Senate debates

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

  • Employment (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Jobs and Innovation, Senator Cash. Can the minister update the Senate on how the government's employment services program, jobactive, is helping Australians...
  • Taxation (25 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Finance, Senator Fifield. When asked on ABC's 7.30 program last night about the Turnbull government's ability to persuade the...
  • Schools (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Birmingham. Would the minister advise the Senate about what the review to achieve excellence in Australian schools, led by Mr...
  • Medicare (26 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, Senator Fierravanti-Wells. In relation to the government backflip on the Medicare levy, the Minister for Finance...
  • Australian Defence Force (6 speeches)
    Coming from a garrison city, as I do, I have the honour of asking our energetic and effective defence minister a question. I ask the minister, can she advise the Senate how the Turnbull...
  • Education (8 speeches)
    My question is for Senator Payne, the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Last week Minister Bishop confirmed 495 scholarships will be handed out to 22 African countries at a...
  • Australian Signals Directorate (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. In an article entitled 'Let us spy on Aussies', The Daily Telegraph revealed that the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs has...
  • Agriculture Industry (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. Minister, my home state of Queensland is approximately 84 per cent agricultural land. This includes the...
  • Hospitals (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator McKenzie. In my home state of New South Wales, the Turnbull government's cut to public hospital funding of $215...