House debates

Thursday, 1 June 2006

  • Queensland Liberal and National Parties (26 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm this statement by the member for Blair? I quote the statement from this transcript: ‘And when the person who moves the...
  • Iran (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
  • Trade (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade. Why has the minister, as Chairman of the Cairns Group and one of the six principal negotiators of the current WTO round,...
  • Australian Defence Force: Operations (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Defence. Would the minister update the House on Australian Defence Force operations in Iraq and elsewhere?
  • Medibank Private (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. I refer him to his press conference on 26 April in which he announced the sale of Medibank Private. Minister, isn’t it a fact that...
  • Trade (2 speeches)
    My question is directed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade. Would the Deputy Prime Minister outline to the House the benefits of international trade for regional Australians. How...
  • Medibank Private (2 speeches)
    My question is again to the Minister for Health and Ageing and refers to ‘Project good guys’. Minister, isn’t it the case that this brief confirms the worst fears of Medibank...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer inform the House of today’s business investment data? What does this data indicate about Australia’s economic outlook?...
  • Medibank Private (11 speeches)
    My question is again to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Doesn’t the Medibank Private brief for ‘Project good guys’ require PR firms to come up with strategies to manage...
  • Workplace Relations (11 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister update the House on the training opportunities available to employees under Work Choices. Are...
  • Avian Influenza (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Minister, what action is Australia taking to ensure proper reporting of avian influenza outbreaks in our region? Minister, are there any...
  • Workplace Relations (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the 40 employees in Mount Druitt on the 2c an hour Spotlight Australian workplace agreement. Prime Minister, isn’t it the case that...
  • Medicare (35 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister advise the House on the progress of measures to strengthen Medicare. Are there any alternative policies and what...
  • Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister and it refers to his two denials in question time that the Spotlight AWA will not start a 2c an hour wages race to the bottom. Prime Minister, if that is the...
  • National Education Standards (4 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Would the minister advise the House of steps being taken to improve standards and consistency in education? Are there...
  • Workplace Relations (46 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the statement by Spotlight about its 2c an hour AWA, ‘We are doing what we were told to do by the legislators.’ I...