House debates

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

  • Family Payments (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth. Will the minister update the House on the government's assistance to families dealing with the costs of educating...
  • Literacy and Numeracy (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. I refer the Acting Prime Minister to the Auditor-General's report on the government's $540 million literacy and numeracy program that revealed no...
  • Carbon Pricing (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and Minister for Industry and Innovation. Will the minister update the House on the forecast for the impact of the carbon...
  • Marine Conservation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Will the minister update the House on some of the unique marine environments placed under...
  • National Security (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. I remind the minister that commercial, recreational and tourist charter fishing boats have...
  • Public Housing (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Housing, Homelessness and Small Business. Minister, how are the government's pension increases supporting people across the country with the cost of housing...
  • Passenger Movement Charge (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Can the Acting Prime Minister confirm that the government is about to drop the indexation of the passenger movement charge in response to arguments...
  • Pensions and Benefits (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Financial Services and Superannuation. Will the minister outline how the government is supporting working families through...
  • Immigration (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. I refer to the statement by the Minister for Home Affairs on 8 June 2012 that Ali Al Abassi—also known as Captain...
  • Carbon Pricing (5 speeches)
    Her venomous and festering tongue!
  • Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Will the Acting Prime Minister confirm to the House that an asylum seeker boat has arrived at Cocos Island carrying a breed of rat that will eat the...
  • Child Care (5 speeches)
    My question is to the— Opposition members interjecting —