Senate debates

Tuesday, 18 November 2014

  • Migrant Workers (34 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. Can the minister confirm that the China-Australia free trade agreement will permit temporary migrant workers to be...
  • China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate and the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Senator Abetz. Yesterday the Prime Minister and President Xi announced the...
  • Defence Procurement (22 speeches)
    Mr President, my question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. I refer the minister to the Senate report into the Future Submarine project tabled yesterday. The...
  • China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Trade and Investment, Senator Brandis. Yesterday's announced Chinese-Australian deal to have a trade deal did not deliver a final...
  • Climate Change (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Brandis. Can the minister inform the Senate of any recent bilateral agreements between the governments of...
  • Budget (15 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Fifield, representing the Minister for Communications. Before last September's election, the then opposition, now government, guaranteed there would be no cuts to the...
  • Trade with China (6 speeches)
    My question is to the very alert Minister, Senator Ronaldson, representing the Minister for Industry. Will the minister advise the Senate how the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement will benefit...
  • Australian Defence Force (9 speeches)
    My question without notice is to the minister representing the Minister for Defence. I refer the minister to his government's disgusting pay offer to the men and women of the Australian Defence...
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (23 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. Minister, what is the status of the Prime Minister's pre-election promise that there would be 'no cuts to the ABC'?