Senate debates

Thursday, 7 February 2013

  • Obeid, Mr Eddie (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate. In his answer to my question yesterday the minister told the Senate that he knew his six-star board and lodgings at Perisher were...
  • Rural and Regional Services (16 speeches)
    I have a policy question for the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator Wong. Can the minister inform the Senate what funding the Gillard government has provided to support regional...
  • Carbon Pricing (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Conroy—Eddie's boy. I refer the minister to comments made by the Prime Minister on ABC Sydney on 9 August last year....
  • Coal Seam Gas (8 speeches)
    My questions is to Senator Conroy, the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment. Can the minister explain why Minister Burke supported handing over environmental approval power from...
  • Superannuation (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Conroy—my new best friend. Given that the Prime Minister has now told the Australian people—
  • International Development Assistance (23 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Bob Carr. I ask the minister if he could advise the Senate on threats to cut—
  • Defence Equipment (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, Senator Bob Carr. I refer the minister to the government's decision to cancel the $225 million contract to buy self-propelled...
  • East Timor (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Bob Carr. Minister, in light of the fact that in 16 days, on 23 February this year, the CMATS treaty between Australia and Timor-Leste...
  • South Australian Economy (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Conroy. I refer the minister to a recent National Australia Bank monthly business survey released that showed that South...