House debates

Wednesday, 4 December 2013

  • Education (24 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the PISA research released overnight which confirms that Australia has one of the widest equity gaps in educational outcomes in...
  • Economy (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer outline what the national accounts figures show about the Australian economy? What are the impediments to boosting growth?
  • Education Funding (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. I refer to Merrylands High School in my electorate, where 70 per cent of students speak a language other than English at home. Given that the...
  • Budget (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I ask the Treasurer to outline the state of the budget inherited by the new government, and to inform the House about any impediments to fixing the budget and...
  • Education Funding (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. Minister, how will the government ensure that the students at Merrylands High School actually get the funding?
  • Carbon Pricing (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment. I remind the minister that the New South Wales Treasurer estimates the carbon tax cost to schools and hospitals in my state of New South Wales...
  • Education Funding (12 speeches)
    Whatever you say, Speaker. My question is to the Minister for Education. I refer to Woodridge State High School in my electorate, where 60 per cent of students come from the lowest socioeconomic...
  • Broadband (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications. I refer the minister to this email from a constituent living in the suburb of Kirwan in Townsville, where there are only 59 available ADSL ports...
  • Education Funding (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. The minister has repeatedly said that more funding is not the solution for our schools, yet all that he has offered is funding with no strings...
  • AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I remind the minister of the challenges caused by HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to the people of Papua New Guinea and the risks of these...