House debates

Wednesday, 24 February 2016

  • Taxation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. Does the Assistant Treasurer stand by her remarks this morning, and I quote, about Labor's negative gearing reforms: They have got a policy that is...
  • Economy (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the government's plans to drive innovation right across the economy? How will this help to secure Australia's...
  • Taxation (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. In a train wreck of an interview this morning the Assistant Treasurer said the government had no plans to change 'capital gains tax arrangements with...
  • Tropical Cyclone Winston (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister please update the House on the government's response to Cyclone Winston in the Pacific?
  • Taxation (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. This morning when speaking about Labor's negative gearing reforms, the Prime Minister predicted a decline in housing prices. But earlier this morning, when...
  • Infrastructure: Water (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. The government has announced funding of $25 million for water feasibility. This now brings to over $140 million the expenditure...
  • Housing Affordability (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House why housing values are the bedrock of certainty and security for Australian families?
  • Taxation (17 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister, and I refer to his earlier answers. Is it now the Prime Minister's position that, under Labor's reforms to negative gearing, housing prices will go up,...
  • Election of Senators (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer, representing the Special Minister of State. Will the Treasurer inform the House what support the government has received for its Senate voting reforms?
  • Economy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In this morning's interview, when asked about the government's tax debacle the Assistant Treasurer replied, 'There hasn't been confusion.' And in the very...
  • Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on the government's commitment to boost the...
  • Taxation (29 speeches, 1 comment)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. After watching the Prime Minister's scare campaign on Labor's negative gearing reforms, the Guardian's Lenore Taylor has written: The only problem for the...
  • Broadband (10 speeches)
    My constituency question is to the Minister for Major Projects, Territories and Local Government. Will the minister update the House on the NBN rollout in Brisbane and explain the exciting...
  • Taxation (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday the Prime Minister expected Australians to forget that his comments on capital gains tax referred to no increase whatsoever. Now, today, the Prime...
  • Infrastructure Funding (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Will the minister update the House on the importance of the government's $50 billion infrastructure investment program to regional...