House debates

Monday, 13 August 2007

  • Economy (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Is the Treasurer aware that the 2006 ABS census figures show that over half a million households, or one in three Australian households that rent, are now paying...
  • Families (2 speeches)
    My question is also addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer inform the House of the assistance which the government delivers to low-income families? I am particularly interested in those...
  • Economy (26 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Treasurer, why is it so hard for you to repeat the Prime Minister’s statement to this parliament that working families in Australia have never been better off?
  • Regional Infrastructure (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Would the Deputy Prime Minister advise the House on how the coalition government works in...
  • Economy (5 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that the Salvation Army’s submission to the Senate inquiry into the cost of living pressures on senior Australians...
  • Iraq (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister advise the House on the government’s policy towards political reconciliation in Iraq? Are there any other...
  • Workplace Relations (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women’s Issues. I refer the minister to the Women and WorkChoices: impacts on the low pay sector report released today. In...
  • Water (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, and relates to a proposed 500 million tonne coalmine on the Liverpool Plains west of Werris Creek. Given that the...
  • Older Australians (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Would the minister advise the House on what steps the government is taking to increase the real...
  • Climate Change (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to a dissenting climate change report tabled in parliament today by four government members that states: Here, we have a captain of industry (Rupert...
  • Water (2 speeches)
    My question is directed to the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources. Will the minister update the House on the progress of the national water plan, and will the states benefit by...
  • Climate Change (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s glowing reference for the member for Tangney, which was quoted in the West Australian on 6 September 2006. Does the...
  • Aged Care (13 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Ageing. Would the minister advise the House on what steps the government has taken to ensure residents of aged-care facilities are not exploited by...