House debates
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
- Budget (4 speeches)
For you, Mr Speaker, we will hold back our enthusiasm tonight! My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister recall his words of 30 April this year when he said: ... the... - Burma and China (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the current situation in Burma following Cyclone Nargis and update the House on Australia’s contribution to... - Workplace Relations (19 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Given the Prime Minister’s professed commitment to open government and evidence based policy—not ideology—will the Prime Minister provide... - Economy (19 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House Australia’s need for a new era of responsible economic management? - Fuel Prices (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that the average price of unleaded petrol in Melbourne today is 140.8c per litre whilst the average price in Perth is 147.2c per... - Skills Shortage (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Will the minister inform the House of the steps the government is taking to respond to the skills challenge and reduce... - Taxation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Given the Prime Minister’s commitment to open government and evidence based policy, not driven by ideology, will he provide the House with all... - Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Minister, can you inform the House of the government’s view on reckless spending? What problems with respect to wasteful and... - Schools: Computers (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. It also relates to the Prime Minister’s commitment to open government. I ask the Prime Minister whether he will provide the House with all departmental... - Regional Partnerships Program (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Would the minister outline further evidence of wasted spending in the Regional... - Water (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Given the Prime Minister’s commitment to open government and evidence based policy not driven by ideology, will he provide the House with all the... - Australian Federal Police (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Minister, what is the latest information on the government’s commitment to increase the core capability of the Australian Federal Police? - Budget (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, with rising interest rates, petrol and grocery prices, and pre-budget confirmation of increased taxes on cars and alcohol while cutting... - Continental Shelf (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources and Energy. Will the minister inform the House of the implications of the expansion of Australia’s continental shelf for the resources sector? - Afghanistan (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Can the minister confirm that on his recent visit to Afghanistan he made a speech to the seriously injured troops not once but twice, and the only... - 40th Anniversary of the Battles of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs. What is the government doing to recognise the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral? - Indigenous Communities (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. I refer the minister to the shocking Mullighan report, handed down last week, which found that 14... - Trade (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade. Would the minister advise the House of the likelihood of a successful outcome to the World Trade Organisation Doha Round? Why is this important to...
