House debates
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
- Abbott Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the fact that in just two months since the last election the Prime Minister has proposed almost doubling the debt rather than cutting the debt,... - Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister please inform the House how scrapping the carbon tax will help Australian families and businesses to get ahead, including those in my... - Budget (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's repeated commitments to help struggling families. I also refer to the fact that in the last two months since the election the... - Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline the state of the economy the coalition government inherited? Can the Treasurer outline how responsible and prudent government will... - Asylum Seekers (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm whether Australia has approached Indonesia for a people-swap deal? Or should we just wait and read about it in the Jakarta Post? - Climate Change (5 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Prime Minister, who was referred to this morning by the now acceptable term of 'Typhoon Tony'. Prime Minister, Typhoon Haiyan may be the strongest typhoon on record and,... - Asylum Seekers (7 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. At the recent election, the people of Bass indicated their support for the coalition's plan to stop the boats by electing a... - Carbon Pricing (2 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Is the minister aware that the electricity generator Macquarie Generation, owned by the people of my state of New South Wales, has a net carbon... - Economy (5 speeches, 2 comments)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's comments this morning: … we never opposed the former government’s bills to raise the debt ceiling. We never... - Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Minister, I refer you to this email from Jenny, a local nurse in my electorate of Higgins who, under the previous government's proposed $2,000 cap on... - Economy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will Australia's government debt be higher or lower at the end of this term of government than it was on 7 September this year? - Rural and Regional Health Services (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. I must say that it is a real honour to ask the minister his first question. I refer the minister to the funding of chemotherapy services in rural and... - Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to the fact that, under Labor, Australia was given a AAA credit rating from each of the three major ratings agencies. Treasurer, will... - Defence Personnel (2 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Defence. What effects did the previous government's defence budget cuts have on ADF personnel in my electorate of Solomon, and what is the coalition's...
