House debates

Monday, 16 June 2008

  • Fuel Prices (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I draw the Prime Minister’s attention to the fact that petrol has gone through the roof, to $1.60 a litre, having risen more than 23c on average since...
  • Western Australian Gas Explosion (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the Commonwealth response to the recent gas explosion in Western Australia?
  • Fuel Prices (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, given that the ACCC and four government departments have found that fuel prices in rural and regional areas are likely to rise under your...
  • Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister inform the House how the government is building a strong safety net for Australian workers and how this safety net compares with...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to last week’s release of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index, which shows that consumer confidence has dropped 23.3 per...
  • Budget (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the ways the budget will fight inflation and help families meet the rising costs of living and whether there are any...
  • Alcohol Abuse (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, given that the government is moving to declare the consumption of four middies of beer as ‘binge drinking’, will you...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. What steps has the government taken to ensure a tight fiscal position in the next financial year? Are there any threats to this position?
  • Member for Robertson (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his press conference last week regarding the conduct of the member for Robertson on 6 June at the Iguana bar. Will the Prime...
  • Fuel Prices (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on steps the government has taken to engage with the global community on skyrocketing petrol costs that are hurting Australian...
  • Member for Robertson (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his previous answer. Will the Prime Minister guarantee that none of the staff of the member for Robertson who provided...
  • Oil Conference (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Energy and Minister for Tourism. Would the minister kindly inform the House about the purpose of the Saudi oil conference to be held in Jeddah...
  • Member for Robertson (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister, and I refer the Prime Minister to his reference to a police investigation in his previous answer. Has the Prime Minister referred the 6 June Iguana bar...
  • National Secondary School Computer Fund (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Minister for Education and Minister for Social Inclusion. Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the...
  • Member for Robertson (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his previous answer. The Prime Minister has ignored the fact that the current investigation into the Iguana bar incident is a...
  • Zimbabwe (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on developments in Zimbabwe? What action is Australia and the international community taking in response to...
  • Member for Robertson (29 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister require the member for Robertson to make a statement to this House in relation to the events of 6 June at the Iguana bar,...
  • Alcohol Abuse (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing—