Senate debates

Thursday, 10 December 2020

  • Workplace Relations (21 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Birmingham, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Why did Mr Morrison and his ministers have to be asked six times in the House in question time over this week...
  • Morrison Government (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister inform the Senate how the Morrison government has stood alongside Australians through the...
  • Workplace Relations (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. In this morning's Australian Financial Review,in an article entitled 'Porter retreats in union brawl', it is...
  • Assange, Mr Julian Paul (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. On 8 December the UN special rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, appealed to British authorities to immediately release Julian...
  • Papua New Guinea: Foreign Investment (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. It concerns the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding between the government of Papua New Guinea, the Fly River provincial government...
  • Economy (8 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. Could the minister please update the Senate on how the Morrison government has kept Australians in...
  • COVID-19: Repatriation (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. How many Australians are stranded overseas and registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as wanting to return home?
  • Trade with China (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Birmingham. The increasing trade tensions with China are escalating the concern of Australian farmers and export focused...
  • Workplace Relations (23 speeches)
    My question is to the What is the lowest hourly rate a young frontline supermarket worker could be paid under the Morrison government's industrial relations changes, and can the minister...
  • Agriculture Industry (18 speeches)
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  • COVID-19: Aged Care (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Colbeck. This year, 2,000 aged-care residents contracted COVID-19 and tragedy struck 685 people, who died under this...