House debates

Thursday, 31 May 2007

  • Climate Change (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s answer to my previous question. Given the list of 13 or so measures the Prime Minister referred to in his previous...
  • Economy (6 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer outline to the House recent data on business, engineering and construction investment. What does this data indicate about...
  • Climate Change (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s previous answer, when he said that he challenged the opposition on what else could have been done over the last decade...
  • Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services: would the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how union activity is impacting on...
  • Climate Change (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, did a taxpayer funded opinion poll in 2003, which has not been publicly released, find that four per cent of Australians believed that...
  • Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister inform the House how the Australian building and construction industry has contributed to a...
  • Climate Change (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I again refer him to his government’s secret 2006 taxpayer funded opinion poll. Will the Prime Minister confirm the existence of this poll? Was this...
  • Workplace Relations (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer inform the House of the importance of a flexible workplace relations system to Australia’s prosperity? Is the Treasurer aware of any...
  • Climate Change (24 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware of comments made by the Republican Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, on 11 April 2007—
  • Workplace Relations (4 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister inform the House what protections are in place in the Workplace Relations Act to prevent...
  • Telstra (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister and it follows from my question on Tuesday relating to the issue of equivalence of service prior to a switch-over from the CDMA network to the Next G network....
  • Workplace Relations (10 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister advise the House how the new fairness test will help ensure fair compensation for workers when...
  • Climate Change (30 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain is committed to a long-term greenhouse reduction target? Is he also...
  • Transport Infrastructure (8 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Trade. Would the minister advise the House how infrastructure constraints are impacting on Australia’s export performance?  Is the minister...