House debates
Monday, 1 September 2008
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On behalf of the Standing Committee on Petitions, and in accordance with standing order 207, I present the following petitions: - Responses (1 speech)
Ministerial responses to petitions previously presented to the House have been received as follows: - Responses; Iraq
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 8 May 2008 regarding a recently submitted petition about Australia’s involvement in Iraq. The Australian Government is fulfilling its... - Responses; Dental Health
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 27 May 2008 enclosing a petition in relation to the re-establishment of the Commonwealth Dental Health Scheme and Commonwealth funding for dental care.... - Responses; Ipswich Motorway
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 28 May 2008 referring a petition regarding the Ipswich Motorway and the Goodna Bypass. As you will be aware, the Australian Government is committed... - Responses; Latvian Pension Entitlements
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 27 May 2008 about a petition presented by the Speaker of the House on 26 May 2008 about access to pension entitlements from Latvia. I am pleased to... - Responses; Australia Post
Dear Mrs Irwin Australia Post-petition request for post office at Jewells NSW Thank you for your letters dated 27 May 2008 and 2 June 2008 concerning petitions submitted for the Committee’s... - Responses; Aged Care
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 27 May 2008 to the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP, enclosing a petition about the shortage of residential aged care beds and... - Responses; Child Soldiers
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 27 May 2008, regarding a petition recently submitted for consideration by the Standing Committee on Petitions. This letter responds to the petition,... - Responses; Homelessness
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 2 June 2008 in relation to a petition about funding for Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) services, emergency accommodation and public... - Responses; Water
Dear Mrs Irwin I refer to your letters of 17 March 2008 to the Hon Penny Wong concerning petitions regarding Green, Dock and Natimuk Lakes. The Minister has passed your letters to me for reply. I... - Responses; Nuclear Waste
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 27 May 2008 concerning a petition regarding nuclear reactors and waste dumps. The Government has no plans to allow the construction of nuclear power... - Responses; Townsville
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 2 June 2008 to the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government about a petition... - Responses; Middle East
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 25 June 2008 on behalf of the Standing Committee on Petitions, concerning a petition on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Fundamental to the... - Responses; Workplace Relations
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 27 May 2008, enclosing a petition on job security and working conditions presented to the House of Representatives on 26 May 2008. I apologise for the... - Responses; Robertson Electorate: Mobile Phone Services
Dear Mrs Irwin Telecommunications issues Thank you for your representation dated 8 May 2008 regarding the concerns of residents of the Robertson electorate about Next G coverage and payphones. I... - Responses; Olympic Dam
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 27 May 2008 concerning a petition on uranium mining at Olympic Dam. The proposal to expand the Olympic Dam mine requires my approval under the... - Responses; Education Funding
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 27 May 2008 concerning a petition submitted to the Standing Committee on Petitions regarding Commonwealth funding for public schools. I apologise for... - Responses; War Crimes
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 17 March 2008 to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Stephen Smith MP, enclosing a petition to the House of Representatives about the... - Responses; Federal Funding
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 26 June 2008 to the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, about the two... - Statements (1 speech)
Tonight marks another step in the evolution of the way in which petitions are dealt with in this place. I am delighted that the House agreed to a sessional order in June providing for petitions...
