House debates

Thursday, 26 June 2014

  • Budget (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. This Prime Minister promised Australia an adult government of no surprises and no excuses. So why has the Prime Minister delivered one of the most deceptive,...
  • Carbon Pricing (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the government's plans to reduce power prices? What stands in the way of lower power prices for Australian families?
  • Science (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Today is the national day of protest for the CSIRO against the Prime Minister's cuts and broken promises. The Prime Minister is cutting one in 10 jobs at...
  • Carbon Pricing (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment: I refer the minister to this statement from AGL confirming that, if the carbon tax is repealed, price reductions will flow through to...
  • Higher Education (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister: new modelling shows that the cost of science degrees will triple to $123,000, because of the government's broken promise on university fees. Why does this...
  • Carbon Pricing (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. As things now stand, there will soon be no direct action sham, no carbon price and no emissions trading scheme. As most of the new senators now support at...
  • Budget (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday we learned that the Prime Minister told the Australian Medical Association that he was willing to look at alternative models for his unfair GP tax....
  • Infrastructure (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Deputy Prime Minister, could you outline how the budget will assist in building the roads of the 21st century, and how does investing in quality...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. No matter what chaotic deal the Prime Minister pieces together this week, isn't it true that Australian families will be $6,000 a year worse off because of...
  • Education (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. Ms Plibersek interjecting—
  • Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In question time earlier today the Prime Minister told us how he was looking forward to working with the member for Fairfax. But before the election the...
  • Broadband (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications. Will the minister update the House on what the government is doing to accelerate the roll-out of the NBN? What does this mean for people living...
  • Budget (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. If the government gets its way, nearly 300,000 elderly Australians will today receive their last ever seniors supplement payment because of the Prime...
  • Immigration Policy (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on the government's border protection measures, including the measures he has put in place...
  • Budget (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Before the election, the Prime Minister said there would be no cuts to health. But the Prime Minister is cutting $390 million from public dental programs...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister advise the House on action the government is taking to deal with the threat posed by extremists returning from fighting in...
  • Budget (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Education. Before the election, the government promised to help families with cost-of-living pressures. The minister's own department has confirmed...
  • Crime (29 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Justice. Will the minister inform the House how the government has made our communities safer? How does this government's approach differ from the previous...
  • Dementia and Severe Behaviours Supplement (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Mr Snowdon interjecting—
  • Building Better Regional Cities Program (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Social Services.