Senate debates

Monday, 15 June 2020

  • HomeBuilder Scheme (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Assistant Treasurer Sukkar has said about the Home Builder scheme: 'Our view has been that this is a jobs program....
  • Economy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. Can the Minister inform the Senate how the Morrison government is driving the nation's economic recovery from COVID-19?
  • HomeBuilder Scheme (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. The design of the government's HomeBuilder program has been criticised internally and publicly. Housing experts...
  • JobMaker Scheme (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. Minister, as the global economy faces the greatest economic decline since the Great Depression as a...
  • Gilespie, Mr Karm (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. Australian citizen Karm Gilespie has been sentenced to death in Guangzhou, China, and has just 10 days left to appeal his...
  • Aged Care (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Colbeck. I refer to the minister who, when announcing the retention bonus for aged-care workers said, 'This will mean...
  • Water Infrastructure (8 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Cash, the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. On 13 November 2019, the majority of coalition senators supported a...
  • Covid-19 (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Government Services, Senator Ruston. Can the minister update the Senate on how the Morrison government is using technology to respond...
  • Stoker, Senator Amanda (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. On Thursday, Senator Stoker appeared on Sky News and said, in relation to the Queensland Premier, 'She's choking...
  • Aged Care (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Colbeck: This year has been challenging for all Australians, particularly our seniors. Today, as we mark World Elder...
  • Australia Post (28 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, Senator Reynolds. The CEO of Australia Post argued as justification for the government's...
  • Defence Cooperation: India (8 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Defence, Senator Reynolds. Can the minister outline how Australia will expand defence cooperation with India following the elevation of our bilateral...
  • COVID-19: Pensions and Benefits (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Women, Senator Payne. Sophie from Rose Bay in Tasmania is pregnant with her second child. She lost her work contract due to COVID-19 and needed to stay home to...
  • COVID-19: Domestic and Family Violence (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. How is the Morrison government ensuring vulnerable women and children experiencing or at risk of all forms of...