House debates

Tuesday, 17 March 2009

  • Economy (41 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the facts that, firstly, the economy is now shrinking; secondly, the government is pushing ahead blindly with changes in industrial relations;...
  • Emissions Trading Scheme (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. What does the Prime Minister have to say to the people of Newcastle, Mount Isa, Gladstone and Latrobe, whose mayors have called on the federal government not...
  • Climate Change (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. What progress has been made in implementing the government’s Energy Efficient Homes package?
  • Employment (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his answer yesterday regarding Queensland Premier Anna Bligh’s guarantee on Sunday that if re-elected she will create...
  • Schools: Funding (27 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. Will the minister inform the House why Eatons Hill State School in my electorate was advised by Education Queensland that the school would not be...
  • Alcopops (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Minister, what is the progress of the government’s alcopops measure and what will be the consequences if it is blocked?
  • Schools: Funding (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. Were the guidelines for Building the Education Revolution conveniently made more flexible, changed or ignored for Eatons Hill State School to suit...
  • Alcopops (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister advise the House about the impacts of alcohol abuse on policing?
  • Food Labelling (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. It relates to New South Wales Independent MP Richard Torbay’s truth in meat labelling bill, which would make it an...
  • Alcopops (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Youth. Will the minister update the House on the role that alcohol plays in violence among young Australians and the need for decisive action to address binge...
  • Schools: Funding (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. I refer her to the minutes of the Eatons Hill State School P&C Association of 27 February, which state: ‘Eatons Hill State School was...
  • Economy (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy. Minister, how is the government supporting small business through the global financial crisis?
  • National School Pride Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. I refer the minister to the Wahroonga Public School in my electorate, which is seeking funding under the National School Pride program for perimeter...
  • Nation Building and Jobs Plan (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. How will local communities benefit from the Regional and Local Community Infrastructure...