House debates

Wednesday, 9 February 2011

  • Australian Natural Disasters (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. While the government is offering concessional loans to small businesses damaged by floods and the cyclone, it is offering no assistance to the thousands of...
  • Flood Levy (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. How many Australians will have to pay the flood levy and how many Australians who would normally be responsible for paying the flood levy will not have to because...
  • Child Care (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare. Will the government review its decision to cut funding for neighbourhood model occasional care centres, leaving some...
  • Australian Natural Disasters (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House the economic impacts of the recent natural disasters?
  • Flood Levy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. A small business in my electorate, Apex Smash Repairs, was flooded up to the ceiling. It lost vital equipment. It suffered damage of $200,000 and was out of...
  • Australian Natural Disasters (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House the fiscal impacts associated with the recent natural disasters and the government’s plan to rebuild the affected...
  • Flood Levy (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his recent statement in the media that through the flood tax the government is working to ‘rebuild infrastructure and homes’....
  • Natural Disasters (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the minister please inform the House about the Australian Defence Force response to the recent natural disasters?
  • GP Superclinics (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. I refer the minister to her admission that the government chose the location of GP superclinics without analysing whether there was a...
  • Australian Natural Disasters (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General. Will the Attorney-General inform the House about the Commonwealth’s emergency response to natural disasters across Australia this summer?
  • Flood Levy (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. On 31 March 2009, thousands of residents in my electorate of Cowper were severely impacted by a major flood event. Despite the flood being declared a natural...
  • Australian Natural Disasters (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development, Local Government and the Arts. How is the government’s response to natural disasters, including in my own...
  • Uranium Exports (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Energy regarding his recent meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Krishna. Did the minister reaffirm the government’s ban on sales...
  • International Development Assistance (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister advise the House of the importance to Australia of the Australia-Indonesia education partnership and of any risks to this...