Senate debates

Thursday, 14 May 2009

  • Budget (45 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Conroy. Is it a fact that the government has included $12.99 billion in extra revenue from the proposed CPRS in its forward...
  • Broadband (15 speeches)
    My question is also to the Minister for Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy, in respect of his proposal to spend billions of taxpayer funds on the National Broadband...
  • Budget (9 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Conroy, the Minister representing the Treasurer. Isn’t it true that tucked away in the budget papers is the revelation that: Beer excise is expected to grow by 8.0...
  • Asylum Seekers (8 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Faulkner, the Minister representing the Minister for Defence. Will the minister advise whether the government has yet received the Defence Border Protection Command...
  • Higher Education (4 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Carr, the Minister representing the Minister for Education. Can the minister update the Senate on the government’s reform program for Australia’s higher...
  • Budget (10 speeches)
    My question is to Senator Carr, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. Will the minister confirm that the $10 million available over four years that he announced in the...