House debates

Thursday, 4 September 2008

  • Budget (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister explain the benefits of the government’s decision to raise the Medicare levy surcharge thresholds?
  • Fuel Prices (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer him to the comments in today’s Launceston Examiner by the Tasmanian premier that he will be lobbying hard for a cut in fuel excise. Will the...
  • Murray-Darling River System (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the government’s response to the crisis in the Murray-Darling Basin and outline any other responses?
  • Taxation (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Treasurer, why would any responsible economic manager put new taxes on vehicles that are used extensively by farmers and tourism operators already struggling in a...
  • Association of Southeast Asian Nations Free Trade Talks (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Trade. Will the minister update the House on the free trade talks of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, and New Zealand?
  • Taxation (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Tourism. Minister, how will the Rudd government’s $1 billion of new tourism taxes affect the job security of 483,000 Australians who work in our tourism...
  • Homelessness (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Housing and the Minister for the Status of Women. Is the minister aware of figures released today on homelessness from the 2006 census? What action is the...
  • Economy (24 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister advise the House of the forecast increase in the price of gas and electricity in Western Australia as a result of the...
  • Organ Donation (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the progress of implementation of the government’s world’s best practice national reform package for...