Senate debates

Thursday, 20 June 2013

  • Advertising (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Conroy. Minister, the Independent Communications Committee chaired by Mr Allan Hawke has found that the government's $22...
  • National Broadband Network (10 speeches)
    My question is to Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. Can the minister advise the Senate on the rate of take-up for Labor's National Broadband Network?
  • Carbon Pricing (18 speeches)
    (—) (): My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Conroy. I remind the minister that, since Labor's carbon tax was introduced almost a year ago, 30,000...
  • Asylum Seekers (23 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Conroy. The Prime Minister announced late yesterday that she would be visiting Indonesia next month to meet with the...
  • Tourism Australia (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister Assisting on Tourism, Senator Farrell. Can the minister inform the Senate about the importance of Tourism Australia's Best Jobs in the World—
  • National Broadband Network (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy. I refer the minister to information he tabled in the Senate yesterday which said that—
  • National Security (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, Senator Bob Carr. Under the United States Signals Intelligence Directive 18, interception refers not to the fact of all phone...
  • Indigenous Employment (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to the current rollout of the new Remote Jobs and...
  • Great Barrier Reef (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Ludwig. Can the minister outline to the Senate how the Gillard government is supporting the Great Barrier Reef?