Senate debates

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

  • Whitehaven Coal (7 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the disruption to stock market trading caused by a media release which falsely purported to announce the withdrawal of a $1.2 billion loan facility...
  • Access to Justice (4 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) recognises: (i) research from early 2012 by the Australia Institute which revealed that approximately 500 000 Australians are missing out on essential legal...
  • Minerals Resource Rent Tax (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that it is in the public interest to release the total amount of revenue raised from the Minerals Resource Rent Tax in order to provide confidence as to...
  • Final Budget Outcome for 2012-13 (5 speeches)
    I, and also on behalf of Senator Williams, move: That the Senate calls on the Government to instruct Treasury to: (a) expedite the completion of the Final Budget Outcome for 2012-13 as soon as...
  • Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (5 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate supports the boundary extension for the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area as proposed to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World...
  • Parenting Payments (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) acknowledges: (i) the physical, emotional and financial stress and anxiety that single parent families who were affected by the parenting payment cuts have...
  • International Automatic Tax Information Exchange (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that off shore tax havens are a vehicle for international corruption with a current value of at least $21 trillion globally; (b) supports the European...