House debates

Thursday, 27 October 2022

  • Cost of Living (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The budget confirms that a typical family will be $2,000 worse off by Christmas, with inflation, interest rates and unemployment all forecast to go up. Given...
  • Defence Procurement (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to clean up the defence procurement mess left by the previous government?
  • Renewable Energy (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How many private properties will be impacted from the construction of the 28,000 kilometres in new poles and wires under the...
  • Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to support workers who need flexible work arrangements, particularly those in...
  • Energy (2 speeches)
    My question is again to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How many private properties will be impacted by the construction of the 28,000 kilometres of new poles and wires under the...
  • Housing (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness. Minister, what has been the response to the Albanese Labor government's National Housing Accord and its reforms to...
  • Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. In this week's budget, your government allocated $1.5 billion for the Middle Arm industrial zone in Darwin Harbour....
  • Child Care (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood Education. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to fix issues about affordable, quality early childhood education in Australia?
  • Energy (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In the lead up to the 2022 election, and since, the government has repeatedly cited modelling forecasting that wholesale and residential electricity prices...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Social Services. What is the Albanese Labor government's budget doing to support modern families? How will the paid parental leave policy benefit Australian...
  • Energy (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the government call together manufacturers, consumers, gas producers and electricity companies to manage the energy cost crisis. Business owners in...
  • Environment (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. How is the Albanese Labor government addressing nearly a decade of neglect and building a better future for our environment?
  • Energy (8 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. I refer to his answer earlier this week on RGS, a manufacturer in my electorate that uses over 200 megawatt hours per year, which is...
  • Aged Care (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Aged Care. How will the aged-care reforms in the budget restore dignity for older people accessing aged-care services?
  • Rockhampton Ring Road (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The federal government is intending to delay $800 million of Commonwealth funding to construct the Rockhampton Ring Road by at least two years. In 2019, as...
  • Energy (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How is the Albanese Labor government providing the overdue leadership on energy policy that had been missing for nearly a decade?
  • Minerals Industry (2 speeches)
    MASCARENHAS () (): My question is to the Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia. What is the significance of critical minerals to Australia, and what role will they play in...
  • Energy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. I refer the minister to the previous, coalition government's decision to build a new gas project plant at Kurri Kurri to put downward...
  • Jobs and Skills Australia (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training. Today the parliament passed the Jobs and Skills Australia legislation. How will Jobs and Skills Australia help tackle the skills shortage...