House debates

Monday, 24 November 2008

  • (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Standing Committee on Petitions, and in accordance with standing order 207, I present the following petitions:
  • Responses (1 speech)
    Ministerial responses to petitions previously presented to the House have been received as follows:
  • Responses; Nursing Homes
    Mrs Irwin, Thank you for your letter of 4 September 2008 to the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP, enclosing a petition about aged care homes operating Enterprise Bargaining...
  • Responses; Hyperhidrosis
    Mrs Irwin, Thank you for your letter of 4 September 2008 referring the petition recently received by the Standing Committee on Petitions, regarding access to treatment with BOTOX® (botulinum...
  • Responses; Telecommunications
    Mrs Irwin, Mobile phone coverage Thank you for your letter dated 4 September 2008 and for the opportunity to respond to the petition submitted to a recent meeting of the Standing Committee on...
  • Responses; Climate Change
    Dear Mrs Irwin, Thank you for your letter of 26 June 2008 to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, the Hon Peter Garrett AM MP, concerning mandatory renewable energy targets....
  • Statements (2 speeches)
    I would like to take this opportunity to make a few brief remarks about a public hearing the Standing Committee on Petitions held in Melbourne at the end of last month. The committee met with a...