House debates

Thursday, 5 June 2008

  • Renewable Energy (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. I refer the minister to his visit with the now Prime Minister last year to Solartec Renewables Pty Ltd owned by Phil May...
  • Asia-Pacific Region (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister inform the House about any new thinking on developing stronger links throughout the Asia-Pacific region?
  • Renewable Energy (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. I refer the minister to comments made by Scott Humphreys, renewable energy consultant at Eco-Kinetics, who states:...
  • Budget (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline the importance of maintaining a strong budget surplus to place downward pressure on inflation and interest rates? What are...
  • Renewable Energy (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. I refer the minister to comments made by Mr Dean Mighell, State Secretary of the ETU, in a letter addressed to me and...
  • Budget (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Will the minister outline to the House the need for a strong budget surplus to put downward pressure on inflation and interest rates...
  • Renewable Energy (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. I refer the minister to comments he made on ABC radio on 19 May 2008, where he stated in regard to the solar rebate: I...
  • Budget (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion. Will the minister outline to the House the need for a strong...
  • Fuel Prices (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs. I refer the minister to his remarks yesterday in the House where he said that the Office of...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Will the minister outline to the House the need for a strong budget surplus to put downward...
  • Fuel Prices (7 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs. I refer to the Fuelwatch regulatory impact statement and advice from Treasury...
  • Budget (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister outline to the House the need for a strong budget surplus to put downward pressure on inflation and interest rates and what...
  • Fuel Prices (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Assistant Treasurer. On page 10, paragraph 71, of the regulatory impact statement relating to Fuelwatch, the Treasury lists seven elements of compliance costs...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Will the minister outline to the House the benefits for the economy and...
  • Drought (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Is the minister aware that exceptional circumstances drought support for farmers in 17 regions in Queensland and New South...
  • World Environment Day (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. How is the government helping households to kick the carbon habit, the theme for the 2008 World Environment Day?
  • Small Business (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the census business index which shows small business confidence in the policies of the federal government has fallen a massive...
  • Soccer World Cup (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Youth and Minister for Sport. Will the Minister provide an update for Australia’s bid to secure the World Cup in 2018.
  • Workplace Relations (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. I refer the minister to her approval of a $4 million grant to the homeworkers committee for the textile, footwear and...
  • Climate Change (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, on this World Environment Day, what measures are the Australian government taking to engage with the global community on climate change?