House debates

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

  • Education Funding (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The coalition went to the last election claiming to be on an absolute unity ticket with Labor on school funding. Labor's plan would have delivered $14.65...
  • Economy (4 speeches)
    ) ( ): My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on progress the government is making in delivering the plan it took to the election to build a strong and...
  • Education Funding (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Before the election the coalition claimed there was no difference between Liberal and Labor on school funding. Under Labor's funding agreements states were...
  • Immigration (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister inform the House of the problems that were faced when temporary protection visas were removed in 2008? What...
  • Education Funding (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Under Labor's school agreements, states are required to invest one extra dollar for every two extra federal dollars. What is the rate of co-contribution from...
  • Gambling (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, your government wants to overturn the 43rd Parliament's modest poker machine reforms, so I want to know how all the avowed Christians in the...
  • Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Can the minister confirm that the promise of permanent residence lured over 33,000 people on dangerous boat journeys to...
  • Education (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Minister for Education's claim today that the government would keep the student resource standard. Can the Prime Minister advise what this...
  • Economy (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline the budget and economic challenges facing the Australian economy over coming months? How will stability, consistency and honesty in...
  • Education Funding (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. Under Labor's Gonski plan, New South Wales agreed to improve teacher standards to boost student outcomes and to improve school leadership in order to...
  • Carbon Pricing (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment. I remind the minister that dry cleaners are significant users of electricity and have been significantly disadvantaged by higher electricity...
  • Education Funding (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. Yesterday, the government claimed to have reached a national agreement on school funding. Can the minister confirm for the House what the states are...
  • Herbert Electorate: Defence (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I remind the Foreign Minister that Townsville is the home to 3rd Brigade, Australia's largest army base, as well as RAAF Base Townsville. I...
  • Education Funding (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the government's failure to provide any detail today about indexation, co-contributions, the student resource standard and loadings for...
  • National Broadband Network (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications. I refer the minister to an election advertisement displayed on a billboard in Stanley Street in Brisbane, which claimed that Labor's national...
  • Education Funding (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. Under Labor's Gonski plan, there are needs based loadings for students with disability, for Indigenous students, for small and remote schools, for...