Senate debates

Tuesday, 9 May 2017

  • Schools (38 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. Modelling reveals that as a result of the education package announced by the minister last Tuesday, fees for some...
  • Budget (14 speeches)
    My question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Brandis, representing the Prime Minister. Every generation strives to hand down better living conditions to the generation...
  • Automotive Industry (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Senator Sinodinos. Can the minister explain what the Turnbull government is doing to support the transition of Australia's...
  • Schools (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister in the Senate, Senator Brandis. In response to the education package announced by the Prime Minister and Minister Birmingham a week...
  • Media Ownership (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications, Senator Fifield. Can the minister update the Senate on the government's plans for comprehensive media reform.
  • Veterans (9 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister representing the Minister for Veterans' Affairs. Does the government's proposal extending the gold card to atomic veterans cover their children, given the genetic...
  • Education (21 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. Within days of the Prime Minister and Minister Birmingham announcing the so-called Gonski 2.0 package, Deputy...
  • Mining Industry (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. I note that, over the past five weeks, many of my constituents in Central Queensland have raised with me the...
  • Education (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. I refer to the Turnbull government's higher education reforms, which will see the HECS repayments threshold slashed...