House debates
Monday, 7 September 2009
- (1 speech)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Petitions, and in accordance with standing order 207, I present the following petitions: - Responses (1 speech)
Ministerial responses to petitions previously presented to the House have been received as follows: - Responses; Indigenous Languages
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 9 June 2009 about a petition regarding Indigenous languages which was submitted for consideration of the Standing Committee on Petitions. As Minister... - Responses; Fuel Excise
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 8 May 2009 concerning a petition regarding the excise on fuel. I apologise for the delay in responding to you. On 13 May 2008, I announced a... - Responses; Northern Territory: Bilingual Education
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 9 June 2009, forwarding a petition recently considered by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Petitions regarding changes to Indigenous... - Responses; Youth Allowance
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 9 June 2009 referring to a petition from Gippsland residents requesting that the second and third elements of the workforce participation criterion to... - Responses; Renewable Energy
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 9 June 2009 concerning a petition presented by the Member for Chisholm in relation to alternative energy. I am also responding on behalf of the... - Responses; Climate Change
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 9 June 2009 concerning a petition on climate change. Tackling the challenge of climate change is one of the Australian Government’s highest... - Responses; Medicare Office: Mirrabooka
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 8 May 2009 to Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig regarding a petition received by the Committee requesting a Medicare office be established in Mirrabooka,... - Responses; Income Management
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 4 December 2008 about a petition on quarantining social security income recently received by the Standing Committee on Petitions. I apologise for the... - Statements (1 speech)
I rise this evening also to speak about the work of the Standing Committee on Petitions. In my previous statements I have talked about various aspects of the committee’s work, including,...
