House debates
Monday, 18 February 2008
- Mr Brian Burke (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to Brian Burke’s offer on 11 October 2005 and again on 22 November 2005 to organise a journalists dinner with the Prime... - Foreign Investment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline the government’s approach to foreign investment in Australia by state owned enterprises, including by sovereign wealth funds?... - Mr Brian Burke (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister confirm that, on the night of the postponed journalists dinner on 12 December 2005, he stayed in Perth? What was the purpose of this... - Aged Care (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Ageing. What is the latest information on the April 2007 gastroenteritis outbreak at Broughton Hall nursing home? - Economy (29 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. I refer to the recent 35-year record low in unemployment, of 4.1 per cent, and the record high in labour force participation, of 65.2 per cent. Given... - Fuel Prices (13 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. What has the government done in its first few months in office to introduce greater transparency into the petrol industry? - Newcastle Electorate: Roads (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. In light of the government’s views that removing infrastructure bottlenecks is... - Kosovo (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on recent developments in Kosovo? - Investing in Australia (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I refer the minister to the damning report of comments he made to a New York meeting on 25 January, when he warned off more than 200 prominent... - Trade (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade. Could the minister advise the House of the likelihood of a successful outcome to the WTO Doha Round and why this is important to Australia and the global... - Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion. I refer the minister to the John Holland Aviation Services... - Skills Shortage (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources and Energy. In February 2005 and again in February 2006 you noted that $20 billion worth of major infrastructure and resource projects could be in... - Days and Hours of Meeting (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Given that the Prime Minister has just had a pay increase of some $95,000 and that in his capacity as Prime Minister he has had two free houses and a private... - Skills Shortage (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment Participation. Could the minister advise the House of how the government is addressing the skills shortage through its employment services policy? - Vocational Education and Training (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his pledge to the Australian people in this House on 10 May last year where he promised ‘to build new trades training... - Bombing of Darwin: Anniversary (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs. Can the minister explain to the House the significance of the bombing of Darwin, which is being remembered tomorrow, and the...
