Senate debates

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

  • Taxation (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. It has today been revealed that, in the Business Council of Australia's letter to senators, Australia's biggest businesses deleted a...
  • Centenary of Anzac (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC. Can the minister update the house on the Centenary of Anzac commemorative events...
  • Taxation (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. This week the minister has on four occasions refused to echo the Prime Minister's guarantee that lower business...
  • Gun Control (8 speeches)
    I direct my question to the Minister for Communications, Senator Mitch Fifield, representing the Minister for Law Enforcement, Angus Taylor. On 28 February the Minister for Home Affairs, Peter...
  • Indigenous Business (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. Can the minister update the Senate on what the coalition government is doing to turbocharge the Indigenous business...
  • Health Care (8 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Fierravanti-Wells, representing the Minister for Health. During question time last year, I asked what government was doing to assist consumers make informed choices...
  • Mining Industry (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. I represent the state of WA, where mining is a key contributor to employment and the local economy, which you...
  • Pensions and Benefits (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, Senator Fierravanti-Wells. The Newstart allowance for a single person stands at a low $277.30 per week. I recognise...
  • International Development Assistance (19 speeches)
    My question is also to the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator Fierravanti-Wells. The OECD Development Assistance Committee 2018 peer review of Australia, published...
  • Teachers (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister inform the Senate of the national teaching awards and the importance of recognising quality teaching?
  • Prime Minister (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. I refer to the Prime Minister, who, prior to deposing former Prime Minister Abbott, said: The one thing that is...