House debates

Monday, 13 February 2023

  • Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. Today, 19,000 refugees received the wonderful news that they would be granted permanent protection in...
  • Manufacturing Industry (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. How will the National Reconstruction Fund boost the Australian economy and help us to make our future here?
  • Interest Rates (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The IMF has expressly warned against Labor's $45 billion in off-budget spending because it will lead to higher inflation, which of course pushes interest...
  • National Security (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. How are the Australian people paying for the inaction over the last 10 years of the former government when it comes to national security? What are the...
  • Interest Rates (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In May last year, in response to a single rate rise, the Prime Minister said Australians were facing a full-blown cost-of-living crisis. Given that the RBA...
  • Renewable Energy (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How will the National Reconstruction Fund help Australia's status as a renewable energy superpower and how has it been received? How...
  • Telecommunications (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to Labor's first round of the Mobile Black Spot Program, open this month in 54 target locations. Why is it that 74 per cent of these target locations...
  • Housing (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness. How will the Housing Australia Future Fund help get more Australians into homes, and how has it been received?
  • Medicare, Cost of Living (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. People in my electorate of Brisbane are struggling to see a doctor, as the number of bulk-billing GPs in my community plummets. Treasurer, will you scrap the $250...
  • Western Australia: Floods (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Northern Australia. How is the Albanese Labor government supporting communities impacted by flooding across Western Australia's Kimberley region? Why is it...
  • Energy (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Back in December, when the government recalled parliament to pass its energy market intervention, it promised direct relief to the energy bills of millions...
  • Australian Defence Force: Natural Disasters (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence Personnel. What support has been provided by the Australian Defence Force to support natural disasters that have occurred over this summer, and how is...
  • National Reconstruction Fund (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industry and Science. The stacking of Commonwealth government boards and entities with party-friendly appointments has become all too common and undermines the...
  • Aged Care (2 speeches)
    REID () (): My question is to the Minister for Aged Care. How is the Albanese Labor government working to improve transparency and accountability in the aged-care sector after nearly a decade of...
  • Energy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the report from the St Vincent de Paul Society showing that combined gas and electricity bills for the average Victorian household have soared...
  • Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Government Services. What has the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme uncovered in relation to warnings of the robodebt scheme's unlawfulness?
  • Pensions and Benefits (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Social Services. In question time last week, the minister responded to a question from my friend the member for Durack and informed the House that the...
  • Vocational Education And Training (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training. How is the Albanese Labor government's delivery of fee-free TAFE and vocational education and training helping to produce a skilled workforce?
  • Mental Health (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Almost half of young women aged 16 to 24 experienced mental health issues in the last financial year. With more than one-third of women...
  • Broadband (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications. What is the government doing to ensure more Australians can access high-speed broadband?