Senate debates

Tuesday, 13 February 2018

  • Indigenous Housing (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. The National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing, which comes to an end in June 2018, provided over $5...
  • Indigenous Affairs (8 speeches)
    My question is also to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. Can the minister advise the Senate about how the coalition government is supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
  • Deputy Prime Minister (12 speeches)
    My question is to Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. Deputy Prime Minister Joyce has today confirmed that in April 2017 his former media adviser Vikki Campion went to...
  • Disabled Prisoners (8 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, Senator Fierravanti-Wells. Last week Human Rights Watch released a report entitled I needed help, instead I was...
  • Ministerial Staff (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. The Members of Parliament (Staff) Act, associated directions and guidelines, and the Prime Minister's Statement of...
  • Energy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Energy, Senator Birmingham. Will the minister advise the Senate what the government is doing to ensure an...
  • Defence Procurement (10 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Cormann, representing the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. Victoria has a brilliant track record of military vehicle engineering and manufacturing. The Bushmaster,...
  • Broadband (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications, Senator Fifield: This morning the NBN CEO was quoted as saying that he's already considering building a 5G wireless network to bypass the copper...
  • Science meets Parliament (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Jobs and Innovation, Senator Cash. Today is the first day of Science meets Parliament; can the minister update the Senate on the Turnbull government's...
  • Energy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. Yesterday the minister was quoted as saying that the government had met its objectives on gas. Can the...
  • Health Care (22 speeches)
    My question is to the great rural advocate the Minister for Sport and Minister for Rural Health, Senator McKenzie: The Rural Health Stakeholder Roundtable was convened in Canberra last week.
  • Deputy Prime Minister (8 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Is it the Prime Minister's intention to have Deputy Prime Minister Joyce act as the Prime Minister while Prime...
  • Broadband (8 speeches)
    I have a real question, to the Minister for Communications, Senator Fifield. Can the minister advise the Senate of the employment opportunities to Indigenous Australians being provided through...
  • Infrastructure (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Senator Scullion. I refer to the government's Bureau of Infrastructure,...