01 Jun Senator Paterson debunks claims by union leader
Senator James Paterson asks the employment department about claims made by ACTU Secretary Sally McManus during Senate estimates....
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29 May Senator Paterson questioning claims by UFU boss
Senator James Paterson questions claims by UFU boss Peter Marshall on the government's legislation to protect volunteers in the CFA....
12 May Senator Paterson asks Minister Cash about the Victorian Labor Government’s latest attack on the CFA
Senator James Paterson asks employment Minister Michaelia Cash about the Daniel Andrews-led Victorian government's latest attack on CFA volunteers....
22 Mar Senator Paterson tables the Human Rights Committee’s report into free speech
Senator James Paterson tables the parliamentary Human Rights Committee's report into freedom of speech in Australia, which recommended significant change to 18C and the Human Rights Commission....
21 Mar Senator Paterson asks Employment Minister about union payments
Senator James Paterson asks Minister for Employment Michaelia Cash what the government is doing about secret payments from employers to unions....
13 Feb Senator Paterson speaking in the Senate on the Renewable Energy Target
Senator Paterson speaking in the Senate on the Renewable Energy Target and how excessive reliance on renewable energy without appropriate stabilising measures has caused unreliability in the South Australian grid....
10 Feb Senator Paterson asks Mitch Fifield about Australia Post executive remuneration
Senator Paterson asks the Minister for Communications, Senator Mitch Fifield, to update the Senate on executive remuneration at Australia Post, to explain the importance of transparency in reporting of Commonwealth enterprise executive pay and the to outline the role of community standards in the setting...
10 Feb Senator Paterson speaks in the Senate on Australia Post executive remuneration
Senator Paterson speaks in the Senate about the release of information by the Senate Environment and Communications Committee about executive remuneration of Australia Post's senior executive and discusses some possible solutions to ensure this information is released in the future....
07 Feb Senator Paterson speaking in the Senate on the Centrelink automated debt recovery system
Senator Paterson speaking in the Senate on the Centrelink automated debt recovery system and some of the cases picked up by the system....
28 Nov Senator Paterson speaks in the Senate on reinstating the ABCC
Senator James Paterson speaks on the Senate debate on the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013....