House debates
Monday, 4 September 2006
- Skilled Migration (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to a story in today’s Sydney Morning Herald regarding ABC Tissues, where foreign temporary workers do not speak enough... - Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer inform the House of benefits to Australians from tax reform? What remains to be done to cut taxes, and what threats are evident? - Skilled Migration (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I again refer the Prime Minister to the ABC Tissues case, where the Chinese workers do not speak enough English to understand safety instructions. Prime... - Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister advise the House of jobs growth since the government changed the workplace relations laws at... - Skilled Migration (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I again refer the Prime Minister to ABC Tissues, which has allegedly breached its immigration and workplace obligations by importing unskilled Chinese... - Manufactured Exports (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade. Would the Deputy Prime Minister, in his capacity as Minister for Trade, update the House on the latest good news in... - Medibank Private (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that his Treasurer said yesterday: ... I would actually like to see us very carefully examine the possibility of offering... - Medicare: Bulk-Billing (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister update the House on how the government’s Strengthening Medicare package has led to the 10th consecutive... - Medibank Private (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the Australian workplace agreement currently offered by Medibank Private to its customer service and sales staff. Prime... - Bananas (31 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Would the minister inform the House of the commitments given to the banana industry in the wake of Cyclone Larry... - Iraq (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Would the Minister for Defence inform the House how the Australian Defence Force is contributing to the fight against terrorism in Iraq? Minister, have... - Interest Rates (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister agree with the Reserve Bank Governor’s recent comments that the Howard government’s claims on interest rates at the last... - Australian History Summit (8 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Is the minister aware of Associate Professor Tony Taylor’s critique of the Australian history summit in the... - Interest Rates (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I ask whether he recalls claiming credit for a fall in interest rates of 0.25 per cent on 2 December 1998. He said: This is one of those days when it’s all... - Employment (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Workforce Participation. Would the minister advise the House how the government plans to assist the unemployed to move to areas where it is easier to... - Telstra (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the statements by the government’s backbench communications committee chairman regarding the proposed further sale of Telstra shares:... - Welfare Reform (8 speeches)
My question is directed to the Minister for Human Services. Would the minister advise the House how people on welfare benefits are being assisted to find work? What practical steps is the... - Telstra (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s statement in 1999, at the time of T2, that Telstra shares were ‘an extremely good deal’ at $7.40. Now that...
