Senator FIFIELD (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (15:19): As Senator Abetz indicated, the opposition will not be supporting a suspension of standing orders, but not because we seek…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (16:52): If Senator Milne’s speech at the National Press Club was in effect the decree nisi for the political union between…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (10:01): I rise to speak on the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support Bonus) Bill 2012. This bill seeks…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (18:01): It is timely that we debate this matter of public importance, the failure of the Gillard government to govern for…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (15:26): I must confess that, following the contributions of my distinguished colleagues from New South Wales Senator Payne and Senator Fierravanti-Wells,…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (20:09): I rise to speak on the package of gambling bills. From the outset, the coalition acknowledges that gambling is a…
Senator FIFIELD: (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (16:17): What a tale of woe Labor’s elusive search for a budget surplus has been! I think the story of Labor’s…
Senator FIFIELD: (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (15:04): I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Finance and Deregulation (Senator Wong)…
Senator FIFIELD: (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (13:00): I also rise to speak on the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012. As the title of the bill…
Senator FIFIELD: (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (17:54): by leave-In relation to the ministerial statement by Minister Macklin, I move: That the Senate take note of the document.…