Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (3.58 pm)— As the coalition’s disability spokesman, I want to offer some brief remarks in relation to the government’s response to the report of the Joint Standing Committee on electoral Matters into the last election, particularly the issue of electronically assisted vot...
Employment
Senator FIFIELD (2.26 pm)—My question is to the Minister for Employment Participation and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Government
Service Delivery, Senator Arbib. Can the minister confirm that, of the 94,000 job seekers referred to the Productivity Places Program between ...
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (3.18 pm)—Over the last two question times we have witnessed skills which I think indicate that Senator Arbib would be a gun skier—and I will explain what I mean. The minister was asked a series of questions by Senator Ryan in relation to the science and language component...
That the Senate notes the Rudd Labor government’s reckless spending.
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (5.04 pm)—Imagine Mr Acting Deputy President, that you have just been appointed chief executive of one of Australia’s largest companies. The chief financial officer comes to you and says, ‘Chief Executiv...
Launch of the Deafness Technology Demonstration
Deafness Forum of Australia
Parliament House, Canberra
19 August 2009
E & OE
Thanks very much. We are obviously in the forum where some of the great and controversial debates of Australian history have taken place. But I don’t think it is fully appr...
Employment
Senator FIFIELD (2.58 pm)—My question is to the Minister for Employment Participation, Senator Arbib. Minister, have all the successful providers for employer broker activities been notified, and if so, when?
Senator ARBIB—I thank Senator Fifield for the question. In terms of employer b...
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (12.31 pm)—The passage of the former coalition government’s Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-front Student Union Fees) Bill 2005 helped to lift a substantial financial burden for students in Australia. For the first time students were empowere...
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (7.03 pm)—I very much endorse the contribution of Senator Forshaw, and I suspect that he and I will be on the same page in relation to my remarks this evening. Today marks the third anniversary of the capture of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit by Palestinian terrorists.
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Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (3.45 pm)—I rise to speak on the Car Dealership Financing Guarantee Appropriation Bill 2009, which has been the backdrop of some current events over the last week. The opposition will not be opposing the passage of this legislation.
Car dealers are encountering serious an...
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (1.11 pm)—I rise today to speak on the Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2008. The coalition will be supporting this bill. This bill will amend a range of antidiscrimination legislation, but most importantly the Disability Discrimi...