Senate debates

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

  • Taxation (29 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. On Monday, the minister told the Senate, 'We are absolutely committed to taking business tax cuts to the next election.' Yesterday,...
  • National Energy Guarantee (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Energy, Senator Birmingham. Will the minister please update the Senate on how the National Energy Guarantee will...
  • Energy (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Energy, Senator Birmingham. The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering released a statement on Monday...
  • Centrelink (8 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Fierravanti-Wells, the Minister representing the Minister for Human Services. It has been reported today that the government had recently decided to bypass its own...
  • Income Tax (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Jobs and Innovation, Senator Cash. Can the minister update the Senate about how the Turnbull government's personal income tax cuts for individual Australians...
  • Immigration Detention (8 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Fifield, representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. I refer to the Queensland coroner's report of two weeks ago on the preventable death of Iranian...
  • Enhancing Online Safety (Non-consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Bill 2018 (8 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Communications, Senator Fifield. Can the minister please update the Senate on what the coalition government is doing to protect victims of image based abuse?
  • Breastfeeding (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator McKenzie. Yesterday the Senate agreed, without any opposition, to my motion to remove the GST from breastfeeding...
  • Great Barrier Reef Foundation (39 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Energy, Senator Birmingham. On Monday, Minister Frydenberg said in relation to the government's grant of almost...
  • Drought (7 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Canavan, the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Minister, how is the coalition government assisting farming households with help and...
  • Great Barrier Reef Foundation (15 speeches)
    I thank Senator Ketter for his question. I don't have details on the consultancies that may or may not have been engaged by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. I am quite happy to take on notice...