House debates

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister that she told the parliament yesterday that last Monday's Four Corners report alleging a cyberattack against ASIO was...
  • Family Payments (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Community Services, Indigenous Affairs and Disability Reform. Will the minister update the House on the clear choices the government is making to...
  • Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister of the admission yesterday from immigration officials that 63 asylum seekers have escaped from immigration detention in the last...
  • Education Funding (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth. Will the minister update the House on why we need to invest in the National Plan for School Improvement? What other...
  • Asylum Seekers (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister of revelations that more than 10,000 asylum seekers have been released into the community without any comprehensive ASIO checks....
  • Vocational Education and Training (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Higher Education and Skills. How is the government working to make sure that thousands of trainees, apprentices, students and workers have the skills and...
  • National Security (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Given the Prime Minister's assertions that she takes national security seriously, why when she was Deputy Prime Minister did she not attend all meetings of...
  • Child Support (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood and Childcare and Minister for Employment Participation. How is the government helping working parents with the cost of raising children and...
  • Asylum Seekers (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that the New South Wales Police Commissioner has asked the Australian government, through the Department of Immigration and...
  • Consumer Protection (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. How is the government standing up for a fair go for hardworking families and small business and what other approaches are there?
  • Asylum Seekers (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In light of the Prime Minister's previous answer, can the Prime Minister explain why the government has explicitly refused to provide the specific...
  • Aged Care (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, the Minister for Social Inclusion and the Minister for Housing and Homelessness. Will the minister update the House—