House debates

Tuesday, 22 June 2010

  • Broadband (2 speeches)
    I have a question for the Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy. Minister, what will be a benefit of the National Broadband Network for Australia’s...
  • Budget (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the statement of Indigenous leader and Melbourne university professor, Marcia Langton, who said: If this super resource tax...
  • Mental Health (31 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will he explain to the House why his chief adviser on mental health, Professor John Mendoza, resigned in disgust?
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Minister for Social Inclusion and Deputy Prime Minister. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline the...
  • Budget (14 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to yet another Indigenous leader who is concerned about the impact of his great big new tax on mining. This time it is the...
  • Work and Family (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. How is the government supporting families to make their own work and family choices, and are there...
  • Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the statement by the Attorney-General that there are now 508 children being detained by the Department of Immigration and...
  • Health: Natal Services (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. How is the government increasing support services for Australian mothers and their babies and are there any threats to this approach?
  • Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to reports that a boat carrying 200 asylum seekers, suspected of being Tamil Tigers, has left Sri Lanka and is heading to...
  • Young People (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Housing and Minister for the Status of Women. What new measures is the government implementing to prevent violence against women and to assist young people in...