Senate debates

Wednesday, 7 February 2018

  • Queensland: Regional Economy, Mining (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. As one of the only regional senators in Queensland, I am constantly hearing about the need for more jobs in...
  • Defence Procurement (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. On 30 January the Minister for Defence Industry said that the definition of local build was a minimum of 60 per cent Australian content....
  • Murray-Darling Basin (12 speeches)
    ) ( ): My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Canavan. On Monday, a group of prominent scientists and economists released the...
  • Employment (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation, Senator Cash. Can the minister outline the recent ABS jobs figures released...
  • Defence Industry (8 speeches)
    My question is to Minister Payne, representing the Minister for Defence Industry, and relates to definitions around sovereign defence industry. In last week's release of the government's Defence...
  • Defence (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. First of all, I'd like to congratulate her on her answer yesterday to Senator Di Natale's question; mine is also in relation to defence....
  • International Development Assistance (5 speeches)
    Making it three from three, my question is to the Minister for Defence, representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. On Friday, US pop star Robyn Fenty, aka Rihanna, tweeted to the foreign...
  • Goods and Services Tax (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Yesterday, the minister told the Senate that there is no proposal to cut the distribution of GST revenue to South...
  • Child Care (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. Will the minister update the Senate on the government's new childcare package? How many families will benefit from...
  • Taxation (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. I refer to the Prime Minister, who on Sunday said, 'We have already provided middle-income tax relief.' The...