House debates

Thursday, 30 May 2013

  • National Plan for School Improvement (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth. Will the minister update the House on how schools in regional and remote communities will benefit from the National...
  • Australian Federal Police (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister that in her East Timor solution speech to the Lowy Institute before the last election, she praised the Australian Federal Police...
  • Infrastructure (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and the Minister for Regional Development and Local Government. Why is it important to take—
  • Asylum Seekers (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister that yesterday she told the House: … if police request information then, of course, police requests are answered …...
  • Retirement Savings (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation. Minister, how have the government's policies consistently supported...
  • National Security (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister that ASIO data confirms that people who arrive illegally by boat are more than 20 times more likely to receive a negative...
  • Families (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Community Services, Indigenous Affairs and Disability Reform. Will the minister update the House on how the government's policy agenda will build a...
  • National Broadband Network (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister, and I refer her to reports of substantial exposure to asbestos in Telstra pits that are being re-opened as part of the construction of the NBN. What are the...
  • Health Care (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister update the House on how the government is delivering record funding on health, hospitals and medical research. Is there any obstacle...
  • Asylum Seekers (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the answer that she gave to my previous question where she confirmed that the current security assessments were satisfactory....
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. Will the Assistant Treasurer update the House on how the budget will help build a stronger, smarter and fairer nation for Australian families, and what...
  • School Education (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth. I refer the minister to this letter from Mary MacKillop College, a Catholic school in my electorate. I quote: 'It...
  • Clean Energy Finance Corporation (6 speeches)
    My question is to the acting Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation. Why is it important that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation act responsibly and discharge its legal...