House debates

Tuesday, 21 October 2008

  • Trade with China (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Trade. Can the minister outline the importance of the Australia-China relationship and the future of Australia’s trade relationship with China?
  • Banking (2 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s previous answers to my questions today and to his press conference on 12 October where he said in relation to the...
  • Afghanistan (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the minister update the House on progress in Afghanistan and recent successes achieved by the Australian troops?
  • Banking (7 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Has the Governor of the Reserve Bank recommended that the government’s unlimited deposit guarantee—barely a week old—be changed...
  • Rights of Women (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Attorney-General. Can the Attorney-General update the House on what the government is doing to protect and promote the rights of women, including on the...
  • Banking (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Is the Treasurer aware of any advice from the Reserve Bank governor to the secretary of his department, Dr Ken Henry, that the government should limit the deposit...
  • Cluster Munitions (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. What is the Australian government doing to help eliminate cluster munitions?
  • Banking (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s revelation in his earlier answers that, in the course of the weekend of 11 and 12 October, he did not speak directly to...
  • Murray-Darling River System (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts representing the Minister for Climate Change and Water. I ask the minister: what action has the government taken to...
  • Banking (12 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Given that the Prime Minister was too busy to speak to the Reserve Bank governor himself on the deposit guarantee matter, if it turns out that the...
  • Trade Training Centres in Schools Program (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion. Can the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on how many schools...