Senate debates

Wednesday, 17 June 2020

  • Women's Economic Security (33 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Women, Senator Payne. Minister Sukkar justified providing stimulus for jobs in the male-dominated housing industry while providing none for jobs in...
  • Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister update the Senate on the progress towards the exciting prospect of a free trade agreement...
  • Child Care (8 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Women, Senator Payne. A survey by early childhood advocates The Front Project found the government's decision to make Australian families pay unaffordable...
  • Jobseeker Payment (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. Is the government still intending to drop people on the jobseeker payment back to the base rate of $40 a day at...
  • Trade: Agriculture (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management, Senator Ruston. How is the Liberal-National government expanding trade and gaining...
  • Aged Care (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Colbeck. Last fortnight it was revealed that just 38 food boxes had been delivered under a program that was intended...
  • Trade (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. How will building an outward-looking, open and sovereign trading economy help to strengthen the...
  • Live Animal Exports (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management. In 2018, Minister Littleproud said he was shocked and gutted by footage of thousands of...
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. In what has been described as a 'rare public speech' last night at the ANU, the foreign minister finally acknowledged the issue...
  • Defence Industry (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Reynolds. Can the minister outline how the Morrison government is building an outward looking and globally competitive defence industry here in...
  • Australia Post (9 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Reynolds, the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts. On Monday the minister said in relation to mail speed standards, 'There...