House debates

Tuesday, 1 March 2016

  • Arts: Film and Television Industry (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House about how Australia's creative industries are driving jobs, economic growth and promoting Australia's...
  • Taxation (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In 2012 the now Prime Minister gave a speech in parliament promising to oppose legislation 'on the basis that it is retrospective'. Why won't the Prime...
  • Research and Development (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science. I refer the minister to the GE global innovation barometer. How does this survey reflect the government's national innovation...
  • Taxation (29 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday in question time both the Prime Minister and Treasurer refused to explain what the Treasurer meant when he referred to 'excesses in negative...
  • Defence White Paper (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and the Minister for Defence Materiel. Will the minister explain how the defence white paper and the Defence Industry Policy Statement...
  • Taxation (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Treasurer has reportedly explained to a Liberal backbench committee what he considers to be the excesses of negative gearing. Does this government have...
  • Environment (5 speeches, 1 comment)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment.
  • Taxation (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Since last Thursday, the Prime Minister has failed on four separate occasions to explain what he considers to be the excesses in negative gearing. He has...
  • Hughes Electorate: Crime (3 speeches)
    My constituency question is for the Minister for Justice. Can the minister update the House on what the government is doing to take the profit motive out of organised crime and to protect local...