Senate debates

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

  • COVID-19: Vocational Education and Training (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. Can the minister please update the Senate on how the Morrison government is supporting small and...
  • Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (8 speeches)
    [via video link] My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Cash. The COVID-19 report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of...
  • Climate Change: Pacific Islands (8 speeches)
    My question without notice is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Birmingham, representing the Prime Minister. Today, the former President of Kiribati, Anote Tong, has written...
  • COVID-19: Aged Care (38 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Colbeck. Can the minister outline how the Australian government has responded to the threat of COVID-19 to senior...
  • Health Care (8 speeches)
    Turning from aged care to health care, my question is for the Minister representing the Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government, Senator Cash. Can the minister...
  • High Commissioner to Singapore (21 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister Payne. Yesterday it was announced that the former Liberal Premier of Tasmania, Will Hodgman, will be Australia's next High...
  • Pensions and Benefits (10 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister representing the Minister for Government Services, Senator Ruston. Can the minister confirm that, as early as 8 March 2017, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal...
  • Defence Facilities: Greenvale Training Area (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Reynolds. Can the minister update the Senate on how the development of the Greenvale Training Area is boosting jobs in North Queensland and...
  • Australian Defence Force (19 speeches)
    My question is to Minister Birmingham, representing the Prime Minister. The Australian public, indeed the world, have been shocked by allegations of war crimes, criminality and human rights...
  • Aged Care (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Senator Colbeck. In August the minister promised that he was requiring residential aged-care facilities to 'have a designated infection control officer on site'. In the...