House debates

Monday, 19 September 2011

  • Marriage
    To the Honourable T he Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives This petition of Parishioners of Saint James Church, North Road Brighton Vic 3186 and as members of the federal...
  • Potato Imports
    Petition to stop the import of fresh potatoes from New Zealand due to serious disease concerns To the Honourable T he Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives This petition of members...
  • Marriage
    To the Honourable T he Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives This petition of concerned citizens, in support of marriage as currently defined in the Marriage Act 1961 (Cth) draws to...
  • National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
    To the Honourable T he Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives This petition of concerned citizens of Australia draws to the attention of the House the continued lack of full...
  • Member for Fisher: Travel Expenditure
    To the Honourable T he Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives We, residents of the Sunshine Coast, are concerned about the extraordinary expenditure of taxpayers' money by the Member...
  • Syria; Responses (1 speech)
    Ministerial responses to petitions previously presented to the House have been received as follows:
  • Live Animal Exports
    Dear Mr Murphy Thank you for your letter of 10 June 2011 about a petition submitted to the Standing Committee on Petitions regarding live animal exports from Australia to the Middle East. I...
  • Kingsford Smith Electorate: Kensington Post Office
  • Racial Discrimination
  • Ballarat Electorate: Mobile Phone Services
    Dear Mr Murphy Telecommunication services in the Hepburn Shire Thank you for your letter dated 30 May 2011 concerning a petition submitted for the Committee's consideration regarding...
  • Kooyong Electorate: Balwyn Post Office
  • Brisbane Electorate: Ashgrove Post Office
  • Pharmaceutical Services
    Dear Mr Murphy Thank you for your letter of 4 July 2011 regarding a petition recently submitted for the consideration of the Standing Committee on Petitions requesting the facilitation of an...
  • Decentralisation Program
    Dear Mr Murphy Thank you for your letter of 4 July 2011 concerning a petition recently submitted to the Standing Committee on Petitions concerning the decentralisation of population from cities...
  • Flynn Electorate: Digital Television
    Dear Mr Murphy Petition about digital television reception in Miriam Vale and district, Qld Thank you for your letter dated 4 July 2011 in your capacity as Chair of the Standing Committee on...
  • Pharmaceutical Services
    Dear Mr Murphy Thank you for your letter of 4 July 2011 regarding a petition recently submitted for the consideration of the Standing Committee on Petitions requesting that the Australian...
  • Medical Research
    Dear Mr Murphy Thank you for your letter of 7 July 2011 to the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP, on behalf of the Standing Committee on Petitions, regarding a submission...
  • Malabar Headland; Statements (1 speech)
    Today I have presented 10 petitions that the Petitions Committee has found to comply with the standing orders. I want to repeat a remark that I make from time to time. The committee may or may...