House debates

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

  • Climate Change (11 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister advise the House of the cost of living impact on Australian families of a $40 a tonne carbon price?
  • Delhi Commonwealth Games (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister advise the House of the advice being provided by the government to Australians travelling to India?
  • Emissions Trading Scheme (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his claim on Meet the Press, the week before the election, where he said that any carbon tax under a future Gillard government was just...
  • Economy (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the state of the economy and what that says about the importance of responsible economic management?
  • Asylum Seekers (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her explicit denials just three days before the election of any plans to expand the Curtin detention centre, contrasted with...
  • Economy (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Deputy Prime Minister, what do recent economic outcomes say about Australia’s economic outlook and the importance of responsible economic management?
  • Immigration (2 speeches)
    I refer to the government’s claim prior to and during the election that asylum seekers will not be housed at RAAF Base Scherger, nor would an immigration detention centre be built at RAAF...
  • Climate Change (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Why is it important to build consensus around the need to take action on climate change?
  • Local Hospital Networks (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. I ask for an update on reforms in regard to the local health networks, particularly in New South Wales, and also for an update on the $1.8...
  • Afghanistan (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the Minister update the House on Australia’s efforts in Afghanistan?
  • Refugees (13 speeches)
    Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity to ask the first question as the member for Durack. My question is addressed to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. I refer the minister to...
  • Floods in Pakistan (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister outline to the House the current progress on the flood recovery in Pakistan and what Australia is doing to assist relief efforts?
  • Asylum Seekers (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Prior to election, the Prime Minister promised there would be a regional processing centre in Timor-Leste. Will it be established within 12...
  • Rural and Regional Services (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government and Minister for the Arts. How is the government delivering better outcomes for regional Australia?
  • Economy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Does the Treasurer agree with his own Treasury, in their incoming government analysis, that after all of the government’s election commitments it must now...
  • Gambling (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. What is the government doing to deliver on its commitment to address problem gambling?
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth. I refer to the promise made by the Prime Minister before the election that ‘the government accepts all of Mr...
  • Australian Federal Police (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Justice and Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information. Minister, how is the government supporting the Australian Federal Police...
  • Home Insulation Program (2 speeches)
    Mr Speaker, my question is to the Prime Minister. I refer her to the case of my constituent Mr Rick Walker, whose house in Tiaro was burnt down just two hours after insulation was installed in...
  • Cyber Storm III (5 speeches)
    Mr Speaker, my question is to the Attorney-General. Will the Attorney-General outline what measures the government is taking to address cyber based threats to national security?