Senate debates
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
- National Carers Week (1 speech)
At the request of Senators Brown, Siewert and Reynolds, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that 14 October 2018 marked the beginning of National Carers Week; (b) recognises that there are... - International Day of the Girl Child (4 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senators Wong, Moore, Payne, Gichuhi, Waters, Rice, Reynolds and Hanson-Young, and I also add Senator Lines, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i)... - Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) 16 October 2018 represents one year since the Senate debated the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016,... - Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Governors-General Pension Scheme (6 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) acknowledges the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and the ongoing impact past abuse has had on the lives of survivors; (b)... - Nuclear Energy (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that a recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on limiting global temperature increase by 1 degrees by 2050: (i) stated that... - Fuel (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) recognises that: (i) ordinary Australians are struggling financially – the cost of living is too high, (ii) the price of petrol is... - Defence (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) on 11 July 2018, United States President, Mr Donald Trump, told NATO leaders they should increase their defence spending to 4 per... - Domestic and Family Violence (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) since the last Senate sitting period, there have been 8 women killed by violence in Australia, bringing the total of women killed by... - Warragamba Dam Wall (8 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the New South Wales (NSW) Government is proposing to raise the Warragamba Dam wall by fourteen metres, which could inundate up to 4... - Schools (8 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Liberal-National Federal Government has announced it will give an additional $4 billion to the Catholic and Independent school... - Climate Change (11 speeches)
I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that the Government is deploying a strategy of avoiding accountability, interrogation and scrutiny in relation to Australia's rising pollution levels, and... - Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Governors-General Pension Scheme (3 speeches)
We now move back to general business notice of motion No. 1124, which was deferred earlier and is in the name of Senator Siewert. A request has been communicated to me to have a vote on clauses... - Anti-Poverty Week
- Anti-Poverty Week; Order for the Production of Documents (5 speeches)
I move: (1) That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, by not later than 5 calendar months after each: (a) 31 March; (b) 30 June; (c) 30... - Immigration Detention (10 speeches)
I add the names of senators Storer, Griff and Senator Hinch as co-sponsors of this motion. - China (2 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1132 standing in my name for today, relating to China, be taken as a formal motion. - Confucius Institutes (2 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1133 standing in my name for today, relating to the Confucius Institutes, be taken as a formal motion. - Australian Embassy: Israel (2 speeches)
I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1141 standing in my name for today, relating to the Australian Embassy in Israel, be taken as a formal motion. - Suspension of Standing Orders (4 speeches)
Pursuant to contingent notice, I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me from moving a motion that general business notice of motion no. 1141 may be moved...
