Senate debates
Thursday, 10 September 2015
- Shipping (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Abetz. I refer to the job losses in our home state of Tasmania of 36 seafarers of the Alexander Spirit, a ship which has since returned to... - Syria (6 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. Can the Attorney advise the Senate of the legal basis for Australia's decision to extend military action against Daesh into eastern Syria? - Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. Has the Prime Minister's short-lived progress report Sticking to our plan disappeared from government talking points... - Asylum Seekers (41 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. Yesterday, the government announced an emergency intake of 12,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees. I congratulate the... - Paid Parental Leave (8 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz, and I refer to the government's budget measure of removing double dipping from parental leave pay. Does the minister... - Defence Procurement (6 speeches)
My question is for the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, Senator Brandis, and it relates to the government's welcome announcement in Adelaide last month that it intended to spend... - Indigenous Employment, Trade with China (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. Can the minister update the Senate on how the China-Australia free trade agreement will benefit Indigenous Australians,... - Trade with China (18 speeches)
After 15 Dorothy Dixers from the government this week on the China free trade deal, I have some real questions for the Minister representing the Minister for Trade and Investment, Senator Payne.... - Nauru (12 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator Cash. I refer to the deeply concerning evidence provided to the Senate select committee... - Illicit Drugs (7 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Health, Senator Nash. Will the minister update the Senate on the importance of the national drugs campaign warning about the devastating effects of ice?
