House debates

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

  • Fuel Prices (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, representing the Treasurer. I refer to the Deputy Prime Minister's statement: Fuel tax is a tax on distance. If ever there was a country that should...
  • Carbon Pricing (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister assure the House that the benefits from the repeal of the carbon tax will be passed on to consumers? What stands in the way of this...
  • Budget (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Before the election this Prime Minister promised that he would reduce cost-of-living pressures, so why is this Prime Minister ramming a $2.2 billion petrol...
  • Carbon Pricing (26 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment. I refer to the list of liable entities released by the Clean Energy Regulator last week that shows—
  • Budget (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. This Prime Minister promised he would deliver a fair budget. How is it fair for this Prime Minister to, on one hand, impose a $2.2 billion petrol tax and, on...
  • Agriculture (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. Minister, given the excess demand for agricultural graduates in 2012 nationally—there were over 4,000 jobs for graduates but only 800 people...
  • Age Pension (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister agree with the Nationals' member for Mallee that raising the retirement age to 70 years is 'a mistake', or does he think that...
  • Dairy Industry (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. Will the minister inform the House what challenges exist for the Australian dairy industry? What action is the government taking to address these...
  • Budget (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Will the minister outline to the House why it is important to fix the budget to build a stronger economy and more secure Australia, particularly...
  • Pensions and Benefits (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that, as a result of his pension indexation cuts, the chief executive of the Council on the Ageing was quoted recently as saying:...
  • Higher Education (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. Will the minister inform the House how the government's higher education reforms will support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to obtain...