House debates
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
- Fuel Prices (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I draw the Prime Minister’s attention to the fact that petrol has increased on average by 28c a litre on his watch and I ask: what difference has the... - Climate Change (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline the critical importance of confronting the future challenge of climate change and the dangers of an approach that is stuck in... - Grocery Prices (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his recent announcement of ‘grocery watch’. In the first quarter of this year, the price of vegetables has... - Climate Change (6 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline for the House why it is in Australia’s long-term economic interest for us to tackle climate change and why an emissions-trading... - Child Care (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to ABC Learning’s 11 per cent increase in childcare costs following the recent establishment of ‘childcare... - Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Will the minister update the House on how the government is helping farmers prepare for climate change? - Qantas (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his comment yesterday in the context of a strike by Qantas staff and a sixfold increase in strike action since the election of... - Climate Change (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Would the minister advise the House of the importance of efforts to reduce climate change... - Economy (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Following recent state budgets, state and territory debts will increase from $35 billion in 2007-08 to $112 billion in 2011-12.... - Zimbabwe (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister advise the House of Australia’s response and that of the international community to developments in Zimbabwe? - Fuel Prices (12 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. I refer to the Treasurer’s top 10 tips for shoppers, which are listed on his personal website, and to the Prime Minister’s answer to the... - Budget (2 speeches)
My question is also to the Treasurer. How will the benefits, which are to be delivered to households from 1 July to help with the rising cost of living, differ from those delivered in previous years? - Broadband (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister stand by his election commitment to deliver a minimum 12-megabit broadband service to 98 per cent of Australian households and... - Budget Surplus (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Will the minister outline to the House the importance of maintaining a strong budget surplus and is the minister aware of any... - Member for Robertson (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday the Prime Minister said that neither he nor his office had anything to do with the statutory declarations relating to the Iguana affair made on 10... - Infrastructure (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Would the minister outline the need for a strong surplus in order to invest in local... - Member for Robertson (12 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. When did the Attorney first become aware of the concerns of Ms Melissa Batten, a former staffer of the member for Robertson, regarding the preparation of a... - Health (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister outline to the House any new research on health care in Australia? - Member for Robertson (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, one week ago the New South Wales Premier stood down John Della Bosca as a minister for his role in the Iguana nightclub affair. Will the... - Council of Australian Governments (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline the matters being considered by the Council of Australian Governments next week and what the traditional Commonwealth...
