House debates

Wednesday, 2 December 2020

  • Economy (4 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Why is the government congratulating itself today when almost one million Australians are unemployed, 1.4 million Australians are underemployed and, for...
  • COVID 19: Economy (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on Australia's economic comeback from the COVID-19 pandemic and how the Morrison government will continue to support...
  • COVID-19: Economy (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer explain to the House how today's national accounts figures provide further evidence that our economic comeback from the COVID-19 recession is...
  • Economy (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer and refers to his previous answers. Why hasn't the Treasurer mentioned the following comment by the Reserve Bank governor: What has become clearer, though, as time...
  • Pensions and Benefits (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. 2020 has been a challenging year for older Australians. Many retirees have put savings in government guaranteed term deposits because they are concerned about the...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    I ask the Treasurer: would he remind the House how the Morrison government's budget tax cuts and incentives are providing relief for Australian households, assisting businesses to generate more...
  • Employment (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to the 28 times the government used their new 'comeback' slogan in question time yesterday, though there have been only seven today. Can the Treasurer...
  • COVID-19: Regional Australia (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House...
  • Prime Minister (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer as Minister representing the Minister for Finance, who is responsible for Commonwealth assets, including The Lodge. Can the Treasurer confirm that the Prime...
  • COVID-19: Small Business (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government is creating the...
  • Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industrial Relations. Persa is a pre-press operator who has worked at Ovato's Clayton site for 30 years. Like 300 of her fellow workers, she will be made...
  • COVID-19: Economy (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government is working on reforms to support industries...
  • Retail Industry (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industrial Relations. In the past fortnight 350 workers at the Coles Smeaton Grange depot in my electorate were locked out of their workplace during a dispute...
  • Agriculture Industry (2 speeches)
    My question is to Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management. Will the minister outline to the House the important role the Australian agricultural industry will play in...
  • COVID-19: Aviation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Darren from Botany is a 52-year-old single dad who has been working as Qantas ground crew for 24 years. He...
  • Exports (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia. Will the minister please update the House on how Australia's high-quality exports continue to support Australian jobs...
  • Workplace Relations (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industrial Relations. I refer to the tragic death of delivery driver Chow Khai Shien, who was killed while riding his scooter on a delivery run in Melbourne in...
  • Australian Defence Force (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government is investing in the Australian Defence Force so our service...
  • Pensions and Benefits (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Government Services. Can the minister confirm that by 25 January 2017 the government was in possession of Commonwealth data warning the government that almost...
  • Defence Industry (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's investment in defence industry is supporting Australian jobs, Australian...
  • Pensions and Benefits (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Government Services. I refer to threats by the then human services minister in 2016 to victims of the Prime Minister's illegal robodebt scheme: 'We'll find you,...
  • Australian Defence Force: Mental Health (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel. Will the minister please outline to the House what steps the Morrison government is taking to ensure...