Senate debates

Wednesday, 26 March 2014

  • Ageing (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Assistant Treasurer, Senator Cormann. I refer the minister to comments from the Council on Ageing that abolishing the requirement for financial advisers to act in the...
  • Budget (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. Can the minister inform the Senate of whether the government has received any recent unsolicited advice about fiscal controls that...
  • Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. I refer to the Attorney-General's decision to weaken the Racial Discrimination Act. Can the Attorney-General confirm that representatives...
  • Renewable Energy (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Cormann. Notwithstanding the government's review of the Renewable Energy Target, will the government commit...
  • Western Australia: Infrastructure (21 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Senator Johnston. Can the minister inform the Senate how the government is building the...
  • Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. I refer to the Attorney-General's decision to weaken the Racial Discrimination Act. I also refer to the comments made by the executive...
  • Industrial Relations (11 speeches)
    Mr President, my question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Abetz. I refer the minister to comments made by the Boral chief executive—
  • Wind Farms (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Nash. In light of the still unactioned research recommended by the inquiry into the social and economic impacts of...
  • National Science Week (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Senator Ronaldson. I note that applications for grants for National Science Week 2014 closed on 24 October 2013, and I refer...
  • National Broadband Network (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Senator Fifield. Can the minister inform the Senate of any new information about the management of the National...
  • South Australia State Election (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence. The minister has now had more than a week to find out how a South Australian Liberal party banner was used as a backdrop for a press conference on RAAF...