House debates

Thursday, 16 February 2006

  • Oil for Food Program (6 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister inform the House of the United Nations’ role in the oil for food program and what steps it took in response...
  • Goods and Services Tax: States Funding (11 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer advise the House of the benefits to state services from tax reform? Are there any other views on the benefits of tax reform?
  • Oil for Food Program (11 speeches)
    Mr Speaker, could I assure you that we do accept the Treasurer’s expertise in disgusting factionalism!
  • Health: Queensland (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister advise the House how the government is boosting the number of doctors in Queensland? What barriers does the...
  • Oil for Food Program (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that Mr Brendan Stewart, the AWB chairman, told Mr Volcker in a letter dated 20 September last year that: AWB did not make or...
  • Government Schools (4 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Would the minister inform the House what the federal government is doing to provide students in government schools...
  • Oil for Food Program (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister, and it follows from the one I asked him previously. It goes further to the letter from which I quoted, where Mr Stewart, on behalf of AWB, says: AWB did not...
  • Australian Defence Force (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence. Would the minister advise the House of how the government is investing in new capabilities for the Australian Defence Force?
  • Mr Trevor Flugge (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that the former AWB chairman and National Party candidate Trevor Flugge was a representative of the Howard government on the...
  • Air Safety (5 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Would the minister advise the House of measures the government is taking to ensure the safety of air traffic between...
  • Oil for Food Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister inform the House whether Mr Flugge and Mr Long had a role in providing advice to the Coalition Provisional Authority on the...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Attorney-General. Would the Attorney-General advise the House of the government’s national security information campaign, in particular the work of the...
  • Oil for Food Program (7 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister inform the House what responsibility Mr Flugge and Mr Long, representatives of the Howard government on the Coalition...
  • Vocational and Technical Education (4 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Vocational and Technical Education. Would the minister advise the House of how the government is training more young Australians to meet our...
  • Oil for Food Program (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Given that the Prime Minister has provided Commissioner Cole with no powers to investigate how the $300 million paid to Saddam Hussein’s...
  • Financial Management (5 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer. Would the minister update the House on the government’s plan to help young people equip themselves with better...