House debates

Monday, 27 March 2023

  • Regional Australia: Infrastructure (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. I refer the minister to the government's failure last week in parliament to address the...
  • Online Safety (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications: what is the Albanese Labor government doing to support online safety for Australians, and what challenges does the eSafety Commissioner face in...
  • Aukus (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The government has committed to spending $368 billion on acquiring nuclear powered submarines when people are struggling to pay the grocery bills, yet we...
  • Arts and Culture (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Arts. Why are the national collecting institutions so important to Australia? What funding situation are they currently in?
  • Pensions and Benefits (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Since the government abolished the cashless debit card the consequences have been devastating, with police records showing an almost doubling of offences in...
  • Nuclear Waste (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources. How is the Albanese Labor government ensuring responsible management of the Commonwealth's radioactive waste inventory?
  • Student Debt (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Student HELP debt hangs over entire generations, adding more financial stress to people already struggling through the cost-of-living crisis. If the government...
  • Health Care (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Why is it important to provide continuity of funding for vital health programs?
  • Voice to Parliament (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Labor governments have routinely released Solicitor-General advice when convenient to do so, on at least three occasions. Why won't the government release...
  • Biosecurity (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: why is funding certainty so important for essential government functions like biosecurity, and...
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. The proposed Voice to parliament will have a constitutional function of making representations to the executive government on matters...
  • Public Sector Governance (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Government Services. What were the findings of the Watt review about probity and transparency in awarding government contracts?