House debates
Tuesday, 6 February 2007
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Did a submission proposing an emissions-trading scheme go to cabinet in August 2003? Was that proposal rejected?
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Would the Prime Minister outline to the House the current state of the Australian labour market? Why is it that Australia now has the lowest...
- Climate Change (5 speeches)
My question again is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister recall his industry minister saying just six months ago: ‘I am a sceptic of the connection between emissions and climate...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon the Hon. Jim Carlton, a former minister and member of this place. On behalf of the House I extend to him a very warm welcome.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. What do the latest economic indicators reveal about the strength of the Australian economy? How important is experienced economic management to its...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, I refer to your environment minister’s comments on 3 February. He said: ... the geology ... of the east coast ... is adequately...
- Qantas (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer update the House on the process for scrutinising Airline Partners Australia Ltd’s takeover bid for 100 per cent of Qantas...
- Climate Change (3 speeches)
My question again is to the Prime Minister, and I refer to his answer to my previous question. I refer to this transcript of an interview between the Minister for the Environment and Water...
- Farms (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Would the Deputy Prime Minister advise the House of measures taken by the coalition...
- Renewable Energy (11 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources. Will the minister raise Australia’s mandatory renewable energy targets?
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister inform the House of the effect of workplace relations reform on job creation in Australia last...
- Climate Change (24 speeches)
My question again is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, is it the case that after 11 years in government the government has refused to ratify the Kyoto protocol, failed to increase the...
- Australian Technical Colleges (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Vocational and Further Education. Would the minister inform the House on the progress of Australian technical colleges and how students are benefiting...
- Workplace Relations (21 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer to a letter of 1 November last year sent by the Tristar workers to the Prime Minister, a letter which followed questions to the Prime Minister...
- Philippines (3 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister inform the House of recent counterterrorism developments in the Philippines?
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (3 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I seek the indulgence of the chair to add to an answer.
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (6 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Assistant Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries (7 speeches)
I seek your assistance in clarifying the accountability of the members for Parkes and Sturt in their capacity as assistant ministers. The designation ‘assistant minister’ appeared not...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Assistant Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries (4 speeches)
Further to the issue of parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers, could you please inform us of the distinction between the role of a parliamentary secretary and the role of an assistant...
- Questions in Writing (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, under standing order 105(b), I draw your attention to the fact that a number of questions in writing have been on the Notice Paper for more than 60 days: question No. 2999 to the...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (11 speeches)
Following question time today we can look forward to a very interesting year in Australian politics. This year we will see a battle for ideas for the nation’s future. We are going to see a...
- Speaker's Panel (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Pursuant to standing order 17, I lay on the table my warrant revoking the nomination of the honourable members for Fraser and Herbert and nominating the honourable members for Isaacs and Barker...
- Main Committee (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (5 speeches)
It is my pleasure to continue speaking on the Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Bill 2006, which the government has brought forward and which I support. The bill introduces new offences...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (1 speech)
I wish to correct an answer I gave earlier today. The Leader of the Opposition asked me the following question. He quoted a remark made by the industry minister: ... ‘I am a sceptic of the...
- Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (9 speeches)
I appreciate the House allowing me leave to continue. It is worth noting that among the strategies available to employers through DIAC to assist in the prevention of illegal work are electronic...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- North-East Tasmania (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak, as I have before, about the future of a regional economy in north-east Tasmania. Last week it was announced that a company part owned by the Tasmanian government, Taswood...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
In between the Daily Telegraph’s latest castigation of parliamentarians—this time it says we are too lazy to walk to work—and the Howard government’s blindness to the...
- Technical Education (1 speech)
I rise tonight to remark on a terrific event that happened yesterday for the people of Wakefield. I had the opportunity to attend the opening of the Australian Technical College in Northern...
- Do Not Call Register (1 speech)
Finally something has happened. Finally Senator Helen Coonan, the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, has announced the successful tenderer for the Do Not Call...
- Condolences: Hon. Sir Denis James Killen AC, KCMG (1 speech)
In the Australian parliament tonight I wish to honour a great Australian who died on 12 January 2007, an Australian who lived in Chapel Hill, a suburb in my electorate of Ryan in Queensland. He...
- Child Care (1 speech)
I would like to speak about a policy that was released yesterday by Labor’s spokesperson on families and community services, the member for Jagajaga. She announced plans to help local...
- Paterson Electorate: Roads (2 speeches)
In the short time that is available to me I would like to raise the issue of roadworks in my electorate of Paterson. We have suffered the ‘Iemma dilemma’, where the New South Wales...
