Senate debates

Thursday, 12 February 2015

  • Mining (8 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes recent media reporting which shows that Adani's ownership and taxation arrangements in relation to the Abbot Point coal terminal and proposed Carmichael...
  • Domestic Violence (5 speeches)
    I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 611 standing in my name. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) That the Federal Government...
  • Vocational Education and Training (4 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes the report published by the University of Sydney on 6 February 2015 which found that private education companies had made hundreds of millions of dollars...
  • Dairy Industry (1 speech)
    At the request of Senator O'Sullivan, I move: That the Senate— (a) recognises the Victorian dairy industry's continued efforts to capitalise on opportunities in China; and (b) notes that:...
  • Illegal Fishing (6 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) acknowledges the efforts of the Sea Shepherd in tracking, locating and reporting to authorities the presence of illegal fishing vessels in the Southern Ocean;...