House debates

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

  • Carer Supplement (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer rule out limiting the annual carer supplement to only one payment per carer, as recommended in the government's Commission of Audit?
  • Unclaimed Money (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer inform the House how the government is restoring certainty and predictability to the savings of Australians by reforming the unclaimed money...
  • Budget (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has today promised that the budget will be in broad balance within five years. The last budget cut the rate of pension increase, it...
  • New South Wales State Election (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to comments yesterday in state parliament by the Western Australian Treasurer, Mr Nahan, who said, and I quote: Joe Hockey now has the...
  • Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Training representing the Minister for Employment. Will the minister explain why the government is taking action to restore the rule of law on the...
  • Road Infrastructure (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister please update the House on how projects like WestConnex...
  • Hospitals (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's decision to cut more than $50 billion from Australia's hospitals. Can the Prime Minister confirm that, in New South Wales,...
  • New Colombo Plan (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on progress of the government's New Colombo Plan? How has this initiative been received by Australian...
  • Budget (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In his last budget, the Prime Minister cut more than $50 billion from hospitals across Australia, including the equivalent of a $729 million dollar cut to...
  • Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on the success of Operation Sovereign Borders over the last 18 months, and what effect the...
  • Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. On 18 September 2013, the Prime Minister described Dr Paul Grimes PSM, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture as having a distinguished career. But two...
  • Employment (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Employment. Will the minister update the House on how the government's reforms to the employment services system are reducing red tape? And how will...
  • Minister for Agriculture (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. I refer him to his answers during question time yesterday regarding the sacking of the secretary of the Department of Agriculture. I also refer him...
  • Environment (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Will the minister update the House on the progress of the government's Green Army Program? And how is the Green Army delivering environmental...