Senate debates

Thursday, 15 May 2014

  • Budget (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. I refer to the centrepiece of the budget, an $80 billion cut to hospitals and schools, and to the Prime Minister's...
  • Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2013 (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate and Minister for Employment, Senator Abetz, and relates to the opposition's decision yesterday to block passage of the Fair Work...
  • Budget (25 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. I refer to the minister's boast yesterday that a $409 million cut to Indigenous services in the Prime Minister's own...
  • Defence (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Johnston. I refer the minister to the legacy left by Labor of a Defence Force that has been hollowed out by a defence budget that has been...
  • Budget (45 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. I refer to the minister's answer in the Senate yesterday where he referred to Budget Paper No. 2, and I quote: If you look...
  • National Disability Insurance Scheme (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Fifield. Can the minister inform the Senate how the coalition government will deliver the NDIS? Can the minister also advise...