House debates

Thursday, 16 August 2018

  • Energy (6 speeches, 1 comment)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that the Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, the member for Hinkler, has refused to deny reports that he's...
  • Cost of Living (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the actions the government is taking to reduce cost-of-living pressures, including in my electorate of Murray? Is...
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's previous answer on PBS listings. How can the Prime Minister boast about the government's record when, in fact, this...
  • Taxation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on how tax relief for hardworking Australians is...
  • Prime Minister (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware of media reports that, during a briefing on his energy policy, the Prime Minister said to the member for Warringah, 'Please do me...
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flags (12 speeches)
    Prime Minister, one of my constituents, an Indigenous man—
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer please update the House on the release of today's jobs data? Treasurer, how is the government's economic plan creating more jobs while...
  • Energy (23 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. This morning the former Deputy Prime Minister, the member for New England, said of the Prime Minister's energy policy, 'I've heard the stories in the past...
  • Pensions and Benefits (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister claims that his National Energy Guarantee will lower power prices by $150 by the 2020s by removing uncertainty. But the Prime Minister's...
  • Defence Industry (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the minister update the House on how the government's strong management of the economy enables job-creating investment in our defence...
  • Economy (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Wages growth has never been lower under any other Prime Minister. Australians are struggling with costs of living. Their out-of-pocket health costs are going...
  • Women: Economic Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services and Minister for Women. Will the minister update the House on the steps the government is taking to improve women's economic...
  • Great Barrier Reef Foundation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Gross debt is at record half a trillion dollars under this government. Why is the Treasurer giving away at least $11 million in public debt interest in the first...
  • Endometriosis (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister update the House on action the government is taking to support the more than 700,000 Australian women currently living with the...
  • Great Barrier Reef Foundation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that, even under its own figures for private fundraising, it took the Great Barrier Reef Foundation more than 18 years to...
  • Construction Industry (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer update the House on any recently initiated actions regarding cartel conduct in the construction industry?
  • Great Barrier Reef Foundation (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. It is now a matter of record that the Prime Minister offered the Brisbane based, private Great Barrier Reef Foundation almost half a billion dollars of...
  • National Security (10 speeches)
    I ask the Minister for Home Affairs if he would update the House on the importance of strong border protection measures for Australia. And, secondly, is he aware of any alternative plans that...