House debates
Thursday, 30 March 2006
- Workplace Relations (4 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue, but I am not sure he is in the chamber yet. - Oil for Food Program (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his statement last night: ... if Cole finds that Downer or Howard were told by AWB that it was paying kickbacks and we did... - Cyclone Larry (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister inform the House of any further decisions taken by the government to provide additional assistance to residents of Far North... - Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
Now that he has bothered to turn up, my question is to the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue. I refer the minister to his speech to the Pine Rivers industrial relations business... - Exports (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade. Would the Deputy Prime Minister outline to the House how Australia’s exports have benefited from the... - Workplace Relations (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer. Is it not the case that the current certified agreement the Australian Valuation Office has with its employees expires... - Taxation (6 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer outline to the House how hardworking Australians are better off from tax cuts over the last 10 years? Can he inform the House of the... - Workplace Relations (15 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister remind the House how the government’s workplace relations legislation will boost... - Nias Island Commemoration (3 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister inform the House of the significance of the commemoration being held on the Indonesian island of Nias this Sunday? - Oil for Food Program (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s interview with Kerry O’Brien on the 7.30 Report last night when he was asked: ... don’t you want to know... - Medicare (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister update the House on the government’s investment in the Medicare system, particularly for older... - Oil for Food Program (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to his statement of 21 February 2006: I have given him— that is, Mr Cole— my documents. He’s got my file. Prime Minister, why was... - Foreign Affairs: China (2 speeches)
My question is directed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. What are the latest developments in the Australia-China relationship? - Oil for Food Program (7 speeches)
My question is also to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I refer to the foreign minister’s statement of 7 November 2005 on the $300 million ‘wheat for weapons’ scandal, when he... - Defence (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Defence. Would the minister update the House on government investments in defence, including any changes to the Royal Australian Air Force’s... - National Security (2 speeches)
My question is again to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I refer to the Australian Federal Police investigation into the leak of the top-secret national security document entitled Iraq:... - Transport (7 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Would the minister advise the House of recent initiatives to strengthen the very valuable Australian transport sector? - Oil for Food Program (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s refusal yesterday to expand the Cole commission’s terms of reference. Will the Prime Minister now confirm that,... - Australian Defence Medal (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence. Would the minister advise the House what action the government is taking to...
