Senate debates

Thursday, 27 November 2014

  • Minister for Defence (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence. Has the minister been counselled by the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff for saying that he would not trust ASC to build a canoe?
  • Budget (26 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann. Will the minister please advise the Senate of the most recent expert opinion on the need...
  • Minister for Defence (8 speeches)
    Mr President, my question is to the Minister for Defence. I refer the minister to an article by Dennis Shanahan in The Australian which says of the defence minister: His long-term standing is...
  • Health Care (11 speeches)
    Mr President, my question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Nash. Given that the Prime Minister's office told journalists last night that the GP co-payment was...
  • Financial Services (10 speeches)
    My question is to the acting assistant Treasurer, Senator Cormann. The minister will recall the collapse of Trio Capital and the devastating effect that collapse had on thousands of investors. I...
  • Queensland: Mining (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, represented by Senator David Johnston. Large-scale projects undertaken in Australia in regional and rural areas should...