified' and...
  • Defence: Submarines (Question No. 755) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, how many personnel fully completed training courses and became...
  • Defence: Submarines (Question No. 756) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, how many personnel completed training courses and became 'Perisher...
  • Defence: Submarines (Question No. 757) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: As at 30 June 2011, how many Royal Australian Navy personnel are 'Perisher Qualified' and eligible to...
  • Defence: Submarines (Question No. 758) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, which submarines were undergoing maintenance/refit programs and...
  • Defence: Communications (Question No. 760) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: Given that video communications are integrated into robots, soldiers and unmanned aerial vehicles,...
  • Defence: Media Monitoring (Question Nos 761 to 763) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: (1) For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, for each agency within the responsibility of the Minister, how...
  • Defence: Freedom of Information (Question Nos 773 to 775) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011: (1) How many FOI requests has the Department received? (2) How...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 782) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: With reference to the Strategic Reform Program: (1) For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011:...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 783) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011, what productivity improvement savings have been made by the...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 785) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011:   (a) what specific productivity improvement savings of...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 786) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011:   (a) what specific savings of the expected $4.4 billion...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 787) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011:   (a) what specific savings of the expected $700 million...
  • Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 788) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011:   (a) what specific savings of the expected $320 million...
  • Defence: Budget Audit Review (Question No. 794) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: In regard to the levels of employment in the Human Resources area, if the Gap to Average Performance could...
  • Defence: Budget Audit Review (Question No. 796) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: In regard to the levels of employment in the Human Resources area, if the Gap to Top Quartile Performance...
  • Defence: Budget Audit Review (Question No. 797) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: In regard to the levels of employment in the Human Resources area, in achieving the Gap to Top Quartile...
  • Defence: Budget Audit Review (Question No. 798) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: In regard to the Human Resources area, if the Gap to Average Performance could be achieved, as identified in...