House debates

Monday, 7 September 2009

  • Economy (12 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. I refer the minister to the following comment by the Prime Minister, in November 2007, about the impact of government...
  • Employment (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and the Minister for Social Inclusion. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on the...
  • Indigenous Housing (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. By way of introduction may I commend her on her response to the UN special representative, who...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    Mr Speaker, my question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Will the finance minister provide the House with an overview of last week’s national accounts and what the figures...
  • Primary Schools for the 21st Century Program (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion. I refer the minister to her $1.7 billion...
  • Nation Building and Jobs Plan (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Will the minister update the House on how the government’s stimulus investment in...
  • Building the Education Revolution (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. What reasons did the Department of Finance and Deregulation give you for the massive $1.7 billion blow-out in the schools program?
  • 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...
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Minister for Education and Minister for Social Inclusion. I refer the minister to the Evesham State...
  • Maternity Services (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister update the House on the government’s plans to improve maternity services?
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion. Given that the Australian Electoral...
  • Aged Care (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Ageing. What action is the government taking to improve the quality of care for older Australians through investment in the aged-care workforce? How is it...
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and relates to changes to infrastructure funding in New South Wales schools. The minister would be well aware of the disappointment felt by 26 central...
  • Timor Sea Oil Spill (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Energy and Minister for Tourism. What action is being taken to safely and quickly shut off the leaking well on the Montara oilfield?
  • Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Minister for Education and Minister for Social Inclusion. I refer the minister to her guarantee that...
  • Timor Sea Oil Spill (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. Will the minister outline how the Australian government is responding to any environmental threat posed by the Montara...
  • Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his Deputy Prime Minister’s previous answer. I also refer him to his guarantee given in this House that ‘no working...
  • Australian Federal Police (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister update the House about the appointment of the new Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police and the government’s...