House debates

Tuesday, 18 March 2014

  • Broadband (3 speeches)
    I thank the honourable member for Tangney for his question. There is no part of Australia where telecommunications are more vital than Western Australia. The vast distances and remote communities...
  • Education Funding (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's decision to cut $1 billion from trades training centres and cancel all future centres. Given that the Prime Minister promised...
  • People Trafficking (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Minister, how many days have passed since the last successful people smuggling venture to Australia? How many days passed...
  • Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer confirm that the government did not adhere to longstanding budget conventions in its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook by changing the...
  • Pearce Electorate: Health (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health. Minister, I refer to the Northam GP superclinic in my electorate, which clinic was promised more than three years ago, which clinic is still not open...
  • Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his previous answer and the government's decision to depart from longstanding budget conventions in its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal...
  • National Rental Affordability Scheme (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Social Services. I refer the minister to a report in the Australian on 13 March 2014 that exposed how the National Rental Affordability Scheme has been...
  • Economy (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to recent comments by respected market journalist Michael Pascoe: … the evidence keeps mounting that his— the Treasurer's—...