Senate debates

Tuesday, 14 November 2023

  • Immigration Detention (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong, and relates to the High Court's ruling on immigration detention. This morning the Australian newspaper reported that...
  • Health Care (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Gallagher. Minister, during the election campaign Labor committed to opening 50 Medicare urgent-care clinics across...
  • Protest Activity (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Minister, yesterday you declined to answer whether the Prime Minister had spoken with representatives of Australia's...
  • Housing (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Housing, Senator Gallagher. Australia is in a rental and housing crisis, and research released today confirms that yet again, loudly...
  • Skills and Training (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Skills and Training. Upon election, the Albanese government inherited a massive skills deficit holding our economy back. According to...
  • Australian Capital Territory: Infrastructure (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Senator Watt. Minister, my question is about the government's...
  • Middle East (8 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Wong. On 7 October, Gaza erupted when the Hamas terror group rained terror on Israelis. Over 200 people were abducted by Hamas and...
  • Workplace Relations (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Yesterday, Minister Burke, while blocking the four closing loopholes bills that the Senate passed...
  • Housing (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness, Senator Gallagher. The Albanese government is delivering on its wide-reaching housing agenda....
  • Cost of Living (27 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. As has been pointed out several times in this chamber, new analysis of OECD data reveals that Australians have...