House debates

Monday, 21 March 2011

  • Carbon Pricing (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline for the House the importance of putting a price on carbon to transform our economy for a low carbon future?
  • Climate Change (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her statement on ABC’s Q&A program last week that if she had won an outright majority at the election she would now...
  • Defence: Anglesea Barracks (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, Tasmania occupies a remarkable place in Australian military history. Anglesea Barracks in Hobart is the oldest Army barracks in Australia,...
  • Climate Change (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Why is the government committed to taking strong action on climate change, how has this commitment been received and is...
  • Asylum Seekers (7 speeches)
    Thank you, Mr Speaker. My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s statement on Sunday 13 March in response to the break-out of detainees on Christmas Island that...
  • Libya (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on international efforts to protect civilians and bring an end to the Gaddafi regime’s violence in Libya?
  • East Timor (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Can the Minister for Foreign Affairs confirm that, eight months after the Prime Minister’s announcement of a regional processing centre...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the importance of maintaining a responsible fiscal policy and returning the budget to surplus as planned?
  • Asylum Seekers (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. I refer the minister to the advertisement in today’s Australian seeking applications for an additional six public affairs and...
  • Indigenous Communities (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs: what action is the government taking to reduce antisocial behaviour and improve living conditions...
  • National Education Standards (6 speeches)
    My question today is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her very sensible comments yesterday when she said it was impossible to understand Western literature without...
  • Alpine Grazing (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Will the minister update the House on recent developments concerning the Victorian government...