House debates

Thursday, 7 February 2013

  • Economy (13 speeches)
    Improving on the questions from the member for North Sydney, I would like to follow on and ask the Treasurer if he would update the House on the government's approach to supporting jobs and...
  • Rail Infrastructure (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, it has been 100 years since rail arrived in the towns of Gloucester and Taree. At the time, they were very vital pieces of infrastructure,...
  • Budget (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Treasurer and Minister Assisting for Deregulation. How is the government supporting hardworking Australian families by delivering tax relief, infrastructure, and...
  • Economy (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister of the promise she made at a public forum three days before the last election when asked about Labor's commitment to return the...
  • Asian Century (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Trade and Competitiveness and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Asian Century Policy. Will the minister update the House on the government's plan for the...
  • Superannuation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister agree with the statement made yesterday by her chief whip, Mr Fitzgibbon, that 'aspirational Australia is sick and tired of constant...
  • Public Service (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Special Minister of State and Minister for the Public Service and Integrity. For the benefit of the House, would the minister step through the consequences of relocating...
  • Superannuation (5 speeches)
    () (): My question is to the Prime Minister. It relates to the Prime Minister's last answer. I remind the Prime Minister that in 2007 the Labor Party promised that superannuation would be changed...
  • Coal Seam Gas (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for . Will the minister update the House on negotiations between the federal government and the New South Wales government on using the best quality science to...
  • Superannuation (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the Treasurer's statement on 2 May 2010: We think certainty is absolutely paramount when it comes to the retirement income...
  • Aluminium Industry (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources and Energy and Minister for Tourism. Would the minister advise the House why it is important for Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory and...
  • Victoria: Health System (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her decision to cut $107 million from Victorian hospitals, causing beds to close across Victoria, including five palliative...
  • Small Business (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Would the minister update the House on how the government is supporting small business with targeted tax cuts and what the consequences would be...