Senate debates

Thursday, 11 October 2012

  • Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1983) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 3 August 2012: With reference to Budget estimates hearings of the Education, Employment and...
  • Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government (Question No. 2012) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, upon notice, on 14 August 2012: With reference to the $300,000 research grant...
  • Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 2098) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 23 August 2012: With reference to the answer provided to question no. EW0290_13, taken on...
  • Ministerial Staff: iPad and iPhones (Question No. 2101) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 23 August 2012. How many: (a) iPad 2 or equivalent tablet devices have been provided to Defence related personnel in...
  • Defence: Consultancy (Question No. 2106) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 23 August 2012: (1) Given that there are 356 senior officers within the department, why was it necessary to spend $61...
  • Defence (Question No. 2109) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 23 August 2012, Can the Minister provide a relevant response as to why the Middle East Area of Operations contract has...
  • Homelessness (Question No. 2115) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Housing and the Minister for Homelessness, upon notice, on 24 August 2012: (1) Can specific figures be provided on the reduction in the number of...
  • Housing Assistance and Homelessness (Question No. 2116) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Housing and the Minister for Homelessness, upon notice, on 24 August 2012: (1) Can a full breakdown be provided of the expected allocation of...
  • Treasury: Official Hospitality (Question No. 2118) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 24 August 2012: With reference to the answer provided to question no. BET 601 608, taken on notice during the 2012 13 Budget...
  • Professor Ian Chubb (Question No. 2123) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, in writing, on 30 August 2012: (1) Since being appointed as Chief Scientist, in a public forum has Professor Ian Chubb...
  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Question Nos 2125 and 2126) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, upon notice, on 31 August 2012: With reference to the advice provided on 22 May 2012, that Government responses to the 5 yearly review...
  • Defence (Question No. 2129) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 31 August 2012: (1) Does the department or any of its agencies have an option or arrangement to purchase all or part of...
  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Question No. 2130) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, upon notice, on 31 August 2012: Under what circumstances and in accordance with which legal instrument would compensation be payable in...
  • HRL Dual Gas Pty Ltd (Question No. 2132) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Resources & Energy, upon notice, on 31 August 2012: With reference to the answer provided to question no. SR11, taken on notice during the 2011-12 Supplementary Budget...
  • Browse Joint Venture (Question No. 2134) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Resources and Energy, upon notice, on 5 September 2012: With reference to the proposed Browse liquefied natural gas (LNG) precinct at James Price Point and the recent...
  • Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate (Question No. 2137) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 5 September 2012: With reference to the Office of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate...
  • Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 2143) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 7 September 2012 : With reference to the answer provided to question no. EW0015_13, taken on...
  • Small Business (Question No. 2145) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, in writing, on 7 September 2012: With reference to an article in the Australian Financial Review dated 15...
  • Defence (Question No. 2146) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 10 September 2012: In regard to each department and agency within the Minister’s responsibility: (1) Has there been...
  • Health and Ageing (Question Nos 2150 and 2151) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 10 September 2012: In regard to each department and agency within the Minister's responsibility: (1) Has there been a...
  • Human Services (Question No. 2152) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Human Services, upon notice, on 10 September 2012: In regard to each department and agency within the Minister’s responsibility: (1) Has there been a reduction in the...
  • Commercial Horse Assistance Payment Scheme (Question No. 2155) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, upon notice, on 10 September 2012: Given that, under the Commercial Horse Assistance Payment Scheme introduced in 2007, horses were...