Senate debates

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

  • Israel (11 speeches)
    Not to disappoint Senator Wong, my question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. I refer to the Minister for Foreign Affairs's announcement last Tuesday reversing...
  • Budget (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Can the minister update the Senate on Labor's responsible approach to budgeting and how tonight's budget will start...
  • Energy (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Senator Wong. It follows revelations reported yesterday by Sky News that the Australian Energy Regulator...
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (11 speeches)
    I rise to ask a question to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water, Minister Wong. CSIRO recently provided a fracking fact sheet in English, which was then...
  • Australia: Floods (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Emergency Management, Senator Watt. Minister, I note with concern the devastating impact that floods are having on so many Victorians throughout my state. Could...
  • Building and Construction Industry (12 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Finance, Senator Gallagher, represented by Minister Wong. The government has said that today's budget is all about delivering on new election commitments. One...
  • Queensland: Roads (40 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Minister, on 22 January 2019 Anthony Albanese put out a press release titled 'Rockhampton Ring Road a certainty under...
  • Australia: Natural Disasters (11 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Emergency Management, Minister Watt. Minister, you said this week that you're talking to the defence minister about the need for a stand-by emergency response...
  • Australia-Japan Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation (11 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Wong. Last weekend Australia and Japan signed a joint security declaration. Can the minister advise the Senate on how the agreement...
  • Cybersecurity (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Senator Watt. On 13 October, Medibank released a statement confirming it had been subject to a cyberattack and that it...