House debates

Tuesday, 19 June 2007

  • Economy (33 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. Is it the case that, according to the most recent figures in the OECD’s productivity database, Australia’s annual average growth rate for...
  • Broadband (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services. It is also about productivity. Would the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how the...
  • Economy (5 speeches)
    My question again is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s answer to the last question when he quoted the Reserve Bank Governor. I also refer the Prime Minister to this...
  • New South Wales Budget (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Has the Treasurer seen the outcomes of the New South Wales budget handed down today? What does the increase in New South Wales Labor government debt,...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer to his claim that productivity growth is just fine. Prime Minister, if productivity growth is surging, why does the Treasurer’s...
  • Broadband (10 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Would the minister advise the House how the government is expanding rural and regional telecommunications into...
  • Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister inform the House how incidents of workplace bullying and coercion have been reduced by...
  • Telecommunications (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister agree with statements made by Liberal Senator Judith Adams when she said, ‘People in rural areas cannot expect proper...
  • Dental Health (9 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister advise the House how the government’s new dental program will assist people suffering from a chronic...
  • Liberal Party (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Special Minister of State. Can the minister confirm that his chief of staff, Mr Peter Phelps, contacted the Electoral Commissioner on Wednesday after he became aware of the...
  • Afghanistan (5 speeches)
    My question is to the foreign minister. Would the minister update the House on Australian support for the people of Afghanistan to rebuild their country? Are there any alternative policies?
  • Liberal Party (2 speeches)
    My question is again to the Special Minister of State. Further to my previous question: what precisely did Mr Phelps say to Mr Bodel?
  • Water (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources. Can the minister update the House on progress with the implementation of the National Plan for Water Security? Will the...
  • Liberal Party (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to his comment last Thursday that neither the Lodge nor Kirribilli House were ever ‘made available to the Liberal Party’. What was the...
  • Exports (3 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Trade. Would the minister advise the House about the export performance of the wool industry? Is the minister aware of any threats to...