House debates

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

  • Nation Building and Jobs Plan (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the government’s infrastructure investment under the Nation Building and Jobs Plan?
  • Asylum Seekers (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister confirm that the Oceanic Viking is licensed to carry a maximum of 75 people, including crew and Customs officers? Will the Prime...
  • Urban Development Policy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. How is the government ending the Commonwealth’s exile from investment and economic...
  • Asylum Seekers (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Noting that the practice of detaining women and children asylum seekers in detention centres in Australia was begun by the Keating government in 1992 and was...
  • Electoral Process (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation representing the Special Minister of State. Why is the conduct of members and senators crucial to maintaining the integrity of...
  • Asylum Seekers (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer him to his so-called Indonesian solution. Will the Prime Minister inform the House whether the Indonesian government or Indonesian officials have...
  • Building the Education Revolution (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion, and I thank her for her recent visit. Will the minister outline to...
  • Asylum Seekers (4 speeches)
    Mr Speaker, my question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his claim that the cause of the surge in unauthorised arrivals since August 2008 has been the consequence of what...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    Mr Speaker, my question is to the Attorney-General. What steps is the government taking to assist Australians in financial distress?
  • Climate Change (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, how many of the 47 recommendations will the government adopt from the seminal report on coastal erosion from the members for Throsby and...
  • Renewable Energy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Energy and the Minister for Tourism. Will the minister update the House on the government’s commitment to deploying renewable energy in...
  • Victorian Bushfires (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that under the highly centralised, inflexible model of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority, imposed on...
  • Wheat Exports (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Will the minister update the House on recent commentary about the Productivity Commission’s review into...