House debates

Monday, 28 November 2016

  • Attorney-General (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Western Australian Treasurer has told his parliament that the agreement was with the then Treasurer, the Hon. Joe Hockey. I refer to this letter which...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the government's economic achievements, including how the Australian Building and Construction Commission will...
  • Attorney-General (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In the Senate today the Attorney-General said about the WA kickback scandal 'there was never any agreement or understanding', so why on Friday did The West...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the progress made to repair the budget and arrest debt? What needs to be done to keep the budget on its path to balance,...
  • Attorney-General (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Did the Attorney-General verbally instruct the Solicitor-General not to run a particular argument in the Bell case in the High Court? Prime Minister, this is...
  • Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment (Regional Australia Statements) Bill 2016 (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, this morning in this place I introduced a private member's bill, the Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment (Regional Australia Statements) Bill...
  • Australian Building and Construction Commission (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Will the Deputy Prime Minister explain to the House why the restoration of the Australian Building...
  • Attorney-General (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Did the Attorney-General verbally instruct the Solicitor-General not to run a particular argument in the Bell case in the High Court? In the event that the...
  • Building and Construction Industry (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry representing the Minister for Employment. Will the minister explain what the trade union royal commission recommended with respect to the...
  • Attorney-General (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's earlier answer where he claimed the relevant correspondence had been tabled. In the Senate today the Attorney-General said of...
  • Trade (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Will the minister update the House on how the government has opened new export opportunities for Australian businesses, how are...
  • Attorney-General (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, and refers to her continuing ministerial responsibility for the Australian tax office. In state parliament, the West Australian...
  • Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care and Minister for Sport. Will the minister update the House on the upcoming Commonwealth Games, to be held on the Gold Coast in 2018? Is the...
  • Attorney-General (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the statement by the Attorney-General in the Senate today, and to the answer just given by the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services. Is it...
  • Skilled Migration Program (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on steps the government is taking to ensure the integrity of the 457 visa program? Is the...
  • Murray-Darling Basin Plan (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Water. I refer to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Will the government guarantee to acquire the additional 450 gigalitres of water...
  • Australian Building and Construction Commission (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Energy. I ask the minister if he will advise the House of how the Australian Building and Construction Commission would support Australia's...
  • Negative Gearing (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. On Friday the Treasurer said: What negative gearing is is the ability for you to deduct what is a business expense against a business income. Does the Treasurer...
  • Building and Construction Industry (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Will the minister advise the House how militant union behaviour has impacted on small business in the building and construction sector? And how...
  • Negative Gearing (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Given that the Treasurer has been contradicted by the New South Wales Liberal government on negative gearing, first argued there were excesses in negative...
  • Roads: Bruce Highway (2 speeches)
    My constituency question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Will the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport update the House on the government's $6.7 billion investment in...
  • Turnbull Government (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday, the former Prime Minister and member for Warringah said: It is good that we are no longer talking about innovation and agility because, frankly,...
  • Taxation (6 speeches)
    Thank you, Mr Speaker—