House debates

Wednesday, 15 February 2006

  • Wheat Exports (21 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade. Would the Deputy Prime Minister outline to the House actions the government has taken to support the efforts of...
  • Oil for Food Program (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. I refer to his statement today that the government had moved quickly to address the current crisis confronting Australia’s hardworking wheat...
  • Avian Influenza (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer outline to the House the possible effects to the Australian economy of a pandemic caused by avian influenza? What is the government...
  • Oil for Food Program (21 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade. It follows the last answer that he gave to the member for Griffith, in which he said that the government assisted in every way...
  • Drugs: Bali (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister advise the House of steps the government can take to assist Australians who have been arrested and convicted for...
  • Oil for Food Program (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Did the government provide any documents from the Wheat Export Authority to the Volcker inquiry?
  • Higher Education: Medicine (5 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Would the minister inform the House about what the Howard government is doing to increase the number of doctors in...
  • Oil for Food Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. I refer him to his formal statement to the Australian parliament: All the information that we had was provided to the Volcker inquiry. I ask the...
  • Health and Ageing (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister inform the House of measures the government is taking to promote a healthier Australian community, particularly...
  • Oil for Food Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. When did the government provide the September 2003 US Department of Defense report into the misuse of the oil for food program to the Cole inquiry?
  • Building and Construction Industry (4 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister update the House on the implementation of the National Code of Practice for the Building and...
  • Oil for Food Program (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Deputy Prime Minister, did the government provide the October 2003 Australian Treasury officers’ report to DFAT’s Iraq task force on the...
  • Family Law (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Attorney-General. Would the Attorney-General advise the House on how the government’s family law reforms will protect families from violence? Are there any...
  • Wheat Exports (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Leader of the National Party guarantee Australian wheat growers that the National Party will...
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources. Would the minister outline to the House government and industry efforts to secure a reduction in greenhouse gas...
  • Oil for Food Program (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Haven’t the Deputy Prime Minister’s actions today been all about protecting the government rather than protecting the interests of wheat...