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Thursday, 18 February 2021 · Senate

⬅️ Previous debate International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, Family and Domestic Violence
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Next debate ➡️ Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Bill 2020; Second Reading
⬅️ Previous debate International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, Family and Domestic Violence
All Senate debates on this day
Next debate ➡️ Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Bill 2020; Second Reading

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Debates in the Senate are an opportunity for Senators from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.

And sometimes to shout at each other.

  • Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Bill 2020; Second Reading (3 speeches)
    Labor supports this bill. It will assist the rollout of Australia's vaccine program and, as such, should be supported by the entire Senate. However, this bill will not ensure we have a...
  • Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Bill 2020; Third Reading (2 speeches)
    As no amendments to the bill have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading unless any senator requires that the bill be considered in Committee of the Whole.
  • Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals and Other Measures) Bill 2020; Second Reading (2 speeches)
    This bill amends the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to incorporate customs tariff proposals that provided concessional rates of customs duty for goods required to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill...
  • Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals and Other Measures) Bill 2020; Third Reading (2 speeches)
    As no amendments to the bill have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading unless any senator requires that the bill be considered in Committee of the Whole.
  • Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Category Standards and Other Measures) Bill 2020; In Committee (5 speeches)
    I'd like to ask the minister, before we conclude this debate, whether the government thinks that universities can meet the research thresholds that it has set out in these standards, given that...
  • Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Category Standards and Other Measures) Bill 2020; Third Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a third time.
  • Transport Security Amendment (Serious Crime) Bill 2020; Second Reading (6 speeches)
    I rise to speak on the Transport Security Amendment (Serious Crime) Bill 2020. Transport security—the security of our ports and airports—is fundamental to controlling our borders and...
 

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