House debates

Monday, 16 March 2009

  • Emissions Trading Scheme (18 speeches)
    My question is directed to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to comments by Alcoa that the government’s emissions trading scheme could lead to 1,800 jobs in Portland and...
  • Migration (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion. Minister, what steps is the government taking with respect to...
  • Employment (12 speeches)
    I refer the Prime Minister to this letter from Tony Philbrick, who operates a newsagency in the Prime Minister’s electorate. Mr Philbrick says in his letter that he will have to retrench at...
  • Workplace Relations (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion. How did the government’s unfair dismissal laws get the...
  • Small Business (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to comments made by his minister for small business this morning on ABC News, and I quote: ‘We reckon we have the balance...
  • Economy (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Will the minister outline for the House any recent endorsements of the government’s economic stimulus plans?
  • Employment (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister agree with Heather Ridout of the Australian Industry Group when she said that the government has broken its word on the industrial...
  • Education (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion. What is the government doing to ensure...
  • Economy (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s series of announcements in the past few months on job creation: the $15 billion COAG agreement, where 130,000 jobs were...
  • Alcopops (2 speeches, 1 comment)
    My question is to Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister outline to the House the government’s legislative action on alcopops and any new obstacles to its implementation?
  • Queensland Oil Spill (7 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. Has the minister personally inspected the damage from the Pacific Adventurer oil slick off the Moreton Bay...
  • Economy (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. How will the government support jobs in the commercial property sector? What has the community reaction been to recent announcements?
  • Employment (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Given that your government is determined to saddle Australia with $42 million of debt in an attempt to protect jobs, why has the Australian Crime...
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General. Will the Attorney update the House on the significance of today for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and also on the important role which...