Senate debates

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

  • Australian Embassy: Israel (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. In a story in this morning's The Australian entitled 'Morrison risks Jakarta's ire on Israel', it's revealed that the government...
  • Small Business (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education, Senator Cash. I refer to the minister's answer yesterday about the government's commitment to small...
  • Defence Procurement (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. Yesterday the ASC informed its workforce that a further 56 blue-collar jobs will be lost to the shipyard at...
  • Asylum Seekers (26 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs. Minister, I refer you to the ongoing humanitarian calamity your government has created and overseen on Nauru by running...
  • Taxation (8 speeches)
    When Senator McKim has finished, I will continue. My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Senator McKenzie. Can the...
  • Defence Procurement (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence Industry, Senator Payne, and relates to ASC's role in the naval shipbuilding program. The government has offshored two supply...
  • Film Industry (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications and the Arts, Senator Fifield. Can the minister update the Senate on the implementation of the new location incentive program?
  • Goods and Services Tax (14 speeches)
    My question is to the and the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann. The government has announced that it will provide more taxpayers' funds to the states via the GST fund. The...
  • Minister for the Environment (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I refer to reports just published online by Fairfax Media headlined '"For the Pacific it's always about cash": Environment Minister in...
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Scullion. Can the minister advise how the Liberal-National government is ensuring that Australians have access to...
  • Religious Freedom Review (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. On Monday, the minister told the Senate that the report of the Religious Freedom Review Expert Panel was 'received...