House debates

Monday, 20 October 2014

  • Agriculture (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. Will the minister inform the House how this government is delivering on its election commitments through a plan to boost the competitiveness of...
  • Drought (20 speeches)
    My question is also to the Minister for Agriculture. Minister, it is now eight months since you announced with some fanfare your drought assistance package for farmers. How much has the...
  • Infrastructure (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the Acting Prime Minister outline how building the infrastructure of the 21st century...
  • Pacific Highway (8 speeches)
    My question is also to the Acting Prime Minister and is also about the jointly funded Pacific Highway upgrade. Was he consulted about the decision by the New South Wales government to cut funding...
  • Industry (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industry. Will the minister update the House on how the recently released Industry, Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda will help build a strong and...
  • Defence Personnel (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Defence. I refer the assistant minister to his earlier response that the Parliamentary Budget Office figures were wrong. The head of the PBO, Mr Phil...
  • Small Business (5 speeches)
    My question is to my good friend the Minister for Small Business.
  • Australian Defence Force Budget (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Defence. Can the Assistant Minister confirm that, at the same time the government is proposing to cut the real wages of Australian Defence Force...
  • Carbon Pricing (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Will the minister inform the House of the savings that have been passed onto families and businesses in Western Australia since the government...
  • Environment (23 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment. In its latest report on environmental indicators, the OECD last year confirmed Australia's place as the largest per capita producer of...
  • Higher Education Reforms (2 speeches)
    Thank you for the call, Madam Speaker. I appreciate it. My question is to the Minister for Education. Will the minister update the House on the support within the higher education sector for the...
  • Environment (7 speeches)
    When it rains, it pours. My question is to the Minister for the Environment. I refer the minister to his recent comments about the importance of funding for Antarctica's walrus populations. Given...
  • Ebola Virus (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health. Would the minister update the House on the steps the government is taking in our region to address the Ebola situation, as well as on our contribution...