House debates

Tuesday, 11 March 2008

  • Pensions and Benefits (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister give a guarantee to over two million seniors that the annual lump sum payment will be delivered in the coming budget? I further ask:...
  • Alcohol Abuse (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister explain the health impacts of binge drinking and why the government is taking action to combat it?
  • Pensions and Benefits (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, can you confirm that your office has received seven letters from Mr Ashley Norman, of Walkerston, regarding the carers lump sum payment?...
  • Economy (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the latest economic figures and what they say about the need for an economic agenda focused on productivity?
  • Pensions and Benefits (2 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. If he will not guarantee that carers lump sum payments will be paid in the coming budget, will he alternatively guarantee that carers payments will be...
  • Climate Change (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. How is the government addressing the barriers to practical action to improve Australia’s environmental...
  • Pensions and Benefits (2 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister will not guarantee that carers and seniors lump sum payments will continue in this budget, and if he will not guarantee an...
  • Workplace Relations (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Will the minister update the House on the timing of the implementation of the government’s laws to end the making of...
  • Budget 2008-09 (2 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. If it is the Prime Minister’s position that someone must suffer in the fight against inflation, why has he decided that carers and pensioners...
  • Iraq (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister advise the House on progress on the implementation of the government’s election commitment to withdraw troops from...
  • Pensions and Benefits (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the case of Mrs Pat Stafford, who has motor neurone disease and who says that the carer’s bonus enables her and her...