House debates

Monday, 8 February 2016

  • Economy (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer advise the House of the importance of sound fiscal policy to our transitioning economy. How important is it that any new spending be...
  • Goods and Services Tax (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. What is the impact of the rate of GST on economic growth? What would be the impact on economic growth of increasing the GST?
  • North Korea (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the government's response to yesterday's missile test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea? What...
  • Goods and Services Tax (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Reports suggest that government ministers are backing away from plans to increase the price of everything with a 15 per cent GST. Prime Minister, today is...
  • National Innovation and Science Agenda (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science. Will the minister update the House on some of the science, technology, engineering and maths initiatives being delivered by...
  • Prime Minister (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. When the Prime Minister rolled the member for Warringah, he said that it was because the former Prime Minister had failed—
  • Agriculture (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Will the minister update the House on how the coalition government's support for agriculture is boosting growth and jobs in my...
  • Turnbull Government (3 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. On the weekend, Peter Hartcher asked in The Sydney Morning Herald: is the Turnbull government 'shaping up as the Abbott government with a more...
  • National Heritage Strategy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment. As the minister is aware, my electorate of Lyons contains a number of significant properties on the National Heritage List. Can the minister...
  • Turnbull Government (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Given that the Prime Minister has already expressed confidence in the former Prime Minister, the former Treasurer, the former Minister for Cities and the...
  • Papua New Guinea (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for International Development and the Pacific. Minister, what is the government doing to help build links between the people of Townsville and our sister city Port...
  • Ministerial Conduct (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and goes to whether he has complied with the Prime Minister's Statement of ministerial standards. On the official Chinese visa application...
  • Great Western Highway (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects. Minister, the community of the Blue Mountains were recently invited to have their say on four possible options...
  • Ministerial Conduct (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. It goes to whether the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has complied with the minister's statement on ministerial standards. Specifically, will the Prime...
  • Petrie Electorate: Energy (3 speeches, 2 comments)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia. Minister, as you are aware, the cost of energy is a significant issue for people in my electorate of Petrie. Whether...