Senate debates
Monday, 25 June 2018
- Charitable Organisations (8 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 868, standing in my name and that of Senators Rhiannon and McKim for today, relating to charities and foreign interference legislation.... - Freedom of Speech (13 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 872 standing in my name for today by substituting the words 'New South Wales government' and replacing it with 'New South Wales... - Great Australian Bight: World Heritage Listing (14 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) around 85 per cent of marine life within the Great Australian Bight is found nowhere else on Earth, and (ii) British... - Mount Barker Aquatic Centre (10 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Federal Government has announced $10 million in funding for an aquatic centre rebuild in Mount Barker, in the federal electorate... - Middle East (4 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 860, standing in my name for today relating to the Palestinian Authority. Leave granted. I amend the motion in the terms circulated in... - United States of America (4 speeches)
I ask general business notice of motion No. 878, standing in my name today relating to the policy of US President Trump to forcibly separate families of people seeking asylum in the US be taken... - Suspension of Standing Orders (25 speeches)
Pursuant to contingent notice and at the request of Senator Di Natale, I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent Senator McKim moving a motion relating to the... - Bush, Mrs Laura (2 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 883 standing in my name for today be taken as a formal motion. - Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation (8 speeches)
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 871 standing in my name for today before asking that it be taken as a formal motion. Leave granted. I move the motion as amended: That... - Australia Day (10 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) supports: (i) Australia Day being held on 26 January each year, and (ii) our national flag and anthem; and (b) opposes any move to... - Australian Government Procurement (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Australian Government's hire of public sector workers and purchase of goods and services makes it the largest single spender in... - Aged Care (4 speeches)
At the request of Senator Polley, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the public release of the latest quarterly data on the home care package wait list has been... - Poverty (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) on 23 June 2018, it will be 31 years since the then Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, told the Australian Labor Party's election campaign... - Climate Change, Agriculture Industry (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (1) commends recent public comments relating to the impacts of climate change from the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, including that "we need to help... - Cambodia: General Election (3 speeches)
I move That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the suppression of democracy in Cambodia, the jailing of Opposition leader Kem Sokha and the dissolution of the main Opposition party, the... - Yemen (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) 80 per cent of people in Yemen are dependent on humanitarian assistance or protection, (ii) 30 per cent of people in...
