House debates

Monday, 15 November 2010

  • Gillard Government (14 speeches)
    My question is directed to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister of her statement in June that the government had lost its way, and I ask the Prime Minister when does she expect to find...
  • APEC Meeting (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the outcome of the recent meeting of the G20 summit in Korea and on the recent APEC leaders meeting in Japan?
  • Asylum Seekers (4 speeches, 1 comment)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the comments by former Labor minister, now citizen, Graham Richardson, about the Prime Minister’s failures, and I quote: The announcement of...
  • G20 Meeting (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Following the Prime Minister’s trip to the G20 summit last week, will the Prime Minister inform the House of both the Australian and the global outlook...
  • Asylum Seekers (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the 47 boats and 2,362 boat people that have been intercepted offshore since June, when she indicated that the government had...
  • G20 Meeting (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the outcomes from the G20 leaders meeting with regard to financial regulation and any implications for Australia?
  • Interest Rates (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the 16 separate occasions on which she and the Treasurer have warned the banks about interest rate rises above the Reserve...
  • Economy (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will you please update the House on the economic and fiscal outlook for Australia?
  • Banking (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Treasurer’s claim that he has been working on a second wave of banking reforms for some time but that he will not tell us what they are...
  • Asylum Seekers (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. Will the minister outline to the House the implications of last week’s High Court decision on the processing of asylum...
  • Emissions Trading Scheme (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to President Obama’s abandonment of a cap-and-trade emissions trading scheme for the world’s largest economy. As the...
  • Climate Change (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Minister, can you tell the House what implications the recent OECD survey of Australia has for climate change policy? What...
  • National Education Standards (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the rejection on Friday of the national curriculum by the New South Wales Board of Studies, which means the curriculum will not...
  • National Broadband Network (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. What progress is being made to roll out the...
  • Mental Health (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission recommends building early psychosis prevention and intervention centres, or EPPICs—which should not...
  • Medical Services (4 speeches, 1 comment)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister outline progress made on the GP superclinic program, including for the newly announced clinics?
  • National Broadband Network (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to claims by NextGen Networks and Optus that struggling families and pensioners will have to pay an extra $30 per month for a...
  • Paid Parental Leave (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the implementation and importance of the government’s...
  • Cleaner Car Rebate Scheme (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the comments of the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research regarding the cash-for-clunkers program that the...
  • Taxation (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Energy and the Minister for Tourism. Will the minister update the House on the progress of the Policy Transition Group in progressing the...