House debates

Monday, 14 September 2009

  • (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Standing Committee on Petitions, and in accordance with standing order 207, I present the following petition:
  • Responses (1 speech)
    Ministerial responses to petitions previously presented to the House have been received as follows:
  • Responses; Debt to Commonwealth
    Dear Mrs Irwin I refer to your letter of 11 June 2009, in relation to a debt owed to the Commonwealth by an individual citizen. I can advise you that this matter has been resolved. Thank you...
  • Responses; Medicare
    Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 9 June 2009 to the former Minister for Human Services, Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig regarding a petition received by the Committee requesting that a...
  • Responses; Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
    Dear Ms Irwin Thank you for your letter of 11 July 2009 regarding a petition recently submitted to the Committee’s consideration regarding the display of the flag and artefacts of the...
  • Responses; Wakefield Electorate: Health Services
    Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 24 June 2009 to the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP, requesting a response to the recently submitted petition to reclassify the...
  • Responses; Youth Allowance
    Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 24 June 2009 referring to a petition from members of the McCarthy Catholic College community concerned about the proposed changes to student income...
  • Responses; Heritage Listing: Dampier Archipelago
    Dear Ms Irwin Thank you for your letter of 8 May 2009 concerning a petition for the World Heritage listing of the Dampier Archipelago. I regret the delay in responding. As you would be aware,...
  • Responses; Child Support Scheme
    Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 11 June 2009 about a petition relating to the Child Support Scheme (the Scheme). The petition raises concerns that the new Child Support Scheme does...
  • Responses; Internet Filtering
    Dear Ms Irwin Petition concerning internet service provider (ISP) filtering Thank you for your letter dated 9 June 2009 forwarding a copy of a petition concerning internet service provider (ISP)...
  • Statements (1 speech)
    Members will be aware that the Standing Committee on Petitions is new to this parliament. Tonight I want to add to what the chair, the member for Fowler, has said and to her kind words. I want to...