House debates

Thursday, 14 May 2020

  • COVID-19: JobKeeper (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The number of people employed in Australia fell by 600,000 in April. This followed the Prime Minister's decision to deny a wage subsidy for casual workers,...
  • Covid-19 (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House how the Morrison government continues to support Australians through the health and economic challenges of the...
  • JobKeeper Payment (2 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister: How many of the 600,000 fewer Australians who were employed in April were excluded from the JobKeeper wage subsidy?
  • Regional Australia (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how the Morrison-McCormack...
  • JobKeeper Payment (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. How much shorter would unemployment queues be today if the government had implemented the JobKeeper wage subsidy earlier and included more groups, including casuals?
  • National COVID-19 Coordination Commission (2 speeches)
    To the Prime Minister: the terms of reference of the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission indicate that the commission will 'ensure the government receives the most comprehensive advice...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer explain to the House how the Morrison government's economic support packages have been saving jobs and supporting livelihoods, including in my...
  • COVID-19: Aviation Industry (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has said that the government will not provide assistance to Virgin airlines because the government would only take a sector-wide approach....
  • Covid-19 (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is investing in Australian research to find a vaccine or treatment for COVID-19?
  • JobKeeper Payment (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer explain why a 20-year-old working one shift per week at a clothes store and living at home receives the full $1,500 JobKeeper wage subsidy but...
  • COVID-19: Drought (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management. Will the minister please inform the House how the Morrison government continues to support farmers and...
  • JobKeeper Payment (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Here's a real-life story. Scott works in theatre and lives in my electorate. He was due to start a 3½ year, full-time contract in May on the stage production...
  • COVID-19: National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister outline to the House border measures the Morrison government has put in place to protect Australians from the COVID-19 pandemic?...
  • JobKeeper Payment (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. The Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre in my electorate employs approximately 300 people. None of them are eligible for the JobKeeper wage subsidy. Why have they...
  • Defence Procurement (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government is supporting Australian small business through the defence supply chain?
  • Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Emissions Reduction and Energy. Last year, the House was assured that the minister would fully cooperate with the New South Wales Police Force's Strike Force...
  • Mining (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia. Will the minister update the House on the resilience of the Australian resource sector in light of the current COVID-19...
  • Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (5 speeches)
    My question is again to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. On 24 October last year, in answer to a question, the minister told the House that a document with fake numbers was drawn...
  • COVID-19: People with Disability (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the Minister for Government Services. Will the minister outline to the House the measurers the Morrison government...
  • Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Why did the Prime Minister tell the House yesterday, about his sports rorts scheme, 'The only authority sought from the Prime Minister's office and for...
  • COVID-19: Indigenous Australians (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government is supporting Indigenous communities through the COVID-19 pandemic?
  • Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program (4 speeches)
    My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's earlier answer, such as it was. Why did the Prime Minister's office want sports rorts grants sent to the coalition's...
  • COVID-19: Anzac Day (7 speeches)
    My question is to the . Will the minister update the House on how Australians commemorated our veterans and our servicemen and servicewomen this past Anzac Day?