House debates

Wednesday, 3 February 2010

  • Schools (7 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...
  • Joint Standing Committee on Migration (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration, the member for Melbourne Ports, under standing order 99. I refer to his comments in 2008 following an inspection of the...
  • Housing (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Housing and the Minister for the Status of Women. How is the government’s commitment to building new social housing dwellings supporting jobs?
  • Member for Hunter (4 speeches)
    I refer the Deputy Prime Minister to reports in the Fairfax press today that two freedom of information requests have been refused for copies of all correspondence between her office and Slater...
  • Climate Change (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science and Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change. Why does Australia need to take action on climate change and...
  • Infrastructure (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, with so many timber bridges now failing on local roads throughout this country, such as the Marlee and Duffs bridges in the Upper Manning,...
  • Budget (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Minister, why is it important that proposals for additional government spending are matched by equivalent savings?
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. I refer the minister to complaints that I have received from Oatlands Primary School, Berwick Primary School and Berwick Lodge Primary School in my...
  • Private Health Insurance (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister update the House on the government’s plans to reform the private health insurance rebate and make it more sustainable...
  • Digital Television (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. It is a question from a very concerned local member about digital television. I refer the Prime Minister to his government’s digital television...
  • Climate Change (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Will the minister advise the House of the government’s climate change action plan for agriculture and advise why the...
  • Lower Lakes (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. On 6 January this year the Premier of South Australia wrote to you, Prime Minister, requesting that the federal government intervene to ensure a fair portion...
  • Emissions Trading Scheme (4 speeches)
    Can the Prime Minister update the House on the importance of dealing with climate with the least-cost policy response? Can he also update the House on the recent commentary on alternative...