House debates

Thursday, 14 September 2006

  • Housing Loans (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware of comments made by Standard & Poor’s on ABC radio this morning that arrears on housing loans have increased by about...
  • Workforce Participation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Human Services. Would the minister update the House about how the government is helping to increase workforce participation? Is the minister aware of proposals...
  • Sydney Airport (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister and relates to the draft Productivity Commission report titled Review of price regulation of airport services. Are you aware that the report recommends that...
  • Iraq (7 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister inform the House of the latest developments in the trial of Saddam Hussein? How is Australia contributing to the...
  • Oil for Food Program (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Trade, as one of the best friends that Saddam Hussein ever had.
  • Iraq (8 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Defence. As the member representing the garrison city of Townsville, I ask: would the minister inform the House of recent rotations of our forces in...
  • Oil for Food Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to my question yesterday concerning his foreign policy adviser’s meeting with the AWB on how the AWB should respond to questions from the...
  • Health Insurance (12 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister outline to the House measures that the government is taking to make private health insurance a better product?...
  • Oil for Food Program (16 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer to his answer to my previous question. He said that it was a matter for Commissioner Cole to request any expansion in his terms of reference in...
  • National Security (14 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Would the minister advise the House of how security has been upgraded at Australian airports? Also, Minister, would...