House debates

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

  • Asylum Seekers (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. I remind him that, when the Howard government advised it would send asylum seekers to Nauru, the number of illegal arrivals dropped by two-thirds in a...
  • Government Spending (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. I remind the Acting Prime Minister that the government backflipped on the carbon tax floor price and Contract for Closure, backflipped on offshore...
  • Fiscal Policy (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Will the Acting Prime Minister outline the importance of a measured approach to fiscal policy? What are the risks to our economy of reckless cuts to...
  • Australian Public Service (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister and it follows his previous answer. Will the Acting Prime Minister confirm that his government has cut 750 staff from Customs, 97 staff from the...
  • Education Funding (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth. Public, Catholic and independent schools in the Chifley electorate are deeply concerned about the New South Wales...
  • Dental Health (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Does the Acting Prime Minister agree with the health minister's statement that the newly proposed dental health scheme is an additional $4 billion...
  • Housing Affordability (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Housing. What is the government doing to increase the affordability of housing? In addition to striving to keep interest rates low, shouldn't there be a...