Senate debates

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

  • Queensland: Mining (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia and relates to a matter that's very important to my state of Queensland. I ask the minister if he could give us details of the...
  • Education (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. I refer to former Prime Minister Abbott, who yesterday told 2GB that the Turnbull government education policy was,...
  • Australian Bushfires (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Leader of the Government, representing the Prime Minister. Minister, my heart goes out to the many people who have been affected by the bushfires in Tathra and in...
  • Association of Southeast Asian Nations (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. Can the minister advise the Senate how Australia is working with its ASEAN partners to promote regional economic growth and security?
  • Taxation (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. Can the minister confirm that since 2001 the cost to taxpayers of dividend imputation refunds has increased from $550 million to $5.6...
  • National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister update the Senate on the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence, which was held on 16...
  • Taxation (9 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister representing the Treasurer, Minister Cormann. First, Minister Cormann, thank you for explaining the fact that the franking credits have already been funded by the...
  • Migration (8 speeches)
    My question this afternoon is to the minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. On Sunday, the minister told the ABC's Insiders program: The humanitarian program's...
  • Indigenous Affairs (8 speeches)
    My question is to the best Minister for Indigenous Affairs that we have had in generations, Senator Scullion. Can the minister update the Senate on the government's support for the Indigenous...
  • Pensions and Benefits (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, Senator Fierravanti-Wells. I refer to an answer the minister gave in the Senate yesterday when the minister was...
  • Pyeongchang Paralympic Games (19 speeches)
    My question is to the champion Minister for Sport, Senator McKenzie. With the Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang—