• Skip to navigation
  • Skip to content

Home - Parliament of Australia logo

  • Parliament Calendar
  • Contact
  • ParlInfo
  • ParlWork
  • Log in
  • Menu
  • Home
  • Parliamentary Business
    • Bills and Legislation
    • Tabled documents
    • Chamber documents
    • Hansard
    • Senate estimates
    • Committees
    • Statistics
    • Petitions
    • Address in Reply
  • Senators and Members
    • Senators
    • Members
    • Contacting Senators and Members
  • News & Events
    • Watch, Read, Listen
    • Events Calendar
    • What's on in the Senate
    • About the House News
    • Joint statements by the Presiding Officers
    • My First Speech
  • About Parliament
    • Senate
    • House of Representatives
    • Work of the Parliament
    • Parliamentary Leadership Taskforce
    • Parliamentary departments
    • International Program
    • Publications and policies
    • Employment
    • Media Rules and Filming Applications
    • Education Resources
    • Parliamentary Friendship Groups (non-country)
    • Australian Parliament House Security Pass Office
    • Sitting Calendar
  • Visit Parliament
    • What's on
    • Things to Do
    • Art at Parliament
    • Dining
    • Parliament Shop
    • Venue Hire
    • Plan your Visit
    • Accessibility
Home Parliamentary Business Hansard Hansard Display

  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • taxation administration amendment (corporate tax entity information) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Hume, Sen Jane
        • Brockman, Sen Slade
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • in committee
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • division
        • CHAIR, The
        • division
      • third reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • division
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
      • division
  •   bills
    • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2018-2019, appropriation bill (no. 2) 2018-2019, appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2018-2019, appropriation bill (no. 5) 2017-2018, appropriation bill (no. 6) 2017-2018
      • first reading
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • second reading
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • third reading
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • water amendment bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Burston, Sen Brian
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   questions without notice
    • taxation (Kitching, Sen Kimberley)
    • employment (Bushby, Sen David)
    • taxation (Chisholm, Sen Anthony)
    • telecommunications (Martin, Sen Steve)
    • newstart allowance (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • broadband (Watt, Sen Murray)
    • veterans (Hanson, Sen Pauline)
    • energy (Colbeck, Sen Richard)
    • donations to political parties (Farrell, Sen Don)
    • energy (Fawcett, Sen David)
    • live animal exports (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • energy (Ketter, Sen Christopher)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • broadband
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • taxation
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • Paterson, Sen James
      • Kitching, Sen Kimberley
    • newstart allowance
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • reporting date
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • telecommunications legislation amendment bill 2018
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   motions
    • charitable organisations
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • division
    • abortion
      • Anning, Sen Fraser
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • division
    • great australian bight: world heritage listing
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • division
    • mount barker aquatic centre
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
    • middle east
      • Anning, Sen Fraser
    • united states of america
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
    • suspension of standing orders
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Molan, Sen Jim
      • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • division
    • bush, mrs laura
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
    • ramsay centre for western civilisation
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • division
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
  •   motions
    • australia day
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • australian government procurement
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • aged care
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • child poverty
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
    • climate change
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • cambodia: general election
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • yemen
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   committees
    • electoral matters committee
      • reference
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • commonwealth inscribed stock amendment (restoring the debt ceiling) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • second reading
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
  •   motions
    • special broadcasting service
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   matters of public importance
    • health care
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
      • Molan, Sen Jim
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Watt, Sen Murray
  •   documents
    • commonwealth ombudsman
      • consideration
        • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
    • new south wales regional forest agreements
      • consideration
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • defence facilities: chemical contamination
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   committees
    • select committee on charity fundraising in the 21st century
      • membership
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   bills
    • aged care (single quality framework) reform bill 2018, australian research council amendment bill 2018, national consumer credit protection amendment (mandatory comprehensive credit reporting) bill 2018, social services legislation amendment (payments for carers) bill 2018, treasury laws amendment (2018 measures no. 4) bill 2018, treasury laws amendment (2018 superannuation measures no. 1) bill 2018, treasury laws amendment (accelerated depreciation for small business entities) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • social services legislation amendment (cashless debit card trial expansion) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • australian institute of health and welfare amendment bill 2018, corporations (review fees) amendment bill 2018, treasury laws amendment (apra governance) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on trade and investment growth
      • membership
  •   bills
    • criminal code amendment (impersonating a commonwealth body) act 2018, national redress scheme for institutional child sexual abuse act 2018, national redress scheme for institutional child sexual abuse (consequential amendments) act 2018, treasury laws amendment (personal income tax plan) act 2018
      • assent
  •   regulations and determinations
    • australian citizenship amendment (concessional application fees) regulations 2018
      • disallowance
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • division
  •   bills
    • water amendment bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • division
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • division
      • in committee
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • division
      • third reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • division
    • higher education support legislation amendment (student loan sustainability) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
        • Paterson, Sen James
  •   adjournment
    • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • braddon by-election
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • braddon by-election
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • the greens new south wales
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • tabling

Chamber
on
Item
Questioner :
Answer :
Speaker :
Download Hansard
View XML
Download speech
View Video
Top

Senate

  • Senate
  • Work of the Senate
  • Dynamic Red
  • Senators
  • Seating plan

House of Representatives

  • House of Representatives
  • House of Representatives chamber and business documents
  • Live Minutes
  • Members
  • House of Representatives Seating Plan

Get informed

  • News & Events
  • Watch, Read, Listen
  • About Parliament
  • Education Resources
  • Parliamentary Library
  • International Program

Bills

  • Bills before Parliament
  • Assented Bills of previous Parliaments
  • Tariff Proposals
  • Legislative Instruments

Committees

  • Committees

Get involved

  • Getting involved in Parliamentary Committees
  • Petitions
  • Connect with us
  • Contact Parliament House

Visit Parliament

  • What's on
  • Things to Do
  • Art at Parliament
  • Plan your Visit
  • Media Rules and Filming Applications

Website features

  • My Parliament - Log in
  • Remote Users - Log in
  • ParlInfo Search
  • APH website survey
  • Employment
  • A - Z Index
  • Glossary
  • RSS feeds

Parliamentary Departments

  • Department of the Senate
  • Department of the House of Representatives
  • Department of Parliamentary Services
  • Parliamentary Budget Office
  • Parliamentary Library

Committees

  • Committees

We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.

  • Accessibility information
  • Copyright information
  • Disclaimer
  • Feedback
  • Help
Back to top