Senate debates

Wednesday, 23 November 2016

  • National Security (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. Can the Attorney-General update the Senate on the Prime Minister's national security statement made in the...
  • Employment (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. Australian Bureau of Statistics data released last week shows that over the past year part-time employment has...
  • Migration (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General. Attorney, I draw your attention to the remarks of immigration minister Peter Dutton, who said it was 'a mistake' to allow Lebanese Muslim immigrants into...
  • Domestic and Family Violence (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and the Minister for Women, Senator Cash. Can the minister inform the Senate of the importance of the International Day for the Elimination of...
  • Murray-Darling Basin Plan (12 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Brandis, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. The Deputy Prime Minister has told South Australia that the previously agreed 450 gigalitres in recovery of...
  • Building Better Regions Fund (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Local Government and Territories, and Minister for Regional Communications—just to mention a few—Senator Nash....
  • Domestic and Family Violence (8 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Ryan as the minister representing the Minister for Social Services. As has already been mentioned today, White Ribbon Day is this Friday—a day that is about...
  • National Broadband Network (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications, Senator Fifield. I refer to the minister who, when asked about the cost of the NBN in May of this year, stated: Well, the Commonwealth has...
  • Water (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan, representing the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Following...
  • Broadband (9 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. I refer to the minister, who, when asked in May whether the government was open to the possibility of more equity funding for the...