Senate debates
Monday, 26 March 2018
- Apprenticeships (14 speeches)
My question is also to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister confirm that, under the Abbott-Turnbull government, 140,000 Australian apprenticeships have... - Mining: Mineral Exploration (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. Minister, in my home state of WA, the mining industry last year employed over 89,000 workers, paid over $1.1... - Forestry (17 speeches)
My question is to Minister Ruston, the Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water. Media reports this morning quoted sawmill owners in eastern Victoria as saying: At the moment, everyone is in... - Pensions and Benefits (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, Senator Fierravanti-Wells. How is it fair that the Turnbull government wants to make Australians work until they're... - Middle East (9 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website, Australia will contribute an... - Defence (8 speeches)
My question is also to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. Can the minister update the Senate on this year's United States marine rotation to Darwin and advise of how it contributes to... - Taxation (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. How is it fair that the Prime Minister is hitting ordinary workers with a $44 billion tax increase to pay for his... - Indigenous Affairs (8 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. Can the minister please update the Senate on the government's support for native title holders? How is this government... - Visitor Visa (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Senator Fifield. On 7 June 2015, Minister Dutton used his ministerial powers to intervene to issue a tourist visa to a... - South Australia: Defence Procurement (24 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. I refer to the minister who, in 2015, said that South Australia was: … guaranteed of getting the vast bulk of...
