House debates

Thursday, 29 May 2014

  • Budget: Age Pension (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, if there are no cuts to pensions in this budget, why do the Prime Minister's own budget papers show a $449 million cut?
  • Schools (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. Will the minister inform the House how the government is supporting Australian school students. Are there any alternative approaches?
  • Prime Minister: Official Residences (4 speeches)
    My question is the Prime Minister. I refer to evidence revealed in Senate estimates that the spending on the Prime Minister's official residences will increase by 5.3 per cent to $1.7 million...
  • Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister inform the House of the benefits to taxpayers of the success of the government's border protection...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In the seat of Mallee, 19,959 age pensioners will have their concessions cut for electricity, water, council rates and public transport. In addition, they...