Senate debates

Tuesday, 14 February 2017

  • Pauline Hanson's One Nation (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. I refer to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Mr Ciobo, who says that One Nation has demonstrated an...
  • Indigenous Employment (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. Will the minister advise how the government is supporting jobs for Indigenous Australians and how this contributes to the...
  • Pauline Hanson's One Nation (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. I refer to the minister who yesterday said in relation to the Western Australia Liberal Party's preference deal with One Nation: 'I...
  • Social Services Legislation Amendment (Omnibus Savings and Child Care Reform) Bill 2017 (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, Senator Ryan. The Social Services Legislation Amendment (Omnibus Savings and Child Care Reform) Bill was rushed into...
  • Renewable Energy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Training representing the Minister for Environment and Energy, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister explain the impact on South Australian...
  • Education Funding (18 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Brandis, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. After the Abbott-Turnbull government broke its promise to match Labor's education spending dollar for dollar, and...
  • Iraq and Syria (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. Can the minister please update the Senate on the campaign to defeat Daesh in Iraq and in Syria?
  • Child Sexual Abuse (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General. Throughout my radio and television career, my motto was and my question was: who's looking after the children? What is the government doing about fixing a...
  • Industry (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Senator Sinodinos. Minister, your department administers the Australian Industry Participation policies, which were set up to...
  • Energy (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia. Minister, I note that at midday today black coal was providing 50 per cent of our total electricity generation and brown coal...
  • Defence Land Acquisition (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. On what date did the minister first advise the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan, or the member for...
  • International Development Assistance (27 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator Fierravanti-Wells. Can the minister update the Senate on how the Turnbull government is working to improve...
  • Taxation (14 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. I refer to the Prime Minister who said: If we had a 25 per cent business tax rate today, full-time workers on...