Senate debates

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

  • Defence Procurement (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Johnston. I refer the minister to the chief executive of the Australian Industry Group, who has said: … there remains ample time for the...
  • Budget (14 speeches)
    My question is the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Abetz. Will the minister advise the Senate of the a significant benefits that the government has delivered to Australian...
  • Australian Defence Force (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Johnston. I refer the minister to a petition signed by more than 60,000 people calling on the government to improve its unfair pay deal for...
  • Education (18 speeches)
    Considering when Minister Pyne first—
  • Asylum Seekers (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator Cash. Can the minister update the Senate on how the government is utilising Australia's humanitarian...
  • Renewable Energy (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Cormann. In relation to the renewable energy target, the government recently announced that it would not be...
  • International Day of People with Disability, Disability Services (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Fifield. Can the minister advise the Senate how the government is supporting the International Day of People with Disability?
  • Defence Procurement (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Johnston. Informed Defence opinion tells us that Australia needs a minimum of six conventional diesel-electric submarines and six nuclear...
  • Minister for Defence (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Johnston. I refer the minister to comments by Mr Russell Stranger, his senior adviser of more than a decade. Mr Stranger said: Senator Johnston...
  • Therapeutic Goods Administration (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Health, Senator Nash. Will the minister advise the Senate what the government is doing to give Australian patients access to the latest, most...
  • Defence Procurement (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence. I refer to the motion which has just passed the South Australian House of Assembly unanimously. It condemns the Minister for Defence for his remarks,...
  • Economy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann. Can the minister inform the Senate what today's national accounts tell us about the state...