Senate debates

Monday, 22 June 2015

  • Education Funding (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. Minister, will the Abbott government's green paper on Federation include a proposal to cease Commonwealth funding...
  • Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Human Services, Senator Payne, representing the Minister for Employment. Can the minister inform the Senate why it is necessary to have a tough cop on the beat...
  • Economy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. Is PricewaterhouseCoopers correct when it says that more than one third of Australia is in recession?
  • Budget (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann, representing the Treasurer: will the minister update the Senate about the benefits of the government's small business package?
  • Climate Change (34 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis: I refer to the teaching letter or encyclical of Pope Francis which calls for an urgent moral response to the...
  • Trade with China (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion, representing the Minister for Agriculture.
  • Education Funding (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Education, Senator Birmingham, regarding the leaked proposals for school funding in the Federation green paper. The education minister...
  • China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Human Services, Senator Payne, representing the Minister for Trade and Investment. Can the minister please update the Senate on how the recently-signed...
  • Aged Care (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Fifield. Can the minister update the Senate on the government's implementation of the Commonwealth Home Support Program which...
  • Renewable Energy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. I refer to the leaked letter by Mr Hunt last week regarding crossbench negotiations to establish a wind farm...
  • Business (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham, representing the Minister for Education and Training. Will the minister update the Senate on how the...