House debates

Wednesday, 17 March 2010

  • Home Insulation Program (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister and it relates to the 106 house fires that have been linked to his disastrous home insulation scheme. I draw the Prime Minister’s attention to comments...
  • Hospitals (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. What action is the government taking to provide better health and better hospitals for working families?
  • Home Insulation Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the confirmation by the Insurance Council of Australia yesterday that, under the government’s failed home insulation...
  • Hospitals (5 speeches)
    Mr question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Will the minister advise the House of the implications of cutting the forward estimates for health spending?
  • Asylum Seekers (4 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his promise on the day before the last election when he said in relation to boats seeking to enter Australian waters...
  • Medical Workforce (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Why is health workforce reform important and how does the government’s policy differ from past approaches?
  • Asylum Seekers (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the findings of the inquiry into the explosion on SIEV 36 handed down today, and the naming of three individuals found to be...
  • Pensions and Benefits (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 update the House on the...
  • Asylum Seekers (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. It is simple, it is clear and it should not require him to read any briefing notes.
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. What role has business played in the success of our economy during the global recession and why is it important that government, business and the community work...
  • Green Loans Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister and relates to the Green Loans Program. Prime Minister, given that many applicants have been waiting since before Christmas to receive their acceptances and...
  • Paid Parental Leave (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Minister, how is the government supporting families to make their own work and family choices? How...
  • Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his previous answer, when he said he had to await the outcomes of the coronial investigation and the DPP investigation before...
  • Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on recent comments...
  • Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General, representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. Given the Prime Minister has just confirmed that the decision to grant permanent protection...
  • Rudd Government: Legislative Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government and Leader of the House. Why is the passage of government legislation through the...
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, the Minister for Education and the Minister for Social Inclusion. I refer the minister to the case of the Gordon East Public...
  • Native Vegetation (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Is the minister aware of concerns in rural communities about state native vegetation laws? How has the government responded...
  • Asylum Seekers (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his confirmation in question time today that the decision to grant permanent protection visas, rather than temporary safe haven...
  • Hospitals (43 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister—