Senate debates

Thursday, 10 February 2022

  • Indo-Pacific Region (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. Will the minister update the Senate on the visits to Australia by our key partners this week and broader engagement by the...
  • Senior Australians: Cost of Living (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Senator Colbeck. Minister, the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics selected living costs index was...
  • Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General. Minister, I just read this headline from the ABC, 'Government shelves religious freedom bill indefinitely'. Can you confirm that you no longer plan to...
  • Aged Care (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Senator Colbeck. Does the government collect data on how many shifts in aged care in Australia are going unfilled...
  • Covid-19 (8 speeches)
    [by video link] My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. In the event the coalition is returned to government at this year's federal election, will the...
  • National Security (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Cash. In light of the Director-General of Security's annual threat assessment speech yesterday, can you please update the Senate on how our...
  • Oil and Gas Exploration (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. In December last year, the Prime Minister made an unprecedented announcement of the Commonwealth's intention to...
  • Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Senator Colbeck. Last week, a 79-year-old woman who had waited 3½ hours for her pain medication to be provided...
  • Tonga (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator Seselja. Can the minister please update the Senate on how Australia is supporting Tonga following the recent...
  • Aged Care (11 speeches)
    N () (): My question is to the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Senator Colbeck. In an article entitled '"Yelling out for help": the atrocious conditions inside Australia's...