House debates

Thursday, 6 June 2013

  • National Security (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. I remind the minister that yesterday he said he would ask his department to brief him on whether there were any other terrorists...
  • Migration (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. Minister, why is the government reforming the 457 visa subclass to support jobs and build a stronger economy? Will the minister...
  • National Security (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister that when the opposition first revealed that a convicted Egyptian jihadist terrorist was living amongst families in a...
  • Education (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on how the government is delivering a smarter future by making every school in the country a better school?
  • National Security (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Having belatedly called an inquiry into the security of our detention system, will the Prime Minister finally concede that having a convicted Egyptian jihadi...
  • Dobell Electorate: Mining (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Further to my question last week, new data released by the mining company Kores shows people will die from coal dust; 79 million litres of water will be lost...
  • Economy (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the underlying strengths of Australia's economy? How is the government making the choice to invest in a smarter and fairer...
  • National Security (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that her government has taken no steps to remove from Australia the convicted Egyptian jihadist terrorist previously held in the...
  • Education (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth. Will the minister inform the House of the response to the passage of the Australian Education Bill through the...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General. I remind the Attorney that, in response to questions about the convicted Egyptian jihadist terrorist held in the Adelaide Hills for almost a year, he...
  • Queensland Budget: Infrastructure (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, and it follows on from the question that I asked him yesterday. How have the federal government's new nation-building commitments...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General. Yesterday the Attorney defended the government's failure to safeguard Australia's national security because the convicted Egyptian jihadist terrorist had...
  • Employment (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation and Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Minister, how are the government's policies making sure every...
  • National Security (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister guarantee that the inspector-general's inquiry into how a convicted jihadist terrorist was held behind a pool fence for almost a year...
  • Budget, Queensland: Health (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister update the House on the government's investment in Queensland's health system? Is the minister aware of other choices that have...
  • Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I ask the Prime Minister: will the inquiry that she announced yesterday include the handling of the case of Mr Khoda Doost, who was allegedly involved in...
  • Taxation (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Treasurer and Minister Assisting for Deregulation. How have Tasmanian families and businesses benefited from real tax reform under this government? And what would...
  • Asylum Seekers (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to this article in The Sydney Morning Herald which states that a whistleblower told Fairfax Media that another detainee had been...
  • Carbon Pricing, Economy (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation. How is the government's clean energy future plan driving change in our electricity market and building a stronger...