House debates

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

  • Housing Affordability (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Isn't it time the government did something about house affordability? Will the government support the Palmer United policy for home buyers to elect at the...
  • Trade (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Trade and Investment. Will the minister please explain to the House the importance of trade agreements in stimulating much-needed investment, and how this will...
  • Goods and Services Tax (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister rule out increasing the cost of medications for pensioners by applying a 15 per cent GST to health? Mr Dutton interjecting—
  • Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia. Will the minister update the House on the government's $5 billion Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, and the...
  • Goods and Services Tax (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Liberal government already has plans for $100,000 degrees, so will the Prime Minister rule out increasing the cost of going to university even more by...
  • Australian Defence Force (2 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the current operations of the Australian Defence Force, as we commemorate the day that the guns fell...
  • Goods and Services Tax (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. The Treasurer previously described compensation for the carbon price as a 'money-go-round'—basically they tax it all and then they hand it back out. Can the...
  • Telecommunications (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects, representing the Minister for Communications. In Apollo Bay and Skenes Creek in the Corangamite Electorate...
  • Family Payments (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Social Services. I refer to an email to the minister from a woman called Michelle from Foresters Beach. Michelle writes: 'I work full-time and I am a single...
  • G20 Turkey (7 speeches)
    My constituency question is to the Prime Minister. As you are aware, Prime Minister, in my electorate of Reid, I have a large Australian-Turkish community. Gunes Gungor, from the Australian...
  • Budget (18 speeches)
    Last month, I received an email from a grandparent carer, Rita Beckman. She wrote, 'I feel highly insulted by the condescending attitude of the Minister for Social Services.' Rita will be 78 when...
  • Health (7 speeches)
    My constituency question is to the Minister for Health, Aged Care and Sport. Minister, I have been contacted by Snow Addison of Hervey Bay in regards to substantial increases in the cost of...