House debates

Monday, 12 September 2016

  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question goes to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the recent positive economic results and how this government has strengthened our economy over the last 12 months?
  • Employment (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Unemployment in Australia is higher than in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany. Is this what the Prime Minister means when he says 'so...
  • Agriculture Industry (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Will the minister update the house on what measures the government has taken in the last year that has supported the...
  • Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Treasurer, yesterday the Deputy Prime Minister refused to release the cost-benefit analysis for the relocation of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary...
  • Defence Procurement (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the minister inform the House why a sovereign defence industry capability is vital to Australia's national security and international...
  • Donations to Political Parties (4 speeches, 1 comment)
    My question is to the foreign minister. I refer to the receipt of $500,000 in donations by the Western Australian division of the Liberal Party by companies with links to the Chinese government...
  • Taxation (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the progress of the Australian Taxation Office in relation to the recovery of debt? What advice does he have for businesses...
  • Donations to Political Parties (12 speeches)
    My question is again to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I refer to the foreign minister's acceptance of a media tablet, airfares and accommodation from Huawei. Has the foreign minister ever...
  • Medicare (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Will the minister update the House on how the government has strengthened our health system to ensure Medicare is well placed to support...
  • Marriage (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to reports that the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, and the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Glenn Davies, have written to the...
  • National Security (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on how the government's actions have kept our borders safe since 2013 and emptied the...
  • Turnbull Government (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has listed the following as achievements of the Turnbull government's: the Defence white paper, the China-Australia free trade agreement...
  • Innovation and Science (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science. Will the minister update the House on the progress of the government's National Innovation and Science Agenda, announced in...
  • Turnbull Government (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that the Liberal Party's list of achievements for the Turnbull government is twice as long as the achievements for the entire...
  • Broadband (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Urban Infrastructure representing the Minister for Communications. Will the minister further update the House on the strong progress of the NBN rollout under...
  • Turnbull Government (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister lost 14 MPs in the election, and last time the parliament sat the Prime Minister lost another eight MPs, including three ministers. Is...
  • Cashless Debit Card Trials (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Human Services. Will the minister inform the House of the progress of the cashless debit card trials? How is the trial reducing the harm caused by alcohol, drug...