House debates

Wednesday, 8 August 2007

  • Interest Rates (8 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s previous answer, in which he said that he made no such commitment as that contained in this Liberal Party ad,...
  • Mortgages (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer inform the House of the state of the US subprime housing market? How does this compare with the situation in Australia?
  • Interest Rates (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister accept any responsibility whatsoever for nine back-to-back interest rate hikes and their impact on family budgets? Does the Prime...
  • Economy (5 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services.
  • Housing Affordibality (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to his claim that households with mortgages are better off now than under Labor. Is the Prime Minister aware that official Reserve Bank figures show...
  • Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister inform the House what laws are in place to punish employers who engage in acts of bullying and...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer and relates to his claims about fiscal policy. Can the Treasurer confirm that his own fiscal strategy includes a supplementary objective of ‘maintaining...
  • Hospitals (41 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister inform the House of the federal government’s proposal to preserve the Mersey hospital and would he report...
  • East Timor (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister update the House on the outcome of East Timor’s elections?
  • Chaffey Dam (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources. The minister is aware of a proposal from the Chaffey Dam upgrade reference panel to enlarge Chaffey Dam near Tamworth....
  • Skills Shortages (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Vocational and Further Education: what progress is the government making in dealing with labour and skills shortages, and are there any major...
  • Housing Affordability (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister stand by his statement that working families in Australia have never been better off, given that, according to the Urban Development...
  • Workplace Relations (3 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister inform the House how a modern and flexible workplace relations system is helping to keep the...