House debates
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: can the Prime Minister please advise the parliament what progress has been made to restore Australia's relationship with Indonesia since his statement? - Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: I refer the Prime Minister to the government's plan to abolish the carbon tax. Would the Prime Minister tell the House what impact this will have on costs... - Russell, Mr Colin (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: Prime Minister, noting that citizens of New Zealand, Finland, France, Italy, Argentina, Poland and Canada have been granted bail in Russia while the pretrial... - Mining Tax (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer: I refer the Treasurer to the government's plan to abolish the mining tax. Will the Treasurer tell the House what consequences will flow from the repeal for the... - Asylum Seekers (17 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Given that Lieutenant General Angus Campbell was able to provide the answer last night that no Indonesian boats have been... - Tasmania: Freight (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the cost of getting people, vehicles and freight in and out of Tasmania is a very significant brake on our economic development. The cost of... - Child Care (9 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Education. Can the minister outline to the House all the financial and regulatory burdens that have impacted on the childcare sector in the last year... - Asylum Seekers (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. In light of the minister's previous answer—and, indeed, his answers over the last week—why does the minister even... - Coal Industry (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry. I refer the minister to the comments of Michael Roche from the Queensland Resources Council at the Australian Steel Convention, where he said that... - Taxation (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business. I refer the minister to the bills to be voted on later today which abolish the instant asset write-off, the tax loss carryback and the special... - Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. I remind the minister that pensioners, including those in aged-care facilities like Strathdon Community Centre in Forest Hill and Heritage... - Economy: Fiscal Policy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to government plans to cut much-needed support for Australian families—to abolish the Schoolkids bonus, the income support bonus and the... - Education (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Can the minister confirm that the academic results for Australian school students have gone backwards in real and relative terms when compared with... - Taxation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. I refer the minister to correspondence received today from Grandparents Australia, which describes his government's plan to cut the schoolkids... - Broadband (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. I refer to a claim by Senator Don Farrell in April this year that construction had commenced to bring the NBN to more than 8,300 households in... - Taxation (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. Is the minister aware that in my electorate of Charlton there are 8,132 families and 14,120 children receiving the schoolkids bonus? Can the... - Asylum Seekers (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Can the minister explain the impacts on communities like mine in Western Sydney of the previous government's decision to... - Superannuation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the 23,000 constituents in my electorate of Bendigo who are currently eligible for the low-income super contribution of up to... - General Practice (18 speeches)
Madam Speaker, my question is to the Minister for Health. A constituent in my electorate, Ms Whitehouse, has complained to me that the Wanneroo GP Superclinic is still not open and is yet to see... - Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minster. I refer to the Prime Minister's comments earlier this year—golden words, really! He says: What we have to do is spend less on lower priorities so we can... - Defence (5 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Defence. I remind the minister that there are over 3,200 Defence personnel who work in my electorate of Hughes, including the Liverpool Military Area... - Small Business (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Minister, in February the Prime Minister announced plans for emergency assistance concessional loans of up to $100,000 to small businesses... - Carbon Pricing (3 speeches)
My question is also to Minister for Small Business—prompted by that comprehensive and insightful answer. Is the minister aware that the latest New South Wales IPART review indicates that...
