Senate debates

Monday, 22 February 2021

  • JobKeeper Payment (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. When JobKeeper ends at the end of March, how many people will lose their jobs?
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Senator Colbeck. Can the minister please update the Senate on the start of the plan to roll out the COVID...
  • Members of Parliament: Staff (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Reynolds. On Thursday the Prime Minister disclosed in House question time that the minister met with the Assistant Commissioner of the...
  • COVID-19: Australia-India-Japan-United States Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. Will the minister update the Senate on the recent Quad ministerial meeting and advise how Australia, India, Japan and the United...
  • Members of Parliament: Staff (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Given that a fourth woman has now come forward with sexual assault allegations against the same perpetrator,...
  • Employment (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. To date, how many employers have registered to claim payments under the JobMaker Hiring Credit scheme? And how...
  • Australia Post (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister in the Senate, Senator Birmingham. Christine Holgate led Australia Post to record revenue levels in a period of immense challenge...
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Cash. With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout now underway, could the minister...
  • Members of Parliament: Staff (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Reynolds. At any time did the minister disclose to the Prime Minister that her former staff member Ms Higgins had made allegations she was...
  • Manufacturing (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Senator Seselja. The Morrison government has committed $1.5 billion to the Modern Manufacturing...
  • Members of Parliament: Staff (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. I refer to reports that at least four women have come forward with allegations of alleged sexual assault,...
  • Employment: People with Disability (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. This is something that's close to my heart and close to the hearts of those on the government benches. How is the...
  • Members of Parliament: Staff (21 speeches)
    I have a question this afternoon for Senator Reynolds, the Minister for Defence. Reports indicate the minister's then chief of staff sought advice from the Department of Finance about the...