Senate debates

Thursday, 3 December 2020

  • Economy (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. How many years has the coalition government presided over record low wages growth?
  • People with Disability (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. Can the minister please update the Senate on what the Morrison government is doing to remove barriers to...
  • Pensions and Benefits (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Government Services, Senator Ruston. On Monday the minister said that, as soon as the government became aware 'that the method of debt...
  • Climate Change (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Today, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the world to make peace with nature and to address...
  • COVID-19: Qantas (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Senator Cash. Can the minister confirm that Qantas has received more than a...
  • Foreign Affairs (12 speeches)
    My question is for Senator Payne, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will a prisoner swap between Australia and Iran, as happened last week, start a new trend of Australia negotiating with...
  • Economy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister please update the Senate on how the Morrison-McCormack government's economic and health response to...
  • Asylum Seekers (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Senator Cash. Senator, I refer to the generous offer from the New Zealand Prime Minister to resettle refugees and people...
  • COVID-19: International Travel (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. On 18 September the Prime Minister promised that 26,000 stranded Australians registered with his government at that time would...
  • COVID-19: Vaccine (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Cash. Can the minister please update the Senate on the global search for a COVID-19 vaccine and how it will impact...
  • Youth Employment (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Youth and Sport, Senator Colbeck. How many young Australians are unemployed?