Senate debates
Thursday, 1 December 2016
- Disability Support Pension (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that people with disability face many barriers to finding and maintaining secure work and are poorly represented in the workforce; (b) acknowledges that... - Coal Industry (3 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 154. Leave granted. I, and on behalf of Senators O'Sullivan and McKenzie, move the motion as amended: That the Senate— (a)... - Budget (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes the many pieces of legislation arising from the 2014-15 and 2015-16 Budgets that would create greater income inequality in Australia that have been... - Hobart Light Rail (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that a recent poll in The Mercury newspaper found strong public support for light rail in Hobart; (b) notes the significant benefits of light rail in... - Coal Industry (12 speeches)
Senator Williams, under No. 154 we got to the stage where a division was called. Is everyone happy if I move back to that point where the division was called? Is everyone clear? - Attorney-General (2 speeches)
by leave—I amend general business notice of motion No. 163 standing in my name and in the name of Senator Lambie and move the motion as amended: That— (a) the Senate notes that:... - Freedom of Speech, Asylum Seekers (13 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) supports the right to peaceful protest in Australia; (b) congratulates and thanks the protestors who, on 30 November 2016, expressed their views in the gallery... - West Papua (6 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion 158, standing in my name for today, relating to West Papua, be taken as a formal motion. - Children in Care (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate notes that— (a) seventeen children in the care of the Department of Health and Human Services in Victoria died between July and September this year; (b) six children...
