House debates

Thursday, 20 September 2007

  • Housing Affordability (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Has the Prime Minister now familiarised himself with the Treasurer’s comments made on 30 July regarding the housing affordability crisis and about...
  • Water (4 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Would the Prime Minister inform the House about water availability and contingency planning in the southern Murray-Darling Basin? What does this...
  • Problem Gambling (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Treasurer, is the Australian government concerned about the spread of poker machines and the effect of problem gambling on Australian families and...
  • Water (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and relates to a recent announcement of $6½ million from the Australian government water fund towards a $29 million...
  • Taxation (21 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Treasurer, a man who understands tax policy, unlike the Leader of the Opposition. Would the Treasurer inform the House of the importance of good tax policy to the...
  • Leader of the Opposition (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister assure the House that no person associated with the government or the Liberal Party was responsible for backgrounding journalists over...
  • Roads (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Would the deputy Prime Minister inform the House how the government’s plans for infrastructure...
  • Liberal Party (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to an article which appeared in the Australian on 27 June 2007 concerning the purchase of Kevin Rudd’s and Therese Rein’s family home in...