House debates

Monday, 13 February 2006

  • Oil for Food Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, who made the decision to gag officials from answering Senate estimates questions about the ‘wheat for weapons’ scandal? Was it a...
  • Iraq (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister update the House on democratic developments in Iraq? Are there any alternative views?
  • Oil for Food Program (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister, and it follows the one I asked him previously and his answer. Of course he knows that Coronation Hill in those circumstances is no precedent for the position...
  • Trade (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade. Would the Deputy Prime Minister advise the House of trade distortions facing Riverina farmers and farmers across...
  • Oil for Food Program (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister and follows his previous answer. Prime Minister, given—as you have just stated in the House—your reliance on the Volcker commission’s...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer outline to the House prospects for the Australian economy and risks to the economic outlook? Are there any other views?
  • Oil for Food Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister and follows his answers to the Leader of the Opposition’s two previous questions. I ask whether the Prime Minister will confirm his statement to the...
  • Australian Defence Force: Rwandan Service (3 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs. Would the minister advise the House what action the government is taking to recognise the specific challenges and to provide...
  • Oil for Food Program (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister and goes to his reaffirmation of a previous answer in which he said that the Volcker commission received, in the case of Australia, ‘full responses and...
  • Bulk-Billing (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister update the House on the latest GP bulk-billing figures, especially in my state of Tasmania.
  • Oil for Food Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. I refer the Deputy Prime Minister to the 10 June 2003 email to his department from Michael Long which, if electronic files were not provided to...
  • Afghanistan (6 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Minister, would you update the House on Australia’s role in helping to rebuild Afghanistan?
  • Oil for Food Program (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Is the Deputy Prime Minister aware of this report, prepared by the United States Department of Defense, dated September 2003, which evaluated 759...
  • Family Separation (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Attorney-General. Would the Attorney-General advise the House of steps the government is taking to recognise the importance of grandparents in families affected by...
  • Oil for Food Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. I refer to his answer to my previous question about when the government first became aware of the US Department of Defense report which names the AWB...
  • Workplace Relations (4 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. To what extent has the new workplace relations system been implemented? What has been the reaction to this new system?
  • Oil for Food Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Deputy Prime Minister, given that this US Department of Defense report, which names AWB, requested immediate action from the Coalition Provisional...
  • Live Animal Exports (2 speeches)
    As a person who takes offence to the terminology ‘blind eye’, I would like to address my question to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Would the minister inform...
  • Oil for Food Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Does the Deputy Prime Minister recall giving the following answer to a question on when he first knew about AWB violating UN sanctions against Saddam...