House debates

Monday, 13 February 2012

  • Carbon Pricing (11 speeches)
    I refer the Prime Minister, to whom this question is directed, to the government's own Treasury modelling that predicts that output in Australia's aluminium industry, which sustains some 10,000...
  • Queensland and New South Wales Floods (2 speeches)
    Prime Minister, how is the Commonwealth assisting communities impacted by recent flooding in New South Wales and Queensland?
  • Carbon Pricing (13 speeches)
    My question is also to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the fact that Queensland Alumina's parent company is reviewing its Gladstone based operations and to the comments from its...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. How do the recent events in Greece and the Eurozone highlight the importance of managing the Australian economy and returning our budget to surplus in the...
  • Employment (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to recently announced job losses at Westpac, the Royal Bank of Scotland, Holden, Toyota, BHP, Reckitt's, Manildra, Norsk, Tomago,...
  • Native Title (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the longstanding Commonwealth offer to compensate states for the bulk of native title compensations, an arrangement which benefits our country and...
  • Economy (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline for the House the importance of supporting jobs and economic growth and returning the budget to surplus?
  • Budget (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Given that Labor has never delivered a surplus in my lifetime and that in his time as Treasurer the government has delivered the four largest budget deficits in...
  • Economy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation. How is the government keeping our economy strong and helping...
  • Prime Minister (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister stand by her statement on 28 January that Mr Hodges was advised by the journalists at the Lobby restaurant that Mr Abbott that...
  • Infrastructure (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Minister, how has the government delivered community infrastructure while supporting jobs in the national economy, and how has...
  • Prime Minister (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister stand by this statement of 28 January: 'At no point did Mr Hodges say to Ms Sattler that Mr Abbott had suggested that the tent...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and Minister for Industry and Innovation. How is the government promoting jobs across Australian industry and what are the...
  • Prime Minister (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to this statement that she made: 'At no point did Mr Hodges say to Ms Sattler that Mr Abbott had suggested that the tent embassy...
  • Private Health Insurance (29 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health, Ms Plibersek. Will the minister update the House on the government's plans to make the private health insurance rebate fairer for Australians?
  • Economy (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and the Minister for Indigenous Reform. Minister, could you outline to the House how the government is...
  • Private Health Insurance (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her own statements with respect to the private health insurance rebate: If I were minister for health in an elected government,...