House debates
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
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Happy birthday, Mr Speaker. I hope you are going to admit your age, because I will not admit mine! On behalf of the Standing Committee on Petitions, and in accordance with standing order 207, I... - Responses (1 speech)
Ministerial responses to petitions previously presented to the House have been received as follows: - Responses; Asylum Seekers
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 8 May 2009 referring for my comment a petition presented to Parliament by Ms Anna Burke MP, the Member for Chisholm, regarding mandatory immigration... - Responses; Australia 2020 Summit
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 29 October 2008 to the Prime Minister regarding the Australia 2020 Summit. The Prime Minister has asked me to reply on his behalf, and I apologise for... - Responses; Sri Lanka
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 8 May 2009 on behalf of the Standing Committee on Petitions concerning a petition on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka. The... - Responses; Redevelopment of Commonwealth Land
Dear Mrs Irwin Petition regarding ABC property sale Thank you for your letter dated 8 May 2009 and attached petition concerning the proposed sale of land owned by the Australian Broadcasting... - Responses; Gaza Strip
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 11 June 2009, regarding a petition recently submitted for consideration by the Standing Committee on Petitions about Gaza and the West Bank. This... - Responses; Religious Persecution
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 11 June 2009 about a petition submitted to the Standing Committee on Petitions regarding apostasy laws. The Australian Government shares the view... - Responses; Coalmining
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 9 June 2009 regarding the petition of supporters of the Caroona Coal Action Group submitted to the Standing Committee on Petitions. As the Minister for... - Responses; Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme: Avastin
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 11 June 2009 regarding a petition recently submitted to your Committee about the availability of AVASTIN® (bevacizumab) through the Pharmaceutical... - Responses; Dental Treatment
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 11 June 2009 enclosing a petition in relation to the cost of dental treatment and asking the House to enable more of the cost of dental treatment to be... - Responses; Murray-Darling River System
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 9 June 2009 about a petition submitted to the Standing Committee on Petitions regarding a stock and domestic water supply scheme for the Cosgrove... - Responses; Excise Regulations — Microbreweries
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 8 May 2009 concerning a petition to increase the microbrewery concession. I apologise for the delay in responding. I note the taxation of alcohol falls... - Responses; Permanent Residency
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 11 June 2009 concerning the petition presented to the Standing Committee on Petitions regarding permanent residence for New Zealand citizens... - Responses; Fiji
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 24 June 2009 about a petition submitted regarding Fiji. The Government remains gravely concerned about developments in Fiji. The military regime... - Responses; Therapeutic Goods Administration
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 11 June 2009 to the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP, regarding a petition in relation to the provision of Australian approved... - Responses; Higher Education
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 9 June 2009, concerning a petition regarding university funding recently submitted for consideration to the Standing Committee on Petitions. Higher... - Responses; Borneo Barracks
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 25 June 2009 to the Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon John Faulkner, concerning the petition on the future of Borneo Barracks recently submitted by... - Responses; Indigenous Languages
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 9 June 2009 to the Hon Julia Gillard MP, Minister for Education, forwarding a petition recently submitted for consideration by the House of... - Responses; Youth Allowance
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 25 June 2009, referring to a petition from people concerned about the proposed changes to student income support. On 12 May 2009 the Australian... - Responses; Montevideo Maru (1 speech)
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 2 July 2009 on behalf of several petitioners concerning the Montevideo Maru and the burial places of missing servicemen and civilians in Papua New... - Statements (1 speech)
Today I rise to describe the current business of the Petitions Committee. Members are aware that this parliament has seen quite a bit of change on petitions. Petitions are an important component...
