Senate debates

Thursday, 4 February 2021

  • JobKeeper Payment (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka has warned that the jobs of 3,000 workers will be at risk when the Morrison...
  • Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management, Senator Ruston. Can the minister please update the Senate on yesterday's judgement from...
  • COVID-19: Tourism (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Payne. Is the minister aware of the Tourism Export Council survey revealing that 80 per cent of...
  • COVID-19: Vaccine (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health in the Senate, Senator Colbeck. The mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna have yielded strong results in clinical trials and...
  • Tourism Industry (25 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Payne. The Morrison government will end JobKeeper in 52 days, and 60 per cent of tourism...
  • Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Birmingham. I thank the minister for making available the minutes of the last three PFAS Taskforce meetings....
  • Pacific Islands Forum (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne, who I note is in particularly good form today. Can the minister inform the Senate on the outcomes of the Pacific Islands Forum...
  • Climate Change (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, representing the Prime Minister. The independent Climate Targets Panel recently found that so much of our carbon budget has been...
  • Economy (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industrial Relations, Senator Payne. How will cutting the wages of thousands of Australian workers help the economic recovery when...
  • Mining Industry (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, Senator Ruston. Can the minister update the Senate on the important contribution of the...
  • COVID-19: Western Australia (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Senator Reynolds. In response to the Western Australian government's decision to protect its citizens against a deadly...