House debates

Monday, 15 March 2010

  • Paid Parental Leave (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Given the acknowledged need for a paid parental leave scheme in Australia, how can the Prime Minister accuse the opposition of obstructing the introduction...
  • Hospitals (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the urgent need for more doctors in Australia’s health system and the government’s plan to deliver...
  • Home Insulation Program (2 speeches)
    This question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to confirmation from his department late on Friday that it had provided four briefings to him between August last year and March...
  • Medical Workforce (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Minister, what are the government’s plans to boost the health workforce and tackle the doctor shortage, and how does this differ from...
  • Home Insulation Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister release the letters provided to him on 14 August, 27 August, 28 October and 30 October last year from the Minister for the...
  • Medicare (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Human Services and Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law. What action is the government taking to try and ensure the integrity of...
  • Home Insulation Program (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his previous answer about cabinet documents and cabinet related correspondence. Will the Prime Minister, given his answer, now...
  • Hospitals (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Why are health and hospital reform so critical for the budget and what are the consequences of continued opposition to the government’s saving measures?
  • Home Insulation Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. It follows his previous answer telling the opposition to seek information through FOI. I remind the Prime Minister that late on Friday afternoon his...
  • Hospitals (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. What are the obstacles being presented to the government’s health reform legislative agenda and to the government’s plan to...
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (2 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 inform the House of...
  • Home Insulation Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister guarantee that all installations under his home insulation scheme have been compliant with the National Code of Practice for the Safe...
  • Grocery Prices (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. What impact will increased grocery prices have on Australia’s pensioners? What assistance...
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. I refer the minister to the case of the Pleasant Hills Public School in my electorate of Farrer, where $93,537 is being spent on design, management...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Does the government support proposals to finance increased government spending by introducing new distortions in the tax system?
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. I refer the minister to the case of Eungai Public School, which was promised like-for-like replacement of two existing demountable classrooms at a...
  • Climate Change (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science and Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Will the minister update the House on...
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the case of the Henty Public School in New South Wales, which is being charged $238,000 for consultancy fees and plans for an...
  • Disability Services (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General. What action is the government taking to ensure that Australians with a disability are able to access buildings and services on an equal basis with other...