Senate debates

Tuesday, 11 September 2018

  • Liberal Party Leadership (10 speeches)
    My question is to Minister for Communications and the Arts, Senator Fifield. On Thursday, 23 August, the day before Malcolm Turnbull was sacked by his own party room, Minister Fifield announced...
  • National Security (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. Can the minister advise the Senate as to how Australia is working with its international partners and allies around the world to...
  • Liberal Party Leadership (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Senator Cormann. When announcing support for his friend Peter to become Prime Minister, the minister was asked whether he had...
  • Minister for Home Affairs (19 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Minister, I note with alarm revelations in today's Fairfax papers that the home affairs minister, Peter Dutton,...
  • Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (31 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister confirm that the Labor Party objected to ISDS and labour market testing provisions in their...
  • Morrison Government (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. On Monday last week, the government's entire infrastructure plan was leaked to the media. On Tuesday, the...
  • Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Birmingham. Notwithstanding that the minister touched on this in an earlier question, will the minister advise the Senate...
  • Law Enforcement (7 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. I was a member of the select committee which recommended a Commonwealth agency to address crime and corruption...
  • Minister for Home Affairs (37 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Senator McKenzie. In an article in this morning's Age newspaper entitled 'Dutton sought job help for mate' it is...
  • Indigenous Affairs (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. It was great to see Senator Scullion in Western Australia last week. Can the minister advise the Senate about how the...
  • Members of Parliament: Conduct (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Yesterday, during question time, the Prime Minister said that the government whip would handle complaints about...
  • Drought (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation, Senator McKenzie. Can the minister update the Senate on the support that the coalition...
  • Climate Change (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. Does the Morrison government remain committed to the Paris climate change agreement?