Adjournment – Gilad Shalit
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…
Take Note – Employment Services
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (3.03 pm)-I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Employment Participation (Senator Arbib) to questions without notice asked by Senators…
2nd Reading – Social Security Amendment (Australian Apprentices)
SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (AUSTRALIAN APPRENTICES) BILL 2009 Second Reading Debate resumed from 17 June, on motion by Senator Carr: That this bill be now read a second…
Take Note – Employment Services
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (3.14 pm)-I also rise to take note of answers by Senator Arbib. The opposition’s concerns in relation to the Jobs Australia tender initially related to its design…
2nd Reading – Social Security Amendment (Training Incentives)
SOCIAL SECURITY AMENDMENT (TRAINING INCENTIVES) BILL 2009 Second Reading Debate resumed from 16 June, on motion by Senator Wong: That this bill be now read a second time. Senator FIFIELD…
2nd Reading – Alcopops bill 2009
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (8.36 pm)-It is always a great pleasure to follow the ever-thoughtful Senator Humphries, one of the great legislators of this chamber. The tax we are debating today…
2nd Reading – Fair Work Bill 2009
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (10.07 pm)-Australian politics does remorselessly return to industrial relations and tax policy. Most elections are fought around one issue or the other, and the last election was…
Victorian Bushfires
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (1.00 pm)-You will forgive we Victorian senators if we have seemed a little distracted this past week. Our minds have understandably been on events back home. As…
2nd Reading – Nation Building and Jobs Plan (stimulus package) 2009
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (4.43 pm)-As a Victorian senator, this is the first time I have risen in this chamber since the awful and traumatic events in my home state over…
Take Note – Stimulus Package
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (3.14 pm)-We are in difficult economic times. That Australia would face an economic challenge in the wake of the US subprime crisis was inevitable. It was also…