Senate debates

Tuesday, 8 February 2022

  • Aged Care (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Aged Care Services, Senator Colbeck. Minister, is the aged-care system in crisis—yes or no?
  • COVID-19: Economy (8 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Can the minister please advise the Senate how the Liberal-National government is taking action to strengthen...
  • COVID-19: Aged Care (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Senator Colbeck. How many Australians in aged care have died from COVID-19 since 1 January 2022?
  • Independent Review Into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (12 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Birmingham, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has said that he's committed to making workplaces safe, but Commissioner Jenkins's earlier...
  • Employment (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. Can the minister update the Senate on how the Liberal and...
  • COVID-19: Aged Care (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Senator Colbeck. Since 1 January this year, Jeta Gardens Aged Care home, south of Brisbane, has experienced a major...
  • Women's Economic Security (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Women's Economic Security, Senator Hume. Can the minister update the Senate on how the Liberal and Nationals government is supporting the economic prosperity of...
  • Parliamentarians' Entitlements (8 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Finance, Senator Birmingham. Minister, there are 75 politicians up here right now who own a second home in Canberra. Each and every one of them can claim the...
  • Aged Care (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Aged Care Services, Senator Colbeck. When former New South Wales Liberal Premier and current CEO of HammondCare Mike Baird called for the ADF to be deployed to...
  • Australian Floods (11 speeches)
    My question is to the , Senator McKenzie. Minister, we've recently seen some extensive flooding across Australia—including in my state, around Griffith in the Riverina; to the north of the...
  • Koalas (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Hume. Experts have warned that, without urgent action, koalas will become extinct by 2050. Loss of habitat,...