House debates

Thursday, 22 June 2006

  • Family Relationship Centres (13 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Attorney-General. Would the Attorney-General update the House on how the new family relationship centres will help families such as those with children attending...
  • Skilled Migration (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to an answer he gave in question time yesterday when he said: ... there is overwhelmingly a need to have a policy that allows...
  • Indigenous Communities (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Is the minister aware of further evidence of endemic violence and abuse in some Indigenous...
  • Skilled Migration (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his answer during question time yesterday when he said: ... if you have a skills shortage ... it stands to reason that you have...
  • Health Services (5 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Is the minister aware of reports that Goulburn Hospital is closing its children’s ward on the weekend? Does the government...
  • Skilled Migration (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that the Chief Executive of the Australian Meat Industry Council, Mr Kevin Cottrill, has confirmed on ABC radio that the...
  • Sugar Industry (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Would the minister update the House on the detected outbreak of sugarcane disease in my electorate of Hinkler?...
  • Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the case of Tisha Vimpani, sacked and escorted from her job at a Sydney RSL club for chewing the Nicorette gum that helps her...
  • Human Services (13 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Human Services. How has the government responded to community concerns in my electorate about accessibility of government services? What is the...
  • Internet Pornography (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the government’s belated response to Labor’s plan to protect Australian children from internet pornography. Why does the government...
  • Workplace Relations (5 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Small Business and Tourism. Could businesses in my electorate of McPherson be hurt by proposals to abolish Australian workplace agreements? What...
  • Telecommunications (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the National Party and relates to a story in today’s Land newspaper headed ‘Nats push for line parity’. Is the Deputy...
  • Roads to Recovery Program (5 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. Would the minister inform the House of funding that councils in my electorate of Kalgoorlie and throughout...
  • Adelaide Airport (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services, and I refer the minister to his statement in the consideration in detail stage of the appropriation bills on 14 June when, in...
  • New Apprenticeships (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Vocational and Technical Education. Would the minister outline to the House measures that this government is taking to encourage business to take on...