Senate debates

Monday, 29 October 2012

  • Treasury: Agencies Staffing (Question Nos 1112 and 1146) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 12 September 2011: (1) Have staffing numbers in agencies within the Minister's portfolio been reduced as a result of the efficiency...
  • Housing Affordability (Question No. 1459) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 November 2011: With reference to the Select Committee on Housing Affordability in Australia report, A good house is hard to find:...
  • Foreign Affairs (Question No. 1499) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 20 December 2011: (1) Since 3 December 2007, when Mr Rudd was Prime Minister or later as Foreign Minister: (a) how many times did he visit...
  • Shonan Maru (Question No. 1554) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 15 February 2012: (1) Can details be provided of all resources committed by the department, as well as known contributions from other...
  • Treasury: Office Locations (Question Nos 1737, 1760 and 1781) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 22 March 2012: (1) Can a list be provided of all office locations for each department or agency within the Minister's portfolio,...
  • Carbon Tax (Question Nos 1882 to 1883) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, upon notice on 14 June 2012: What percentage of carbon reduction is achieved per dollar of revenue collected...
  • Same-Sex Relationships (Question No. 1894) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 22 June 2012: How many Certificates of No Impediment have been issued to same-sex couples seeking to marry overseas, detailed per month...
  • National Broadband Network (Question No. 1930) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 27 June 2012: With reference to the answer to question on notice no. 1865 (Senate Hansard, 20 June 2012,...
  • Household Assistance Package (Question No. 1975) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and the Minister for Disability Reform, upon notice, on 31 July 2012: In relation to the...
  • Taxation Office: Workers Compensation (Question No. 1980) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 2 August 2012: (1) How many Australian Taxation Office (ATO) staff were on workers compensation as at: (a) 31 December 2011; (b) 31...
  • Council of Australian Governments: Housing Supply and Affordability Reform Working Party (Question No. 1984) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 3 August 2012: With reference to the meeting of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in April 2010, in which COAG agreed...
  • Council of Australian Governments: Housing Reform Agenda (Question No. 1985) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 3 August 2012: With reference to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Housing Reform Agenda and Timeline [Attachment B, COAG...
  • Global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Question No. 1998) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 6 August 2012: (1) Given that the Australian Government has previously stated it 'will further support, at home and abroad, global efforts...
  • National Broadband Network (Question No. 2011) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 15 August 2012: With reference to the rollout for the National Broadband Network (NBN) in the Australian...
  • Foreign Affairs (Question No. 2025) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 17 August 2012: In respect of AusAID funded scholarships to Australian educational institutions for overseas students from developing...
  • AusAID (Question No. 2026) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 17 August 2012: What measures will AusAID take to ensure that its $5 million donation to the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust will be...
  • Foreign Affairs (Question No. 2027) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 17 August 2012: In respect of the formulation of AusAID's Community Society Engagement Framework (CSEF): (a)   what...
  • Foreign Affairs (Question No. 2028) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 17 August 2012: In respect of the formulation of AusAID's Community Society Engagement Framework,   (a)    what...
  • Defence: Recruiting Agency (Question No. 2037) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence upon notice, on 20 August 2012: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2012, how much was paid to the Australian Defence Force prime...
  • Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 2044) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 20 August 2012: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program 'Indicative Workforce Implications...
  • Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 2045) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 20 August 2012: With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program 'Indicative Workforce Implications -...
  • Defence: Reviews (Question Nos 2075 to 2077) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, Minister representing the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel and the Minister representing the Minister for Defence Materiel,...