House debates

Thursday, 24 June 2010

  • Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House the importance of fairness in the workplace? Are there any risks to this?
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    Mr Speaker, again my question is to the Prime Minister. I ask her: is she committed to raising $12 billion from the mining tax as stated in the budget?
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    Mr Speaker, my question is to the Treasurer. Deputy Prime Minister, why is it so important Australian families get the tax relief they need to help with the costs of living?
  • Budget (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Given that the Prime Minister has confirmed today that the same ministers will be conducting the same negotiations with the mining industry for the same $12...
  • Broadband (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. What benefits does comprehensive high-speed broadband offer for the development of smart...
  • Australian Labor Party: Leadership (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. How can the people of Australia trust the Prime Minister’s word when on at least six separate occasions over the past 30 days she pledged loyalty to...
  • Afghanistan (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on Australia’s commitments in Afghanistan?
  • Australian Labor Party: Leadership (7 speeches)
    My question is also to the Prime Minister and I refer the Prime Minister to her admission in her last answer that the Labor government had lost its way. Will the Prime Minister now tell the House...
  • Business (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Minister, what progress is the government making in relieving the regulatory burden on business?
  • Deputy Prime Minister (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. How can the Australian people trust the Deputy Prime Minister’s word when, on at least three separate occasions in the last 10 days, he pledged...
  • Paid Parental Leave (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. How is the government improving support for working parents?
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the $75 million now being withheld from the New South Wales government as a result of their bungling of her scandal-plagued...
  • Child Care (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth and Minister for Sport. Will the minister outline to the House government initiatives to assist Australian...
  • Asylum Seekers (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her statement as shadow minister for immigration, namely, ‘Another boat on the way, another policy failure.’ Given...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. How is the government making airports and air travel in Australia safer for passengers and staff?
  • Home Insulation Program (5 speeches)
    I refer the now Prime Minister to her central role as Deputy Prime Minister in the design, approval and delivery of the disastrous pink batts program, which has been linked to four tragedies, 174...
  • Health (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. How will the government’s health reforms deliver more accessible care? What is the government doing to train more GPs to deliver more...