House debates

Thursday, 4 December 2008

  • Education (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Will the Acting Prime Minister update the House on progress in delivering the government’s education revolution?
  • Banking (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. When did the Treasurer first become aware of the proposal for a new government owned bank? Can the Treasurer confirm that this new bank was born out of a...
  • Pensions and Benefits (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer outline for the House the economic benefits of the Economic Security Strategy payments that will start reaching families and pensioners from...
  • Banking (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Is the Treasurer giving consideration to the establishment of a government bank and, if so, given the poor financial position of many state Labor governments, has...
  • Pensions and Benefits (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Will the minister update the House on responses to the government’s Economic Security...
  • Banking (28 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer rule out the establishment of a new government bank?
  • Veterans (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs. What action has the government taken to assist Australia’s veteran community and what other positions have been taken with...
  • Murray-Darling River System (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Education and Social Inclusion. Acting Prime Minister, why has the government turned a blind eye to...
  • Fair Work Legislation (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Acting Prime Minister, does the Fair Work Bill allow a union to impose a bargaining fee?
  • Murray-Darling River System (21 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. I refer the Acting Prime Minister to the letter I am holding from the Alexandrina Council, which covers the Lower Lakes that are in my electorate,...
  • Tourism (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Energy and Minister for Tourism. Will the minister advise the House of any initiatives to encourage Australians to assist the Australian tourism...
  • Interest Rates (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to the reported comments by the Chief Executive of the National Australia Bank that credit card interest rates are a sideshow to divert attention from...
  • Road Safety (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Will the minister inform the House about the importance of road safety, especially over...
  • New South Wales: Blood Services (4 speeches)
    Thank you, Mr Speaker. Yes, I am standing.
  • Binge Drinking (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister outline actions to tackle binge drinking and any attempts to undermine those actions?
  • Hospitals (9 speeches)
    My question is also to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Is the minister aware of reports that 30 maternity units in local hospitals have now been closed throughout rural and regional New South...
  • Agriculture (4 speeches)
    My question is the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. What is the government doing to help position Australian agriculture for the future?
  • Ipswich Motorway (7 speeches)
    My question is to Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Will the minister confirm that the latest cost estimate for the construction of the Dinmore to...
  • Education (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Will the Acting Prime Minister inform the House of the importance of developments in popular media in relation to education?