House debates

Thursday, 5 August 2021

  • COVID-19: Vaccination (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Vaccine supply in the Central Coast and Hunter region right through to Greater Sydney is an absolute mess. Isn't it true that there wouldn't be a desperate...
  • Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme (2 speeches)
    [by video link] My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Will the minister outline to the House how the Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme, announced today by the...
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Simone, from my electorate, has to drive the youngest of her five children to Westmead Hospital in Sydney three times a week for dialysis. She had her...
  • National Agreement on Closing the Gap (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I ask him to please outline to the House how the Morrison government's first Commonwealth implementation plan to deliver outcomes under the National...
  • COVID-19: Quarantine (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In May, the Prime Minister announced that he had increased the capacity of the Howard Springs quarantine facility to 2,000 people. But last Friday his own...
  • Housing Affordability (3 speeches)
    [by video link] My question is to the Prime Minister. Last fiscal year, Hobart's median house prices increased by almost 20 per cent, and average rent rose by nearly nine per cent. Consequently,...
  • Closing the Gap (2 speeches)
    [by video link] My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on how the Morrison-Joyce government is delivering critical infrastructure projects,...
  • Vaccination (10 speeches)
    [by video link] My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday in this House the Prime Minister admitted it was not possible to have domestic manufacturing of mRNA vaccines for years. So why did...
  • Morrison Government: Economy (2 speeches)
    [by video link] My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer explain to the House how the Morrison government's strong economic management is empowering Indigenous businesses and supporting...
  • COVID-19: Lockdowns (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Today was the worst day in the Sydney outbreak so far. Does the Prime Minister take any responsibility for the failure to lock down Sydney in the early...
  • Closing the Gap (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government's measures in relation to health and mental health are helping to...
  • COVID-19: State and Territory Border Closures (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister just said he, 'seeks to support all the premiers in the work they do in this country to save lives', so why did he intervene in the High...
  • Closing the Gap: Indigenous Women (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs, representing the Minister for Women. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's implementation plan on closing the gap...
  • Urban Congestion Fund (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the answer the minister for urban infrastructure gave yesterday on the Commuter Car Park Fund. Yesterday the minister claimed decisions were based...
  • Indigenous Australians: Education (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Youth. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government is improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children...
  • Western Sydney Airport: Morrison Government (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts. Can the minister confirm that he signed a brief on 1 February 2018 about the Leppington Triangle...
  • Closing the Gap: Access to Justice (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, representing the Attorney-General. Will the minister update the House on the Morrison government's...
  • National Integrity Commission (2 speeches)
    My question is to the minister for urban infrastructure. Has the minister been interviewed by fraud detectives in the course of the Australian Federal Police's investigation of the Leppington...
  • Closing the Gap (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia. Will the minister outline how the Morrison government's partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on...
  • Minister for Education and Youth (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education and Youth. I refer directly to comments he made yesterday regarding his previous portfolio. The minister said in regard to the commuter car park fund...
  • Veterans, Indigenous Australians (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans' Affairs. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government is continuing to support our veterans, including our...