House debates
Thursday, 18 September 2008
- Private Health Insurance (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Given that more than 50 per cent of the income for major private health insurance companies comes from their investment portfolios, and given... - Local Government (5 speeches)
My question is directed to the Prime Minister. I ask: how is the government working to forge a new alliance with Australia’s system of local government? - Private Health Insurance (17 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Will the minister advise the House how much money Medibank Private has lost on its investment portfolio over the last six months and... - Local Government (20 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Will the minister outline for the House the importance of partnering with local government... - Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline for the House the reasons the luxury car tax should be passed in the Senate as part of a responsible approach to economic management? - Emissions Trading Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to reports from the Australian Food and Grocery Council that the government’s carbon tax will undoubtedly result in significantly... - Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. How might threats to the government’s budget surplus undermine fiscal policy? - Workplace Relations (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Given that the budget forecasts that 134,000 jobs will be lost in the next 12 months and that the Reserve Bank has forecast... - Climate Change (28 speeches)
My question is— - Grocery Prices (7 speeches)
Mr Speaker, you are taking advantage of my kind nature here. My question without notice is to the Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs. Is the minister aware that food... - Workplace Relations (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, the Minister for Social Inclusion and the Deputy Prime Minister. Yesterday the Deputy Prime... - Murray-Darling River System (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister and relates to comments made by the Prime Minister, senior ministers and scientists that a major part of the Murray-Darling crisis is caused by climate... - Alcohol Abuse (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister bring the House up to date on community concerns about alcohol and why urgent action is needed?
