House debates

Tuesday, 13 February 2018

  • Closing the Gap (4 speeches)
    Prime Minister, surely there's a disconnect between apologies and realities: Australia's population, two per cent Indigenous; prisons, 27 per cent Indigenous; life expectancy, 82, but 71 for...
  • Transport Infrastructure (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline to the House how the coalition government's investment in road...
  • Deputy Prime Minister (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister satisfied that the Deputy Prime Minister's allocation of a staffing position, first in the ministerial office of Senator Canavan, then...
  • Defence Industry (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the minister outline to the House how the government's investment in defence industry projects like the Joint Strike Fighter will...
  • Ministerial Staff (2 speeches)
    My question's to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister explain the definition of 'partner' for the purposes of clause 2.23 of the Prime Minister's own Statement of Ministerial Standards?
  • Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Can the minister update the house on the United States resettlement program? Can the minister also inform the House how the government's strong...
  • Deputy Prime Minister (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. While the allocation of certain staff has been delegated to the National Party, the enforcement of the Prime Minister's Statement of Ministerial Standards is...
  • Small Business (2 speeches)
    I'm afraid my question's pretty mundane. My question is to the Minister for Small and Family Business, the Work Place and Deregulation. Will the minister update the House on action the coalition...
  • Infrastructure (7 speeches)
    Thank you Mr Speaker. My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. I refer to the coalition government's budget papers and the final budget outcome...
  • Infrastructure Investment Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities. Would the minister update the House on how the coalition's Infrastructure Investment Program is helping to drive investment in...
  • National Road Toll (10 speeches)
    My question is again addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure. I ask the Deputy Prime Minister why, at the very time the national road toll has been increasing,...
  • Cashless Debit Card (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Social Services. Will the minister update the House on the cashless debit card and the government's plans to expand its operation into new regions? How has the...
  • Northern Australia Beef Roads Program (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Deputy Prime Minister, why do the budget papers show that, of the $80 million allocated to the Northern Australia Beef Roads Program, less than half...
  • Health Care (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister update the House on how the Turnbull government's investment in South Australia's health care is benefitting patients? Is the minister...
  • English, Mr Simon William 'Bill' (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, today the leader of the National Party has resigned. I understand he's also a New Zealander named Bill English. Would the Prime Minister,...