House debates

Tuesday, 4 June 2013

  • Education (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Asian Century Policy. How will access to the best possible...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. Given the minister's previous answer to my question, will he give an undertaking that at the conclusion of any assessment this...
  • Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. How is the government reforming the 457 visa system to build stronger and fairer Australian workplaces, and are there other approaches?
  • National Broadband Network (31 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. I remind him that, by his own admission, he wrote to Telstra in 2009 to urge the proactive replacement of every...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the government's plan to create a stronger economy and a fairer society by making smart investments in our schools?
  • National Broadband Network (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. I remind the minister that on 19 April, after problems with asbestos had been widely reported in the press, the Chief...
  • Environment: Marine Parks Management Plans (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water and Population and Communities. Will the Minister update the House on what the government is doing to protect our oceans?...
  • National Broadband Network (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Is the minister aware that an asbestos pit beside a footpath at a Mackay NBN construction site was uncovered for almost a...
  • Local Government (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and Minister for Regional Development and Local Government. How is the government building stronger communities by giving financial...
  • National Broadband Network (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister of evidence given in Senate estimates by the chief executive officer of Comcare that more than half of all asbestos cases since...
  • Parliamentary Budget Office (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Treasurer and Minister Assisting for Deregulation. How is the government making sure that members of parliament have access to independent advice on getting...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is again to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. I refer the minister to article 32 of the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, which states: The...