House debates

Tuesday, 3 June 2014

  • Infrastructure and Regional Development (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on how the government's commitment of $6.7...
  • Budget: Health (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Senate Estimates revealed that the government has made no attempt to find out what the impact of the GP tax would be on the out-of-pocket expenses for...
  • Budget: Higher Education (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. Will the minister explain how the government's higher education reforms will help the people in my electorate of Lindsay gain greater access to...
  • Budget: Health (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Premier of New South Wales has said of the Prime Minister's $80 billion cuts to hospitals and schools: The cuts have an immediate impact … what we...
  • Asylum Seekers (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on the impact of Operation Sovereign Borders on people-smuggling ventures to Australia?...
  • Budget (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Premier of Queensland has said of the Prime Minister's $80 billion cut to schools and hospitals: A big red cross is cutting health and education...
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Medicare (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister inform the House how a co-payment has helped make the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme sustainable? What plans does the government have...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to a report today that the people of ACT will lose $47 million out of their healthcare budget on 1 July as a result of the Prime Minister's $80...
  • Broadband (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications. Will the minister outline how the government will deliver the NBN faster and more affordably to all Australians? What will be the impact on the...
  • Budget (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The health department has confirmed that the government has not investigated the impact of its health policies on hospitals. Can the Prime Minister confirm...
  • Child Care (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Education. Will the minister inform the House what the government is doing to ensure more flexible, affordable and accessible child care for...
  • Budget: Health (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The median waiting time for elective surgeries like hip replacements is 36 days. What will happen to people already on surgical waiting lists because of the...
  • Carbon Pricing (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. Will the minister inform the House how repealing the carbon tax and putting spending in agriculture on a sustainable footing will help fix Labor's...
  • Queensland Budget: Health and Education (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Queensland budget released minutes ago which refers to a $16 billion cut for Queensland schools and hospitals. Is Premier Newman lying when he...
  • Infrastructure (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the minister update the House on what the government is doing to accelerate the construction...
  • Climate Change (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I note that the Prime Minister leaves to go overseas tomorrow. I also note that, courtesy of American comedian John Oliver's video going viral on the...
  • Economy (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Trade and Investment. Will the minister inform the House how trade and investment boosts the government's Economic Action Strategy and how this will support...