Senate debates

Monday, 10 September 2012

  • Superannuation (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation and the Minister representing the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation. Will the minister rule out making any changes to...
  • James Price Point (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Senator Conroy, and relates to the James Price Point gas hub. In the...
  • Health (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Ludwig. Can the minister advise the Senate on how the Gillard government is ensuring that children and low-income...
  • Carbon Pricing (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Wong. How much less revenue will the government collect from its carbon tax over the current forward estimates as a result of...
  • FV Magiris (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Ludwig. In 2005, the then Liberal fisheries minister, the Hon. Ian Campbell, and AFMA refused to allocate a...
  • Broadband (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Can the minister advise the Senate on countries other than Australia who are building fibre...
  • Education (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to the Prime Minister's speech to the National Press Club last Monday, in which she was expected to...
  • Paralympic Games (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Sport, Senator Lundy. With the London Paralympic Games now officially ended, can the minister update the Senate on Australia's performance at the games and our...
  • Carbon Pricing: King Island (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Ludwig. I note the announcement this afternoon that JBS Swift will close its abattoir on King Island with a loss of...
  • APEC Leaders Meeting (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Bob Carr. Can the minister please update the Senate on the main outcomes from the APEC leaders meeting that concluded in Vladivostok...
  • Olympic Dam (24 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and representing the Treasurer, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to information obtained under freedom of information from the South Australian...