Senate debates

Wednesday, 20 June 2012

  • Special Minister of State (Question No. 1774) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Special Minister of State, upon notice, on 22 March 2012: (1) Can a list be provided of all office locations for each department or agency within the...
  • Treasury (Question No. 1789) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Assistant Treasurer, upon notice, on 28 March 2012: (1)   At what stage of the four phase implementation schedule is the Australian Charities...
  • Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Question No. 1790) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 29 March 2012: With reference to section 136 of the Environment...
  • Carbon Pricing (Question No. 1791) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 29 March 2012: How many jobs will be created as a result of the Carbon Tax?
  • Mining (Question No. 1792) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 29 March 2012: With reference to the Treasurer's Economic Note dated 25 March 2012, how many jobs will be created as a result of the...
  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Question No. 1793) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, upon notice, on 2 April 2012: (1)   Can details be provided of the trials for the evaluation of methyl iodide products...
  • Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1794) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 2 April 2012: With reference to the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Act 1992...
  • Fair Work Australia (Question No. 1796) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 2 April 2012: With reference to the media release issued by the General Manager of Fair Work Australia (FWA) on 14 March...
  • Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Question No. 1797) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and the Minister for Disability Reform, upon notice, on 2 April 2012: With reference...
  • Australia Post (Question No. 1798) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 3 April 2012: With reference to Clause 22 of the formal agreements made between Australia Post and...
  • Productivity Commission (Question No. 1800) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Assistant Treasurer, upon notice, on 4 April 2012: Does the Productivity Commission have a practical knowledge and appreciation of contemporary workplace...
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Question No. 1801) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 4 April 2012: With reference to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, can a breakdown be provided...
  • Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Question No. 1802) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 5 April 2012: Can a detailed description be provided of the nature of the content or stories aired on the...
  • Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Question No. 1803) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 12 April 2012: With reference to the time taken to list threatened...
  • Chronic Disease Dental Scheme (Question No. 1807) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Human Services, upon notice, on 13 April 2012: With reference to the answer provided to question no. HS 7, taken on notice during the 2011-12 Additional Estimates hearing...
  • Syria (Question No. 1808) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 18 April 2011: With reference to the violence in Homs, Syria: (1) Does the Minister agree with the Secretary-General of the United Nations...
  • Prime Minister and Cabinet (Question No. 1810) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister, upon notice, on 19 April 2012: With reference to question on notice no. 1696: (1) What was the total amount spent on catering Cabinet and...
  • Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1811) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 19 April 2012: What marketing has been undertaken in relation to 'workforce communications'.
  • Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1812) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 19 April 2012: Has the department undertaken an evaluation of successful Jobs Fund projects;...
  • Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1813) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 19 April 2012: Who sits on the Homeworkers Code of Practice Committee.
  • Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1815) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 19 April 2012: What are the labour market and migration issues associated with the offshoring...
  • Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1816) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 19 April 2012: Can a breakdown be provided of the cost of the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot...
  • Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1817) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 19 April 2012: (1) Who sits on the High Level Officials Group in relation to workplace...
  • Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1818) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 19 April 2012: (1) Who sits on the Workplace Relations Reform Steering Committee. (2) Who is...
  • Home Affairs (Question No. 1819) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, upon notice, on 19 April 2012: With reference to the documents released under freedom of information (FOI) laws to journalist...
  • Treasury (Question No. 1820) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 19 April 2012: Given that, according to data from the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), the total value of currently...
  • Australian Communications and Media Authority (Question No. 1821) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 20 April 2012: (1) Has the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and/or the department...
  • Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (Question No. 1822) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 23 April 2012: With reference to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and overseas travel: (1) What is the approval...
  • Australian Taxation Office (Question No. 1824) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 23 April 2012: With reference to the Australian Taxation Office Annual Report 2010-11, which states that 'during 2010-11, 3 466...
  • Burma (Question No. 1825) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 3 May 2012: (1)   Is an Australian business delegation to Burma being organised by the department or by the Australian...
  • Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1826) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 4 May 2012: With reference to the answer to question no. 1160, taken on notice during the 2011...
  • Housing (Question No. 1829) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Housing, upon notice, on 8 May 2012: With reference to the increase to the Commonwealth Aged and Disability Support Pension, of approximately $10...
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade (Question No. 1832) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 9 May 2012: (1)   What was the total cost incurred by the Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in hosting the...
  • Human Services (Question No. 1835) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Human Services, upon notice, on 10 May 2012: (1)   What are the formal roles and responsibilities of the position Special Advisor to the Secretary....
  • Human Services (Question No. 1836) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Human Services, upon notice, on 10 May 2012: (1) What are the formal roles and responsibilities of the position Deputy Director – Child Support. (2) Who occupies this...
  • Human Services (Question No. 1837) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Human Services, upon notice, on 10 May 2012: How many change of assessment applications have been processed by the department in the period July 2004 to June 2011.
  • Human Services (Question No. 1838) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Human Services, upon notice, on 10 May 2012: How many change of assessment applications have been processed where: (a) the applicant has substantiated their reason to...
  • Human Rights (Question No. 1850) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister, upon notice, on 17 May 2012: With reference to the Prime Ministers meeting with President Bongo of Gabon: (1) Was the Prime Minister aware of...
  • Burma (Question No. 1852) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 17 May 2012: (1) On what date did the Burmese Government first extend an invitation to Australia to send electoral observers, and what was...
  • Fair Work Ombudsman (Question No. 1856) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 18 May 2012: With reference to the legal case between the Fair Work Ombudsman and Wegra...
  • Finance and Deregulation (Question No. 1860) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, upon notice, on 18 May 2012: With reference to the answer provided to question on notice no. 1305: Have any representations been made to the...
  • National Broadband Network (Question No. 1865) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 30 May 2012: In relation to the National Broadband Network rollout in Tasmania, were plans submitted for...