Senate debates

Monday, 27 February 2012

  • Immigration Detention Centres (Question No. 673) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 30 May 2011: (1) What measures and/or procedures are in place to prevent contraband or weapons being...
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade: Mekong River (Question No. 840) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 21 July 2011: In regard to Lao People ' s Democratic Republic ' s (Laos ' ) proposed Xayaburi Dam on the...
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade (Question No. 928) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 18 August 2011: What is the accumulated sum of outstanding and written off debt from consular assistance rendered...
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade: Staffing (Question Nos 1117 and 1131) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Trade, upon notice, on 12 September 2011: (1)   Have staffing numbers in agencies within the...
  • Attorney-General's, Home Affairs and Justice: Staffing (Question Nos 1127, 1136 and 1137 supplementary) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, and the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice, upon notice, on 12 September 2011: (1)   Have staffing numbers in...
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade: Travel (Question No. 1245) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 22 September 2011: What was of the department's total expenditure on travel for the 2010-11 financial year, and...
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade: Hospitality (Question No. 1246) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 22 September 2011: What was the department's total expenditure on hospitality and entertainment for the 2010-11...
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade (Question No. 1247) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 22 September 2011: What was:   (a) the department's total expenditure for the 2010-11 financial year...
  • Attorney-General's: Legal Aid (Question No. 1275 supplementary) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 18 August 2011: With reference to the answer to question on notice no. 1011 (Senate Hansard, 11 October 2011, p. 106), how...
  • Immigration and Citizenship (Question No. 1308) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 31 October 2011: With reference to the answer to question BE11/0081 taken on notice during the...
  • Native Forests: Timber Exports (Question No. 1322) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Assistant Treasurer, upon notice, on 1 November 2011: For each of the following financial years: 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11: (1)...
  • Qantas (Question No. 1323) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, upon notice, on 2 November 2011: In regard to the decision made by Qantas on 29 October 2011 to lock out its staff and...
  • Qantas (Question No. 1325) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 2 November 2011: In regard to the decision made by Qantas on 29 October 2011 to lock out its...
  • Qantas (Question No. 1328) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 2 November 2011: In regard to the decision made by Qantas on 29 October 2011 to lock out its...
  • Immigration and Citizenship (Question No. 1422) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 4 November 2011: (1) What was the total operating expenditure for the 2010-11 financial year. (2)...
  • Employment and Workplace Relations and School Education, Early Childhood and Youth (Question Nos 1455 and 1456) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, upon notice, on 10 November 2011: In regard...
  • Housing Affordability (Question No 1458) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 November 2011: With reference to the answer to question no. AET 157, taken on notice during the 2010-11 additional estimates...
  • Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Question No. 1465) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 14 November 2011: In regard to Australia Institute's research and survey of July 2011 ('What you don't...
  • Australian Taxation Office: Information Sharing (Question No. 1468) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 14 November 2011: (1)   What arrangements for information sharing between the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and...
  • Immigration and Citizenship (Question No. 1470) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 18 November 2011: In regard to the answer to question on notice no. BE11/0577 taken on notice during...
  • National Broadband Network (Question No. 1480) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 25 November 2011: (1)   In regard to the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout:...
  • Commonwealth South-West Marine Parks (Question No. 1488) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 12 December 2011: In regard to the proposed Commonwealth...
  • Naltrexone (Question No. 1492) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 13 December 2011: In regard to the National Health and Medical Research Council report into naltrexone implants, can the...
  • Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research (Question No. 1493) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, upon notice, on 13 December 2011: In regard to the Australian Labor Party's National Conference, did the department...
  • Pontville Immigration Detention Centre (Question No. 1495) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 15 December 2011: In regard to the Pontville Immigration Detention Centre: (1)   What...
  • Attorney-General (Question No. 1497) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 19 December 2011: With reference to the answer provided to question no. 72 taken on notice during the 2011 12 Supplementary...
  • Defence (Question No. 1500) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 16 January 2012: With reference to each review currently being conducted, or recently conducted, by the department, can a...
  • Finance and Deregulation (Question No. 1501) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, upon notice, on 16 January 2012: Can a list be provided detailing all external submarine related advisors or consultants employed by: (a) Deep...
  • Defence (Question No. 1502) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 16 January 2012: With reference to the Australian Hydrographic Service: (1) What was the total number of days spent at...
  • Long Service Leave (Question No. 1504) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 16 January 2012: (1) How are Long Service Leave (LSL) entitlements protected under the Fair...
  • Sport (Question No. 1505) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Sport, upon notice, on 16 January 2012: (1)   Since 24 November 2007, on how many occasions has responsibility for the Sport portfolio been transferred...
  • James Price Point (Question No. 1506) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 16 January 2012: With reference to the Browse Basin liquefied...
  • Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1507) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 16 January 2012: With reference to the review of the Fair Work Act 2009: (1) How much is each...
  • G20 Summit (Question No. 1508) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister, upon notice, on 16 January 2012: With reference to a text message sent by the Member for Fraser: (1)   Did the Prime Minister...
  • Australian Electoral Commission (Question No. 1510) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Special Minister of State, upon notice, on 16 January 2012: With reference to the Australian Electoral Commission and the 2007 federal election: (1) How many...
  • Special Minister of State (Question No. 1511) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Special Minister of State, upon notice, on 16 January 2012: With reference to the answer to question on notice no. 1202 (Senate Hansard, 2 November 2011, p....
  • Defence (Question No. 1514) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 16 January 2011: (1)   Is the defence radar on Turkey Hill, Acland intended to be moved for the stage 3...
  • Queensland Floods Recovery (Question No. 1515) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister Assisting on Queensland Floods Recovery, upon notice, on 18 January 2012: With reference to the Queensland floods recovery efforts: (1) What delegated responsibilities have the...
  • Prime Minister (Question No. 1518) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister, upon notice, on 19 January 2012: What have been the precise dates of the Prime Minister's: (a) weekly; and (b) ad hoc, meetings with the Leader...
  • Immigration and Citizenship (Question No. 1519) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 19 January 2012: With reference to remarks made by the sentencing judge on the conviction of the...
  • Emergency Alert Telephone Warning System (Question No. 1520) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Emergency Management, upon notice, on 20 January 2012: With reference to the upgrade of the national Emergency Alert telephone warning system...
  • Pontville Immigration Detention Centre (Question No. 1521) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 24 January 2012: With reference to the Pontville Immigration Detention Centre: (1) Can a list be...
  • Immigration and Citizenship (Question No. 1528) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 2 February 2012: With reference to the answer provided to question on notice no. 1211 (Senate...