Senate debates

Monday, 23 August 2021

  • Prime Minister (8 speeches)
    [by video link] My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. On 15 July the Morrison-Joyce government declared that it would not join a United States...
  • Afghanistan (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. Will the minister update the Senate on the situation in Afghanistan?
  • Covid-19 (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. I refer to reports that the New South Wales minister for health, Brad Hazzard, wrote to Minister Hunt on 11...
  • COVID-19: Economy (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. Can the minister update the Senate on how the Liberal and National...
  • Afghanistan (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister. But before I ask my question I just want to acknowledge that the situation outside Kabul, of course, is extremely difficult and...
  • Covid-19 (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the minister for health, Senator Colbeck. Today New South Wales recorded 818 new COVID-19 cases. There are now 100 people in the ICU and, tragically,...
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (8 speeches)
    [by video link] My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Minister, the Prime Minister has provided his very clear support for organisations to introduce...
  • Australian Agriculture Visa (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, Senator McKenzie. Minister, following today's announcement about the Australian agriculture visa,...
  • Prime Minister (12 speeches)
    [by video link] My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. On 24 June, as delta continued to spread through the Bondi cluster, Mr Morrison said: … I...
  • Tokyo Paralympic Games (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Sport, Senator Colbeck. Senator Watt interjecting—
  • Covid-19 (17 speeches)
    My question is also to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Senator Colbeck. Yesterday on Insiders, Mr Morrison said that high COVID case numbers shouldn't delay...