House debates

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

  • Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer him to his previous answers and indeed his answers in this House today. Why is the Prime Minister seeking to absolve himself of all...
  • Infrastructure (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Why is nation building infrastructure important for Australia’s future economic growth?
  • E-security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, the Minister representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital...
  • Education: School Principals (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Education, and Social Inclusion. I refer the minister to her comment today in relation to the Principal Autonomy...
  • Forgotten Children (11 speeches)
    Mr Speaker, my question is to—
  • Hospitals (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the Treasury secretary’s concerns over Australia’s revised population increase. Minister, how many additional...
  • Body Image (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth and Minister for Sport. What action is the government taking to promote positive body image amongst young Australians?
  • Aged Care (24 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Ageing. Given that the minister’s department identified the need for 1,208 new residential aged-care beds in Western Australia in the 2008-09 aged-care...
  • Southern Bluefin Tuna (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Will the minister update the House on the outcome of the recent meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern...
  • National School Chaplaincy Program (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the thousands of chaplains who will start their final month of employment next week, following the government’s decision...
  • Preventive Health (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. What steps is the government taking on preventive health? Are there any impediments to this reform agenda?