House debates

Tuesday, 20 June 2006

  • Immigration (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that for more than six weeks more than 20 important fact sheets have been removed from the immigration department’s...
  • Workplace Relations (6 speeches)
    My question is also addressed to the Prime Minister. I ask: has the Prime Minister’s attention been drawn to concerns raised by Australian businesses on the proposed roll-back of...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware of plans to further regulate the Australian economy? Would the Prime Minister outline to the House how Australian...
  • Workplace Relations (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the statement of Reno Lia, an electrical worker, who told Labor’s IR task force: I’d say I’ve worked three of...
  • North Korea (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister, representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Does the government have any evidence that North Korea is preparing to test-launch a...
  • Workplace Relations (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his assertion yesterday that Esselte workers would be $27 a week better off under the now withdrawn Esselte AWA. Isn’t it...
  • Taxation (10 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Treasurer, would you outline to the House how hardworking Australians—
  • Workplace Relations (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister recall the following exchange in Brisbane on 28 September 2004, at the launch of the coalition’s industrial relations policy:...
  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission (4 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer update the House on recent steps by the corporate regulator to protect investors from corporate wrongdoers? Are there any threats to...
  • Workplace Relations (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the following exchange he had with Laurie Oakes on the Sunday program on the weekend: LAURIE OAKES: ... you can’t deny...
  • Iraq (30 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Defence. Would the minister update the House on the role of Australian troops in Iraq and their vital contribution to rebuilding the economic and...
  • Workplace Relations (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister inform the parliament of how Australia will benefit from a single national system of workplace relations?...
  • Mental Health (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister inform the House of progress in delivering the government’s mental health initiatives, particularly in...
  • Skilled Migration (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Has the Prime Minister seen a report in today’s Australian Financial Review that a Sydney company, ABC Tissue, has brought in 24 Chinese workers for...
  • World Refugee Day (10 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Attorney-General, representing the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. On World Refugee Day, would the Attorney-General advise the House of...
  • Small Business (5 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Small Business and Tourism. I refer to the following comments by the minister for small business, reported today, when she said that collective...
  • Work for the Dole (3 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Workforce Participation. Would the minister update the House on how Work for the Dole is helping to prepare job seekers for employment around...