Senate debates

Thursday, 16 May 2013

  • Budget (48 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to concerns reported today that the budget's assumptions about the value of the dollar and...
  • Sri Lanka (6 speeches)
    My question without notice is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister Carr. Minister, are you aware of the Rajapaksa government's compulsory acquisition of Tamil land in Sri Lanka, and in...
  • Budget (21 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Wong. Given that it is now obvious that Labor's complex mining tax is a complete failure, with revenue collections 95 per cent...
  • Animal Welfare (25 speeches)
    My question is about a catastrophic animal welfare issue and it is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. I ask Senator Ludwig: as agriculture minister and as a Queenslander,...
  • West Papua (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Bob Carr. Minister, in light of the continuing revelations of the persecution of the West Papuan people by the Indonesian authorities,...
  • Agriculture (7 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Ludwig, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Minister, late last week, a 'Save SPC' community rally was held in Shepparton, Victoria, bringing together...