House debates

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

  • New Colombo Plan (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the achievements of the New Colombo Plan after just one year. What benefits will continue to flow to...
  • Economy (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to reports today that the Prime Minister is 'scraping off the barnacles'. Which barnacle will the Prime Minister scrape off today—his disaster...
  • Trade with China (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Trade and Investment. Will the minister inform the House of the benefits for Australian services, investors and businesses as a result of the China-Australia...
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (24 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In question time on Monday the Prime Minister said, 'We are applying an efficiency dividend to the ABC.' But yesterday, when discussing the Prime Minister's...
  • Trade with China (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. I remind the minister that I recently attended the opening of a major new export abattoir, Hilltop Meats, in my electorate. Will the minister...
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Special Broadcasting Service (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday when speaking about the Prime Minister's broken promise on the ABC, the Minister for Communications said: 'Certainly there are cuts. He said no...
  • Trade with China (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Social Services. Will the minister update the House on the benefits to Australia's aged care sector as a result of the recent Australia-China free-trade agreement?
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications. I refer to the Prime Minister's previous answers about cuts to the ABC. Will the minister now admit that he was wrong?
  • Small Business (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Will the minister outline to the House how the government will help small businesses in my electorate and elsewhere in Victoria benefit from the...
  • Budget (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, who came up with the strategy of lying about lying, and how do you reckon it is going?
  • Ebola (23 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister the Health.