Senate debates

Wednesday, 9 December 2020

  • Welfare (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission, ASIC, has advised that the ASIC Act 2001 prohibits a credit...
  • COVID-19: Small Business (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. Senator Watt interjecting—
  • Workplace Relations (21 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. On Monday in question time the Prime Minister refused to guarantee that no worker would be worse off as a...
  • Fraser Island: Bushfires (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. A fire has been burning on the World Heritage site on K'gari-Fraser Island since 14 October—that's eight...
  • Boosting Female Founders Initiative (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Women, Senator Payne. Can the minister update the Senate on the Morrison government's support for female-led start-ups across the country and how this will help...
  • Workplace Relations (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister confirm that, under Mr Morrison's industrial relations changes, employers will be able to cut...
  • Forestry Industry (9 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Ruston, the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management. The Australian forestry industry is the ultimate renewable industry,...
  • Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Masjidain on 15 March 2019 (12 speeches)
    My question without notice is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Yesterday the report of Aotearoa New Zealand's Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist...
  • Vocational Education and Training (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. Why is the minister pushing a plan to allow people to qualify for some trades with no on-the-job...
  • Defence Procurement (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Reynolds. Can the minister provide an update on the benefits of our involvement in the global F-35 program to Australia and Australian industry?
  • Welfare (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. Yesterday, on Sky News, Senator Canavan said this about the cashless debit card: I think it's now time we take the...