Thursday, 16 February 2017

Senator RHIANNON (New South Wales) (20:39): I move Greens amendment (1) on sheet 8066:

(1) Page 29 (after line 24), at the end of Division 7, add:

34A Authority must refer fraud to the Australian Federal Police

(1) If the Authority suspects that a claim in relation to any of the following is fraudulent or misleading, the Authority must refer the matter to the Australian Federal Police:

(a) an MP work expense;

(b) an MP travel allowance;

(c) a designated parliamentary benefit;

Thursday, 16 February 2017

Thursday, 16 February 2017

Senator RHIANNON (New South Wales) (17:51): The Greens oppose item 11 of schedule 1 in the following terms:

(4) Schedule 1, item 11, page 7 (lines 11 to 15), to be opposed.

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The CHAIR: The question is that item 11 of schedule 1 stand as printed.

Question agreed to.

Thursday, 16 February 2017

Senator RHIANNON (New South Wales) (17:28): by leave—I move:

(1) Schedule 1, item 3, page 4 (line 16) to page 5 (line 16), omit the item, substitute:

3 Section 3

Repeal the section, substitute:

3 Simplified outline of this Act

On retirement from the Parliament a person may, if he or she has satisfied the relevant qualifying period, become the holder of a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement conferring travel entitlements under this Act.

Under this Act:

Thursday, 16 February 2017

Wednesday, 15 February 2017

Senator RHIANNON (New South Wales) (16:02): I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 221 standing in my name for today, relating to the WestConnex project.

Senator RHIANNON: I move the motion as amended:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

Tuesday, 14 February 2017

Wednesday, 8 February 2017

Senator RHIANNON (New South Wales) (16:54): The Prime Minister's bad news week will continue when he returns to Sydney. When he goes to his Point Piper mansion on that multimillion dollar street he will have to navigate his way around a giant sinkhole. A giant sinkhole, believe it or not, has opened up. So we have this perfect metaphor. Not only is he falling into a hole in terms of how he is handling his policy work in Canberra; he will literally have to navigate his way around one when he returns to Sydney.