House debates

Wednesday, 4 March 2015

  • Health Care (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday the Minister for Health said: … there are a lot of people who attend the doctor, who pay nothing and can afford to pay a bit more and that's...
  • Death Penalty (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the government's efforts to seek a stay of execution for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran?
  • Health Care (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister agree with the member for Bowman, who writes in today's Daily Telegraph: Announcing a co-payment at last year's Budget and without...
  • Iraq and Syria (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the minister detail the nature of the deployment of additional Australian troops and personnel to Iraq as part of Australia's efforts to fight the...
  • Health Care (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health. The electorate of Chifley, which I represent, has the highest level of bulk-billing for GP visits in the country. Yesterday, the minister said, 'At the...
  • Australian Defence Force (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Defence. Will the minister please update the House on support the government is providing for our defence members, both at home and on operations?
  • Health Care (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister, and I referred to a previous answer he gave a couple of questions ago about the government. He said: 'We are determined to protect bulk-billing for children...
  • Infrastructure (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how building the infrastructure of the 21st...
  • International Women's Day (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer him to this—
  • Higher Education (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Training. Will the Minister update the House on the implications, should the parliament fail to pass the government's higher education reforms?
  • Private Health Insurance (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to the decision of the previous Labor government to reform and means test the private health insurance rebate, a decision which delivered $100 billion in...
  • Immigration and Border Protection (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on actions the government is taking to give our border protection agencies the support and...
  • Community Services (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Narara Community Centre on the New South Wales Central Coast faces funding cuts that threaten many of the centre's services. Can the Prime Minister...
  • Welfare Reform (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Social Services.