Senate debates

Thursday, 17 October 2019

  • Economy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Was the IMF wrong to downgrade its forecast for Australia's economic growth by four times as much as advanced...
  • Employment (8 speeches)
    My question is to Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash. Can the minister update the Senate about the results of the recent Australian labour force figures for...
  • Economy (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. After the IMF downgraded Australia's growth outlook for this year by four times more than downgrades for advanced...
  • Budget (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann. There's an old political joke in this country that goes something like this: what have all Young Liberals got in...
  • Pensions and Benefits (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. At a forum held in Murray Bridge on 2 October, the minister argued against the need for an increase to Newstart,...
  • United Nations (8 speeches)
    My question is for Senator Cormann, representing the Prime Minister. On 3 October 2019 the Prime Minister, during an address to the Lowy Institute, highlighted that 'unelected international...
  • Exports (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Birmingham. How does the government's strong economic management assist exporters financially grow their businesses and...
  • Department of Health (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Cash. Minister, I want to ask about the report Economic and social impacts of recreational hunting and shooting,...
  • Newstart Allowance (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator Ruston. Can the minister confirm that in September Newstart payments were indexed by only 24c per day?
  • Palfreeman, Mr Jock (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. Can the minister advise the Senate of any continuing concerns the government has about the consular case of Australian citizen...
  • Prime Minister (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. In an article in this morning's TheAustralian entitled 'It's Brian Houston, and the Prime Minister does have a...
  • Water Infrastructure (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Senator Canavan. How is the Liberal-National...
  • Aged Care (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Colbeck. How many residential aged-care facilities do not have a registered nurse on site 24 hours a day?