Senate debates

Monday, 24 February 2020

  • Newstart Allowance (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) according to the latest figures from the Department of Social Services, there are more than 330,000 people aged between 45 and 65 on...
  • Assange, Mr Julian (8 speeches)
    I ask that general business notice of motion No. 464, standing in my name for today, relating to Mr Julian Assange, be taken as a formal motion.
  • Climate Change (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) on 1 June 2017 during Senate Estimates hearings, Australia's Chief Scientist, Dr Finkel, was asked by former Senator Ian Macdonald...
  • Public Transport (2 speeches)
    I wish to inform the chamber that Senators Rice and Sheldon will also sponsor this motion. At the request of Senators O'Neill, Rice and Sheldon, I move: That the Senate— (a) recognises...
  • Parliament (11 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) former Liberal Opposition Leader, Dr John Hewson, in an article published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 13 February 2020, called...