House debates

Monday, 18 February 2019

  • Disability Services (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. How can the Prime Minister claim that his government never opposed a disability royal commission, when every government senator voted against one just four...
  • Economy (3 speeches)
    My question as to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House what action the government is taking to make Australia stronger? Is the Prime Minister aware of any alternative...
  • Disability Services (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Every government senator voted against a disability royal commission just four days ago. Why won't the Prime Minister just tell the truth and admit that he...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Could the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on the impact on regional...
  • National Disability Insurance Scheme (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Children with a disability are waiting months to receive an NDIS plan and the support that they need, with the government's own figures showing an average...
  • Banking and Financial Services (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. The mortgage-broking model originated as a disrupter to the market power of the major banks, which were gouging clients. With the government's proposed changes to...
  • Economy (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the importance of a strong economy and housing market for hardworking Australian families, including in my electorate of...
  • Disability Services (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Which government minister directed government senators to vote against a disability royal commission in the Senate last Thursday? Given the Prime Minister...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on how the government's strong economic record benefits all Australians saving for their retirement, including those in my...
  • Disability Services (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister please confirm that every government senator, including his ministers in the Senate, voted against a disability royal commission last...
  • National Security (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the benefits of strong and consistent border protection policies? Is the minister aware of any alternative...
  • Disability Services (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that: on Tuesday his government knew there would be a vote on a disability royal commission; on Wednesday he had the exact...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General. Will the Attorney-General update the House on how weaker border security will impact our justice system?
  • Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that two of his ministers refused to provide witness statements to the Australian Federal Police investigation?
  • National Security (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. Will the minister update the House on how the government's strong border security—
  • Small Business (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Last week, the government voted against Labor's 'access to justice for small business' reforms in the Senate. But today, the government is briefing the media...
  • Building and Construction Industry (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations and the Minister for Women. Will the minister update the House on how the government is acting to safeguard the security of...
  • Prime Minister (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Last week, the Prime Minister thumbed his nose at the Nationals and shelved the government's 11th energy policy since 2016 because he has lost control of the...
  • Senior Australians (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services. Will the minister update the House on how the government is supporting retirement incomes for pensioners and elderly Australians...
  • Morrison Government (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that because he cannot control the parliament, cannot control the National Party and cannot control his own government that...
  • Aged Care, Dividend Imputation (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care. Will the minister update the House on how our government is supporting ageing Australians and providing the essential services...
  • Murray-Darling Basin (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment. There is an ecological disaster in the Darling River at Menindee Lakes. Why is it that the environmental minister has not visited and is...
  • Queensland: Floods (2 speeches)
    Prime Minister, won't your micro-irrigation schemes, templating at Hughenden, mitigate giant floods now killing two million kangaroos, miring birdlife in mud, pushing dunnarts towards extinction...
  • Industry, Technology and Science (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. Will the minister update the House about how the government is able to create jobs and opportunities through investment in...