House debates

Thursday, 13 February 2014

  • Business Investment (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the answer he just gave that the government's $16 million grant to Cadbury in Tasmania was a local tourism infrastructure...
  • Workplace Relations (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education, representing the Minister for Employment. How will the proposed royal commission into trade union governance and corruption prevent honest workers...
  • Employment (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I note that the Prime Minister has previously referred to high unemployment as one of the justifications for providing $16 million to Cadbury, in the...
  • Telecommunications (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications. Will the minister outline the status of the Interim Satellite Service established by the former government to serve the bush?
  • Assistant Minister for Health: Staffing (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Minister for Employment's statement at Senate estimates: The Prime Minister avails himself of all forms of advice in relation to staff...
  • Mackay Electorate: GP Superclinic (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health. I refer the minister to the Mackay GP superclinic in my electorate, which was promised more than three years ago. It is still not open and is yet to see...
  • Assistant Minister for Health: Staffing (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the previous answer he gave to me where he asked me to check what was happening in Senate question time. I refer to the fact that in the Senate...
  • Australia-United States Relationship (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I remind the minister that my electorate and the state of Western Australia host significant investment in mining and energy. How important is...
  • Assistant Minister for Health: Staffing (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister and refers to an aspect of this issue that has not been raised in the Senate. Is the Prime Minister aware that Minister Nash did not disclose at the meeting...
  • G20 Meeting (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the G20 finance ministers' meeting being held next week?
  • Department of Health: Health Star Rating Website (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to Minister Nash's intervention to remove the health star rating system website developed by state and territory governments. Given that we now know...
  • Education (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. I remind the minister that Ashgrove State School and Kenmore State High School in my electorate of Ryan transitioned to become independent public...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's statement: No cuts to education, no cuts to health, no change to pensions, no change to the GST and no cuts to the ABC or...
  • Child Care (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Education. I refer the minister to the June quarter 2013 report into child care and early learning produced by the Department of Education stating...