House debates

Tuesday, 30 September 2014

  • Taxation (2 speeches)
    Why has the Prime Minister walked away from closing $1.1 billion of tax loopholes for multinational corporations?
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the actions that the government and the national security authorities are taking to keep Australians safe.
  • Taxation (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to reports that James Hardie does not pay a single dollar of tax in Australia. Why has the government abandoned Labor's...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the government's efforts to combat the ideology and propoganda used by terrorist organisations to recruit...
  • Taxation (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to reports that more than eight out of 10 of the nation's biggest corporations do not pay the full 30 per cent corporate tax rate....
  • Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the cost of Bass Strait remains the biggest brake on Tasmania's economic development and the easiest to fix. Although the current subsidies...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Justice, will the minister update the House on the cooperation between state and federal law enforcement agencies in combating the terror threat?
  • Banking (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Why has the government decided not to proceed with Labor's measures to repeal section 25-90, reforms to the offshore banking unit regime and other measures,...
  • National Security (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on the government's progress in restoring the full range of measures that are securing our...
  • Taxation (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, why has the government cut $189 million from the tax office which would cost the budget up to a billion dollars in lost revenue?
  • Economy (9 speeches)
    My question is far more interesting and it goes to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline the government's actions to build a stronger economy for Australia?
  • Superannuation (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Why is the Prime Minister abolishing the low-income super contribution, ripping up to $500 a year from 2.1 million women on low incomes, while giving 16,000...
  • Infrastructure (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House of the action the government is taking to...
  • Taxation (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to reports that over $8.4 billion a year is lost to corporate tax avoidance—more than the total amount of cuts this year...
  • Carbon Pricing (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Will the minister inform the House of the savings that have been passed on to families and businesses of New South Wales and the ACT since the...
  • Budget (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Joint Committee on Human Rights chaired by Liberal Senator Dean Smith which has found the government's proposal to leave young people with...
  • Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education, representing the Minister for Employment. Will the minister update the House on the action the government is taking to protect the rights of workers,...
  • Higher Education (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister Education. I refer to page 41 of the coalition's Real Solutions policy document, released before the election, which promised that the coalition would ensure the...
  • Employment (5 speeches)
    Madam Speaker, my question is to the Assistant Minister for Employment. Would the minister update the House on government reforms to ensure that job seekers attend their appointments? Minister,...
  • Education (21 speeches)
    Madam Speaker, my question is to the Minister for Education. Last year the minister said the government was not considering university fee increases: … because we promised that we...
  • Early Childhood Sector (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Education. Will the minister update the House on the progress of the government's $200 million professional development program for long day care...
  • Pensions and Benefits (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Social Services. I refer to reports on the weekend that the government's plan to leave young people with nothing to live on for six months was 'not the...
  • Small Business (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Minister, will you inform the House of the action you are taking to cut the red-tape burden for the 13,000 small businesses in my electorate on...