Senate debates

Thursday, 13 October 2011

  • Defence (Question Nos 503 and 779) (2 speeches, 1 comment)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011: As at 31 December 2010 (QON 503) and 30 June 2011 (QON 779): (1)   With reference to the...
  • Defence (Question No. 504) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 22 March 2011: As at 31 December 2010: (1) Is it still planned to acquire 12 submarines as per the White Paper direction...
  • Defence: Submarines (Question No. 633) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: Given that the replacement of the Collins Class submarines is scheduled to begin in 2024-25, what is the...
  • Defence: Staffing (Question No. 637) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: How many staff were employed in the SEA 1000 Project office for the 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 financial...
  • Defence (Question No. 638) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: What are the staffing projections for the SEA 1000 Project office for the 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and...
  • Defence (Question No. 639) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: What funding was allocated to the SEA 1000 Project office in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
  • Defence (Question No. 640) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: What is the projected spending in the SEA 1000 Project office for the period of 2011 to 2015.
  • Defence: Submarines (Question No. 641) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: With reference to the Defence White Paper 2009, which states that the Collins Class replacement submarines...
  • Defence: Submarines (Question No. 642) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: Given that it was stated at the Submarine Institute of Australia Conference in 2010 that the design...
  • Defence: Submarines (Question No. 643) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: (1)   What is the current build schedule to ensure that the first of the Collins Class...
  • Defence: Submarines (Question No. 644) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: (1) Has the Scorpene Class submarine been considered as a military off-the-shelf [MOTS] replacement for...
  • Defence: Submarines (Question No. 645) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: (1) Has the HDW 209 Class (or an export variant) submarine been considered as a military off-the-shelf...
  • Defence: Submarines (Question No. 646) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: (1) Has the Spanish S-80 Class (or an export variant) submarine been considered as a military...
  • Defence: Submarines (Question No. 647) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 29 April 2011: (1) Has the Japanese 'Soryu' Class (or an export variant) submarine been considered as a military...
  • Department of Parliamentary Services (Question No. 682 supplementary) (2 speeches)
    asked the President of the Senate, upon notice, on 9 June 2011: (1) With reference to Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) staffing numbers and staff management policies: (a) what is the...
  • Defence (Question No. 714) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 27 June 2011: (1)   What is the Australian Government's understanding of the circumstances in which the US...
  • Defence (Question No. 780) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 July 2011: As at 30 June 2011: (1) Is it still planned to acquire 12 submarines as per the White Paper direction 'the...
  • First Home Saver Accounts (Question No. 1013) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 22 August 2011: With reference to the First Home Saver Accounts, including program and administrative expenses, what is the total...
  • Prime Minister: Staffing (Question No. 1111) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister, upon notice, on 12 September 2011: (1) Have staffing numbers in agencies within the Ministers portfolio been reduced as a result of the...
  • Arts: Staffing (Question No. 1116) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for the Arts, upon notice, on 12 September 2011: (1) Have staffing numbers in agencies within the Ministers portfolio been reduced as a result of the...
  • Innovation, Industry, Science and Research: Staffing (Question No. 1126) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, upon notice, on 12 September 2011: (1) Have staffing numbers in agencies within the Ministers portfolio been reduced as a result...
  • Innovation, Industry, Science and Research: Staffing (Question No. 1143) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research upon notice, on 12 September 2011: (1) Have staffing numbers in agencies within the Ministers portfolio been reduced as a result...
  • Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity: Staffing (Question No. 1148) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity, upon notice, on 12 September 2011: (1) Have staffing numbers in agencies within the Ministers...
  • Finance and Deregulation (Question No. 1171) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, upon notice, on 13 September 2011: With reference to the department and all agencies within the Minister's portfolio: (1)   What...
  • Special Minister of State (Question No. 1198) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Special Minister of State, upon notice, on 13 September 2011: With reference to the department and all agencies within the Minister's portfolio:...