House debates

Wednesday, 17 November 2010

  • Electricity Prices (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the New South Wales Energy and Water Ombudsman, who this week reported a 41 per cent increase in the number of people having...
  • School Infrastructure (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government in his capacity as the Minister representing the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and...
  • Cost of Living (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Over the past 12 months, electricity prices have increased by 12.5 per cent, water and sewerage prices have increased by nearly 13 per cent, the cost of...
  • Education Funding (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Treasurer. I ask: will the Treasurer explain the importance of education investment to a stronger economy?
  • Interest Rates (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the fact that, after seven interest rate rises in a row under this government, a family with an average mortgage is now almost...
  • Vocational Education and Training (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Energy and Minister for Tourism. How is the government assisting to train workers around Biloela to take advantage of the job opportunities...
  • Tourism (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the small-business retail and domestic tourism sectors are under pressure right now from a combination of consumer online overseas retailing,...
  • Skills Training (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth. Will the minister explain the importance of skills to building a more productive economy?
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In the gallery today there are three young women who are anxiously awaiting the government’s listing of the life-saving drug Soliris. One of those...
  • Broadband (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Will the minister explain the benefits of the National Broadband Network and what it will deliver to schools and education?
  • Asylum Seekers (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister that there are 5,360 people being detained by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, an increase of more than 200 per...
  • Cost of Living (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. How is the government supporting families with the cost of raising children and how does this help...