House debates

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

  • Pensions And Benefits (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Social Services. A single parent with two children loses over $100 a week in payments when their child turns eight and they are forced off the very modest...
  • Albanese Government: Legislation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. How will the three major policies the government is progressing this week—the safeguard mechanism, the National Reconstruction Fund and the Housing...
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Every single person in this country wants to see better outcomes for Indigenous Australians. There is no moral high ground and no monopoly on good...
  • Budget (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. What is the impact on the budget when ongoing programs are left unfunded, and what impact will it have on Australians in funding for these programs isn't continued?
  • Infrastructure (7 speeches)
    My question is to the minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories. I refer the minister to her failure in parliament last week to address regional program delays for local...
  • Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. How is the Albanese Labor government working to deliver a successful Brisbane 2032...
  • Energy (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The government's deal with the Greens for a hard emissions cap will force up power prices and further risk domestic gas supply. This comes after the...
  • myGov (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Government Services. Why is it important to support the delivery of government services through the myGov platform? What are the current financial circumstances...
  • Environment: Prickly Acacia (6 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for the Environment and Water. There are 24,000 kilometres of prickly melodica weed tree, the worst environmental disaster in our history. It is reducing what some...
  • National Science Institutions (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industry and Science. Why are the national science institutions so important to Australia, and what has caused their current funding circumstances?
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In the Prime Minister's press conference yesterday, in response to a question about the scope of the Voice's powers, the Prime Minister said, 'The Voice is...
  • Ministerial Standards (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Government Services. In light of the findings of the Watt report into procurements and contracts in the Government Services portfolio, why is it so important...
  • New South Wales: Roads (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Since the days of the gold rush, communities of the Central West have been advocating for a crossing over the Macquarie River at Dixons Long Point, between...
  • Health Care (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Why is it important for governments to work together to improve health services, and why are improvements needed?
  • Voice to Parliament (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister and concerns the Voice. Can the Prime Minister confirm: The Voice is not about defence policy. It's not about foreign affairs policy.
  • Higher Education (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training. How is the Albanese Labor government building the skilled workforce and supporting students with cost-of-living pressures, in particular in...
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (9 speeches)
    Prime Minister, will the Voice need to be consulted on defence and foreign affairs matters?
  • Coalmining Industry (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to ensure fair long-service leave entitlements for workers in the black-coal...