House debates
Thursday, 17 August 2006
- Council for Australian-Arab Relations (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister confirm that his government has just appointed Pru Goward chairwoman of the Council for Australian-Arab Relations, replacing former... - Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer update the House on what the government is doing to crack down on tax fraud and to defend the integrity of Australia’s tax system? - History (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the history summit being held in Canberra today and the importance of teaching pivotal facts. Given the Prime Minister is so... - Education Exports (2 speeches)
My question is directed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade. Would the Minister for Trade inform the House how education has contributed to our strong export performance? How does... - Chickens (3 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. I refer the Treasurer to table 1B in the latest version of the Australian Bureau of Statistics publication 7215, showing... - Youth Employment (5 speeches)
Mr Speaker— - Oil for Food Program (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I refer to a confidential cable to the minister of October 2003 on the $300 million ‘wheat for weapons’ scandal, on which he was... - Mackay Base Hospital (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. With due deference to my Central Queensland colleague the member for Dawson, I ask: is the minister aware of claims of alleged... - Oil for Food Program (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and it follows the minister for health’s concerns about misconduct being swept under the carpet. I refer him to an internal email from... - Queensland Transport Infrastructure (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Would the minister advise the House on the progress of vital transport infrastructure works in Queensland? Is the minister... - Oil for Food Program (7 speeches)
My question is again to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I refer the minister to an email from the Australian embassy in Oman to the AWB nine months before the Iraq war, which has just been... - Australian History Summit (4 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Would the minister update the House on today’s Australian History Summit? Is the minister aware of any views... - Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. I refer to Qantas’s $670 million yearly profit, announced today, and CEO Mr Geoff Dixon’s confirmation in... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources. Is the minister aware of reports of a new emissions trading scheme announced yesterday? What is the government’s response... - Younger People in Nursing Homes (6 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Would the minister advise the House on government initiatives to bring about a reduction in the...
