House debates

Monday, 27 October 2014

  • Ebola (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The President of the Australian Medical Association has described the government's response to the Ebola crisis as a shambles. When will the Prime Minister...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on how the government is building a stronger and more prosperous economy?
  • Goods and Services Tax (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Talking of promises, before the election, the Prime Minister promised the GST was not going to change—full stop, end of story. Given the Prime Minister...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline how the government is building a stronger economy that will mean more and better jobs for Australians?
  • Goods and Services Tax (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his previous answer in which he refused to rule out changing the GST. The night before the election the Prime Minister promised...
  • Migration (11 speeches, 1 comment)
    Minister for migration: the Australian economy generates 200,000 new jobs every year while some 300,000 school leavers and others join the workforce. With the government continuing Labor's policy...
  • Economic Competitiveness (6 speeches)
    Madam Speaker, my question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline the state of the global economy? Treasurer: what effects do global events have on Australian jobs?
  • Goods and Services Tax (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his previous answer that the GST is a state matter. I also refer the Prime Minister to his $80 billion of cuts to state...
  • Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Will the minister outline what savings have been passed on to Victorian families and businesses, particularly dairy processors, since the...
  • Goods and Services Tax (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Today Victorian Premier Denis Napthine told 3AW Radio that he was not interested in increasing the GST and he told the Prime Minister, 'Show us the money.'...
  • Higher Education (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. Will the minister update the House on the benefits to students of the government's expansion of the Commonwealth scholarships because of its higher...
  • Economy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to the sharp fall in the Australian Industry Group's September performance of services index and note that this fall was blamed on 'ongoing...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister please advise the House why it is important to take action, including cancelling passports, to counter the threat of foreign...
  • Economy (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to the recent NAB monthly business survey, showing that business conditions have eroded sharply over recent months and are below the...
  • Border Protection (9 speeches)
    My question is to the very effective Minister for Immigration and Border Protection.
  • Drought (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. I refer him to the drought related answer he gave on Monday and corrected in the House late on Wednesday. I also refer him to Hansard, in which the...
  • Ebola (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on measures the government is taking to ensure the safety of all Australians given the...
  • Minister for Agriculture (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. Did the minister use the following words in his answer last Monday? … if you were also a recipient of the Interim Farm Household Allowance...
  • Infrastructure (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline the government's action to improve infrastructure in...