House debates

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

  • Cyclone Debbie (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry representing the Minister for Defence. Will the minister update the House on the actions currently being undertaken by the Australian Defence...
  • Workplace Relations, Paid Parental Leave (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister supports cutting the penalty rates of nearly 700,000 Australians by up to $77 every week, and, under this Prime Minister, a nurse in New...
  • Banking Amendment (Establishing an Effective Code of Conduct) Bill 2017 (13 speeches)
    My question is to the member for Denison, under standing order 99. I refer to the private member's bill—order of the day No. 33, relating to the mandatory banking code of...
  • Cyclone Debbie (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Justice and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Counter-Terrorism. What emergency management measures does the federal government have in place to...
  • Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Today I met with private sector aged-care nurses, including Dely, who is in the gallery today. Her husband Ken works in retail and faces a pay cut because of...
  • Cyclone Debbie (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Human Services. Will the minister update the House on how the government has prepared for Tropical Cyclone Debbie to ensure that Queenslanders will receive...
  • Workplace Relations (21 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Today the opposition leader and I are meeting with members of the Australian Federal Police Association. Is the Prime Minister aware that AFP officers,...
  • Energy (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the importance of affordable energy and lower business taxes for jobs, wages and the economy, including in my...
  • Workplace Relations (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister seriously refusing to rule out pay cuts for AFP officers, including his own protection detail, for working late nights and weekends?
  • Agriculture Industry (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on the benefits to Australia's meat industry and...
  • Workplace Relations (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the people who put their lives on the line in your own protection detail and that of your ministers deserve an answer. Does the Prime...
  • Taxation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer explain to the House how the government is fixing problems in our taxation system so that we can meet our responsibilities to the next...
  • Workplace Relations (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister guarantee that no other Sunday penalty rates in awards will be cut by the Fair Work Commission?
  • Trade (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the government's development of a foreign policy white paper and of efforts, through economic diplomacy,...
  • Taxation (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister scrapping the deficit levy in this year's budget, and his support for the decision to cut penalty rates. Why is it that, under...