House debates
Thursday, 25 September 2008
- Bipartisanship (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Acting Prime Minister. I refer the Acting Prime Minister to the Prime Minister’s comments in New York, where he appealed for bipartisanship between the... - Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline for the House the conclusions of the Reserve Bank’s Financial stability review, which was released today? - Age Pension (7 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Does the Acting Prime Minister stand by her statement that it is impossible to live on the pension of $273 a week? With a $22 billion surplus, why... - Medicare Levy Surcharge (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Why are changes to the Medicare levy surcharge thresholds necessary and is there opposition to these changes? - Infrastructure (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Will the minister advise the House on reactions to the government’s nation-building... - Economy (15 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. I refer the Acting Prime Minister to the statement by the member for Longman in this House that ‘legitimate retribution’ could be taken... - Medicare Levy Surcharge (6 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Treasurer, given that the Treasury estimates that 485,000 adults will drop out of private health insurance as a result of the government’s original Medicare... - Equine Influenza (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Will the minister update the House on the latest developments at the Eastern Creek quarantine station? - Taxation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Why should a businessman in Sydney pay less tax on an X-type Jaguar sports than a fencer in Broken Hill pays on the Toyota LandCruiser that he drives across... - Same-Sex Relationships (7 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. What is the government doing to remove same-sex discrimination from Commonwealth laws, and what contributions have been made to this debate? - Local Government (7 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer please advise the House how many local councils across Australia are exposed to financing arrangements linked to overseas subprime mortgage... - Office for Youth (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Sport and the Minister for Youth. Would the minister update the House on the establishment of the new Australian government Office for Youth? - Economy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his answer yesterday to my question on lack of competition in the mortgage backed securities market. Will the Treasurer advise the House... - Climate Change (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. Will the minister update the House on the government’s commitment to increase energy efficiency to help reduce... - Economy (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his speech on 18 March 2008 and a second speech overseas on 6 June where he stated that the ‘market for Australian...
