House debates

Tuesday, 2 June 2015

  • Cabinet (24 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. What did the Prime Minister mean today when he said that there would be political and personal consequences for his ministers who leak from cabinet, and what...
  • Budget (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the response from small business to the government's budget? How will cutting taxes for small business strengthen...
  • Cabinet (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Given the Minister for Foreign Affairs is currently overseas, will the Prime Minister also be talking directly to the foreign minister about the political...
  • Taxation (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer inform the House how the government's budget reforms are strengthening our tax systems to ensure that they are fair and sustainable? How is the...
  • Budget (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. New analysis from Professor Peter Whiteford shows that a family with two children aged 11 and eight with one parent earning $60,000 a year will lose around...
  • Tasmania: Economy (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the $16 million promised to Cadbury was because of the desperate need for economic stimulus in Glenorchy. Now that Cadbury has sacked 80...
  • Small Business (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Will the minister update the House on the government's plan for small business? How will the budget encourage small business to grow and create...
  • Budget (18 speeches)
    My question again is to the Prime Minister. Marlene Lamb turns 74 today. She is a grandparent carer in the electorate of Petrie who has cared for her 12-year-old daughter since she was four due...
  • Durack Electorate: Remote Communities (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on measures in the budget that will help...
  • Housing Affordability (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to the Treasurer's comments last year that the idea of a housing bubble emerging was 'lazy analysis'. Yesterday the Treasury Secretary stated: When you...
  • Agriculture (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture—and agriculture is critically important in my electorate of Lyons. Will the minister inform the House how the government's budget assists...
  • Housing Affordability (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday the government's top economic adviser warned Australians that there is a housing bubble in Sydney and parts of Melbourne. Does the Prime Minister...
  • Employment (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Employment. Will the minister update the House on the government's plan to reinvigorate Work for the Dole? What challenges does the government face in...
  • Housing Affordability (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In the event that the government's top economic adviser is right, does the Prime Minister have a plan for housing affordability for young Australians who are...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Training. Will the minister inform the House of action the government is taking to protect our young people from the insidious scourge of...
  • Superannuation (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday, when asked about superannuation, the Secretary of the Treasury said: … any government that doesn't have a process of review of their longer...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Justice and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Counter-Terrorism. Will the minister update the House on action the government is taking to counter violent...
  • Economy (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to Dun & Bradstreet's Business Expectations Survey, which shows a significant fall for May, with a deteriorating third-quarter outlook for sales,...
  • Budget (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Social Services. Will the minister advise the House why it is important to achieve savings in the Social Services portfolio to ensure a sustainable safety net...