House debates

Wednesday, 28 February 2007

  • Education (7 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s answer to my last question where he said that the proposal for a national curriculum was in fact a proposal from...
  • Transport Infrastructure (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Would the Deputy Prime Minister explain to the House how the government’s sound...
  • Child Care and Early Childhood Education (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware of the 2003 work and family prime ministerial cabinet submission, which included a recommendation that the Treasurer, the then...
  • Uranium Exports (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister inform the House of the value of our uranium exports and of recent advances in the legal framework for these...
  • Education (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to Labor’s plan for an education revolution including a plan to encourage young Australians to both study and teach maths...
  • Employment (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister inform the House what impact small business has had on employment in Australia? Is the minister aware of...
  • Renewable Energy (3 speeches)
    Is the Prime Minister aware that in An Inconvenient Truth Al Gore quotes as his first solution to reducing CO emissions ethanol—a 29 per cent reduction? Further, is the Prime Minister aware...
  • Health (31 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the very good Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister outline to the House recent government improvements to Medicare, including new mental health...
  • Nuclear Energy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources. I refer to Ziggy Switkowski’s confirmation that the development of an Australian nuclear power industry would require the...
  • People Smuggling (4 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister update the House on regional cooperation efforts to stop people smuggling? Are there any alternative policies?
  • Nuclear Energy (4 speeches)
    My question without notice is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s comments in the House yesterday describing those expressing concerns about the siting of nuclear...
  • Renewable Energy (8 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources. Would the minister outline to the House examples of environmentally sustainable forms of power generation capable...
  • Workplace Relations (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Will the minister confirm that the ABS has today released statistics that show that women on AWAs who work full time earn...
  • Work for the Dole (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Workforce Participation. Would the minister inform the House of the benefits of Work for the Dole in helping Australia’s unemployed to develop...
  • Workplace Relations (12 speeches)
    My question is again to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. I refer to the minister’s last answer, and I refer again to the ABS data which prove women on AWAs earn less per...