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Thursday, 5 December 2019 · Senate

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Next debate ➡️ Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019; Second Reading
⬅️ Previous debate Meeting
All Senate debates on this day
Next debate ➡️ Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019; Second Reading

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Debates in the Senate are an opportunity for Senators from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.

And sometimes to shout at each other.

  • Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019; Second Reading (3 speeches)
    As senators will recall, I am speaking in continuance on the Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019, which is phase 2 of transitioning powers and functions to the...
  • Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019; In Committee (45 speeches)
    If the Senate is agreeable I would like to ask a series of questions of the minister, which I hope I can do expediently, to get some issues on the record—issues that I think the minister is...
  • Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
  • Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Air Pollution) Bill 2019; Second Reading (13 speeches)
    I move the Greens second reading amendment to the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Air Pollution) Bill 2019: At the end of the motion, add: ", but the Senate:...
  • Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Air Pollution) Bill 2019; Third Reading (2 speeches)
    As no amendments to the bill have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading unless any senator requires that the bill be considered in Committee of the Whole.
  • Education Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2019, VET Student Loans (VSL Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019, Higher Education Support (HELP Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019; Second Reading (3 speeches)
    Today I want to make a contribution on behalf of the opposition on the three bills before us, which we are considering together: the Education Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection and Other...
  • Education Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2019, VET Student Loans (VSL Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019, Higher Education Support (HELP Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019; In Committee (3 speeches)
    by leave—In respect of the VET Student Loans (VSL Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019, I move government amendments on sheet RQ109; and, in respect of the Higher Education Support (HELP...
  • Education Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2019, VET Student Loans (VSL Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019, Higher Education Support (HELP Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
  • Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Building on the Child Care Package) Bill 2019; Second Reading (3 speeches)
    I welcome the opportunity today to have a discussion about child care. This bill and this debate are long overdue. The bill is officially named the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment...
 

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