House debates

Thursday, 18 February 2021

  • JobKeeper Payment (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday, the Treasurer rejected Treasury's expectation that 100,000 Australians will lose their jobs when the government cuts JobKeeper next month. How...
  • Infrastructure (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister please inform the House how the Morrison-McCormack...
  • NBN Co (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts. Given Australia is ranked 61st in the world for fixed-line broadband, the cost of the NBN has blown...
  • Paid Parental Leave (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Paid parental leave is identified as one of the key factors in reducing the gender pay gap. Australia has one of the least adequate paid parental leave schemes....
  • News Media and Digital Platforms (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the Morrison government's plans to ensure the imbalance in bargaining power between digital platforms and news media...
  • NBN Co (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Given Christine Holgate lost her job over $20,000 worth of Cartier watches given as bonuses to executives, what are the consequences for NBN Co paying $78...
  • News Media and Digital Platforms (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government's world-leading legislation...
  • JobKeeper Payment (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Why is the government willing to spend $78 million on taxpayer funded bonuses for NBN executives, management, and staff but has not been willing to extend...
  • News Media and Digital Platforms (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister outline to the House the outrageous decision taken by Facebook this morning affecting Australians seeking access to critical health...
  • Members of Parliament: Staff (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister, and I refer to the Prime Minister's answers yesterday. In relation to the reported sexual assault, does the Prime Minister still maintain that his office...
  • News Media and Digital Platforms (2 speeches)
    My question is to the . Will the minister please update the House on the extremely irresponsible action taken by Facebook this morning, affecting Australians seeking to access critical and...
  • Members of Parliament: Staff (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister: Yesterday Peta Credlin said there was no way a prime minister or his office wouldn't know about an alleged sexual assault in a minister's office. Ms Credlin...
  • News Media and Digital Platforms (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment and the Minister representing the Minister for Women. Will the minister please update the House on the shameful and irresponsible action taken...
  • Members of Parliament: Staff (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday Brittany Higgins issued a statement in response to the Prime Minister's remarks. In that statement, Ms Higgins said: The continued victim-blaming...
  • Manufacturing (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. Will the minister please outline to the House how the Morrison government is supporting Australia's manufacturing industry and...
  • Members of Parliament: Staff (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday, Brittany Higgins issued a statement which said a current senior staffer to the Prime Minister, and Ms Higgins's former chief of staff—the...
  • Energy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government is continuing to drive down power prices as we continue our...
  • Members of Parliament: Staff (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister accept that he and his office have a human resources responsibility for all ministerial staff? Has the Prime Minister asked his...
  • Resources Industry (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia. Will the minister please update the House on the resilience of Australia's resources exports and highlight how the...