House debates

Tuesday, 20 March 2012

  • Mining (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Energy and Minister for Tourism. Minister, how strong is the current and future investment pipeline in Australia's resources sector and how does...
  • Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Small Business. I refer to the Queensland chamber of commerce survey that found that three out of four respondents believe that the carbon tax will have a...
  • Mining (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. I ask him: now that the government has secured passage of its mining tax, what will the revenue mean for economic infrastructure...
  • Small Business (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his statement yesterday that 'a company tax cut is important for 2.7 million small businesses'. How does the Treasurer reconcile that...
  • Member for Dobell (4 speeches)
    My question is to the minister for workplace r elations. I remind the minister of his statement yesterday in question time that he was in the process of going through the Fair Work Australia...
  • Age Pension (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform. Will the minister update the House on how the government is supporting...
  • Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (1 speech)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister confirm that Customs air cargo inspections have dropped from 60 per cent under the former Howard government to only 8.3 per cent...
  • Mining (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer or if not the Treasurer then the Assistant Treasurer. Who is the Treasurer over there? Where is he? The SPEAKER: The honourable member for North Sydney will remove...