House debates

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

  • Taxation (12 speeches)
    My question is again to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer confirm whether he, his office or his department have sought or received advice on the introduction of any new tax on the family home,...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline for the House the ongoing economic challenges Australia faces and what it will take to meet them?
  • Taxation (2 speeches)
    My question is again to the Treasurer. Given the Prime Minister was able to rule out an increase in the GST but yesterday declined on three occasions to rule out the introduction of a capital...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. What impact has the government’s stimulus packages had on the Australian economy and what assessments have been made of that impact?
  • Taxation (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Now that the Treasurer has refused to rule out new taxes on the family home, I refer to the fact that state Labor governments in New South Wales introduced taxes...
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (6 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 update the House on the rollout of...
  • Taxation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I ask the Treasurer: given that the government was able and willing to rule out an increase in the GST, will the Treasurer now rule out an increase in fuel excise?
  • Rail Infrastructure (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. How has the government’s economic stimulus advanced the modernisation of...
  • Taxation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to the statement by the member for Melbourne: We should have an inheritance tax or some tax of that nature. Deemed capital gains tax on...
  • Public Housing (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Housing. What progress has been made—
  • Taxation (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to comments recently made by the Minister for Health and Ageing regarding tax increases to pay for the future of Australia’s health system, and I...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law and Minister for Human Services. What role has the government’s stimulus package played in...
  • Ms Rebiya Kadeer (5 speeches)
    My question is to the foreign minister. Will the minister confirm that China has withdrawn cooperation from the Prime Minister’s Asia-Pacific community proposal?
  • Resources and Energy (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister outline recent developments in the resources sector and the ongoing debate about future economic policy in the national interest?
  • Solar Energy (13 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. Is the minister aware that an insulation factory in my electorate, which is accredited under the...
  • Small Business (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs and Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy. Will the minister advise the House of...
  • Nation Building and Jobs Plan (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. Minister, will you confirm that up to $1 billion of borrowed stimulus funding is going overseas to buy cheap Chinese...
  • Trade (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Trade. Will the minister inform the House about his recent ASEAN meetings in Bangkok and how the outcomes will assist Australian exporters in recovering from...
  • Budget (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. I refer the minister to the parental income test that prevents a student from the average Australian farming family from receiving dependant youth...
  • Emissions Trading (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science and the Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change. Why is it important that both the Carbon Pollution Reduction...