House debates
Monday, 1 June 2009
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the finance minister’s recent statement on Lateline in which he said: … there is a limit to any... - Economy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the parliament on the government’s response to the global recession? - Infrastructure (4 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his deputy’s remark that the $3.8 million worth of plaques to be placed on school projects are ‘a simple... - Economy (9 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline for the House this week’s key economic data and what it means for Australia’s performance during this global recession? - Budget (30 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. - Infrastructure (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local government. Why is it important that the Nation Building Program (National Land Transport) Amendment... - Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to the budget papers which state that taxpayers are now guaranteeing over $650 billion in bank deposits, $104 billion in bank wholesale funding and even... - Education (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion. How are successful projects from round 1 and round 2 of the... - Economy (3 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his own newsletter out today which seeks to justify over $300 billion of debt by comparing the economic performance of Australia with... - Nation Building and Jobs Plan (20 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing and Minister for the Status of Women. What evidence is there of benefits to employment in local businesses as a result of the government’s... - Ministerial Code of Ethics (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister confirm to the House that the Minister for Defence is in compliance with the standards of ministerial ethics and in particular has... - Taxation: Policy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Why is open public debate about the future of Australia’s tax system important for future economic and fiscal management? Will... - Infrastructure (5 speeches)
My question is directed to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. I refer the minister to the paper that he tabled in parliament today outlining a... - Climate Change (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline the need for action on climate change and why business certainty is important? - Youth Allowance (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education and relates to a petition signed by McCarthy Catholic College students in the New England electorate concerning the proposed... - Emissions Trading Scheme (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. Will the minister outline the importance to the Australian economy and the environment of the introduction of the Carbon... - Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Ageing. It is now over a month since you ordered an investigation into the attack by vermin on an 89-year-old war veteran at a nursing home in rural... - Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs. How will the veterans community benefit from the government’s pension reforms announced in the budget? - Medicare (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. I refer the minister to the government’s budget cuts to Medicare benefit scheme fees for cataract surgery. Given the government’s... - Climate Change (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Will the minister update the House on recent climate change research into adaptation and mitigation measures for...
