House debates

Wednesday, 12 November 2008

  • Diplomatic Protocol (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. I refer to yesterday’s extraordinary refusal by the Prime Minister to stand up confidently in this House and confirm whether or not he or any...
  • Economy (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Minister, why is it important that Australia maintains effective regulatory arrangements in the face of the global financial crisis?...
  • Diplomatic Protocol (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Has the Prime Minister asked his staff members individually whether any of them were responsible for the leak of details of his conversation with...
  • Taxation (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. Will the minister outline to the House recent developments in the public debate on fuel taxes and the importance of consistency in policymaking?
  • Diplomatic Protocol (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister cooperate fully with any police investigation into the leak of false and damaging details of a private and confidential conversation...
  • HMAS Sydney II Commemoration (2 speeches)
    I know that there are a few friends of Dorothy on the opposition benches! My question is to the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel. Will the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel...
  • Child Care (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, in the light of the Deputy Prime Minister’s claim that the problems of ABC Learning are a result of ‘letting the market...
  • Occupational Health and Safety (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion. Will the Deputy Prime Minister advise the House on the progress in...
  • Health Care (12 speeches)
    My question is to the local member for Griffith, the Prime Minister. Can you explain why a newly trained GP who wants to set up shop in my less affluent Hastings Valley communities receives no...
  • Renewable Energy (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. Will the Minister update the House on the government’s commitment to a vibrant, renewable energy sector to help...
  • Prime Minister (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his 2007 declared war on drugs, his January 2008 declared war on inflation and yesterday’s declared war on unemployment....
  • Employment (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment Participation. Will the minister outline the history of efforts by the Commonwealth to engage the states and territories in a national approach to...
  • Kurnell Desalination Plant (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. I refer the minister to an article appearing on the front page of the Australian today that details a New South Wales government led union raid on the...
  • Economy (31 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Why is it important to maintain confidence in Australia’s economic regulatory arrangements, and why have the actions of key...