Senate debates

Tuesday, 28 November 2017

  • Broadband (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications, Senator Fifield. Yesterday, NBN Co announced an immediate halt in the rollout of its second-rate HFC cable because it's unable to deliver a...
  • Schools (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. Can the government provide an update on the latest student enrolment census and student characteristics and the...
  • Queensland State Election (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. This week, the minister sought to distance the federal National Party from the Queensland election result,...
  • International Day of People with Disability (11 speeches)
    My question is directed to Senator Fifield, representing the Minister for Social Services. As I hope you know, this Sunday, 3 December, is the 25th International Day of People with Disability,...
  • Western Australia: Goods and Services Tax (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. The Productivity Commission's October draft report, Horizontal Fiscal Equalisation, HFE, has considered a new GST distribution model....
  • Banking and Financial Services (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. I refer to the minister's statement yesterday that a royal commission into the banks will take forever and achieve...
  • Medicare (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Fierravanti-Wells. Will the minister outline to the Senate the Turnbull government's ongoing commitment to...
  • National Disability Insurance Scheme (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, Senator Fifield. We've done some sums and worked out that $180 million could fund nearly 1,000 full-time carers for...
  • Queensland State Election (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. The minister yesterday told the Senate that 'flirting with One Nation is poison for my side of politics'. Why then...
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications, Senator Fifield. What is the government's response to yesterday's announcement by the ABC's triple j that its Hottest 100 countdown will no...
  • Women's World Cup (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Sport, Senator Fifield. In September, Minister Hunt's department said that FIFA and the Football Federation of Australia governance...