Senate debates

Monday, 15 February 2021

  • Members of Parliament: Staff (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Reynolds. I refer to the deeply distressing story published today in which a former staff member of Minister Reynolds has made public her...
  • COVID-19: Vaccine (8 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Colbeck, the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Can the minister confirm to the Senate that the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is on track?
  • Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industrial Relations, Senator Payne. The year 2020 saw the largest expansion of casual employment ever in the history of Australia....
  • COVID-19: Small Business (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, and my fellow Western Australian, Senator Cash. Could the minister please outline to the Senate how Australia's...
  • Members of Parliament: Staff (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Minister Birmingham. I refer to today's reports of an alleged rape of a young Liberal staffer that happened in this building. The...
  • Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industrial Relations, Senator Payne. The government's proposed industrial relations bill, in its current construct, is overly complex...
  • COVID-19: World Health Organization (8 speeches)
    My question is also to Senator Payne, as the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the Senate on the World Health Organization's recent mission to Wuhan and the Australian...
  • Minister for Home Affairs (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Senator Reynolds. Documents released under freedom of information have revealed that Minister Dutton announced two...
  • HomeBuilder Scheme (11 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Housing, Senator Ruston. Can the minister update the Senate on how the Morrison government's HomeBuilder grants—
  • Members of Parliament: Staff (9 speeches)
    My question is again to the Minister for Defence, Senator Reynolds. The minister has today referred to a meeting in her office between the minister and, amongst others, Ms Higgins. Can the...
  • COVID-19: Pacific Islands and South-East Asia (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator Seselja. Given the importance of health security and economic recovery in the Indo-Pacific, will the minister...