House debates
Monday, 8 February 2010
- (1 speech)
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; Medicare Cataract Surgery Rebate
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 29 October 2009 regarding the petition submitted by the citizens of Western Australia against the 50% reduction to the Medicare rebate for cataract... - Responses; Military Justice
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 22 October 2009 concerning a petition submitted to the Standing Committee on Petitions on Australia’s military justice system. The petition draws... - Responses; Indigenous Languages
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 3 September 2009 concerning the recently submitted petition regarding Indigenous languages in Australia. I am pleased to report that a National... - Responses; Trail and Monkey Bikes
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 12 August 2009 regarding a petition presented by Mr Nick Champion MP concerning the import and sale of monkey bikes (miniature motorcycles). Several... - Responses; Burma
Dear Ms Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 19 August 2009 about a petition from the Burma Campaign Australia submitted to the Standing Committee on Petitions. The Government is gravely... - Responses; National Marriage Day
Dear Mrs Irwin I refer to your letter dated 17 September 2009 seeking a written response to a petition submitted to your Committee requesting that 13 August each year be declared as National... - Responses; Postnatal Depression
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 22 October 2009 regarding the petition on postnatal depression. The Australian Government and state and territory governments are working together to... - Responses; Traveston Crossing Dam
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 17 September 2009 concerning the submission of a petition regarding the Traveston Crossing Dam. The Australian Government’s responsibilities... - Responses; Parallel Import Restrictions on Books
Dear Mrs Irwin I refer to your letter dated 22 October 2009, attaching the petition submitted to your Committee, signed by 2,097 concerned Australians, regarding the review by the Productivity... - Responses; Aircraft Noise: Sutherland Shire
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 22 October 2009 enclosing a petition from residents of Kareela about aircraft noise in the Sutherland Shire area. Upon receipt of your letter, I... - Responses; Timor-Leste Australian Honour
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 17 September 2009 to the Prime Minister regarding a petition, submitted to the Standing Committee on Petitions, for the nation of East Timor to receive... - Responses; Pharmaceutical Benefits
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 29 October 2009 regarding a petition submitted for consideration of the Standing Committee on Petitions by the New South Wales community of Wattle... - Responses; Air Traffic Noise: Beechboro
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you tor your letter dated 29 October 2009 enclosing a petition from residents of Beechboro about aircraft noise over Beechboro. Upon receipt of your letter, I requested... - Responses; Human Rights: Falun Gong
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 29 October 2009 referring a petition submitted for the consideration of the Standing Committee on Petitions regarding the persecution of Falun Gong... - Responses; Hunting
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 26 November 2009, under reference 232/398, concerning a petition to end recreational hunting on public lands and reserves. The state and territory... - Responses; Lymphoedema
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 29 October 2009 regarding the treatment of lymphoedema. The petition that you refer to asks that lymphoedema be recognised as a chronic medical... - Responses; Granite Belt Orchards
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 25 November 2009 referring me to a petition on protecting Queensland fruit orchards from flying foxes which had been lodged with your committee. The... - Responses; Marriage
Dear Mrs Irwin I refer to your letters dated 19 and 26 November 2009 seeking a written response to petitions submitted to your Committee on 16 and 23 November 2009 requesting that the Marriage... - Responses; Youth Homelessness
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 19 November 2009 to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, the Hon Jenny Macklin MP, about the petition... - Responses; Outback Australian Technical College
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 19 November 2009 on behalf of the Standing Committee on Petitions, concerning the petition regarding funding for the Australian Technical Colleges. The... - Responses; Administration of Justice
Dear Mrs Irwin I refer to your letter dated 26 November 2009 attaching three petitions relating to the Family Court submitted to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Petitions. The... - Responses; Airport Noise
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 19 November 2009 enclosing the petition about flight path activity at Sydney Airport presented to the House of Representatives by the Member for... - Responses; McMillan Electorate: Moe Infrastructure
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 26 November 2009 about a petition submitted regarding the relocation of the Moe Library and Latrobe Council Services Centre. Funding of $2 million... - Responses; National Rental Affordability Scheme (1 speech)
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 26 November 2009 to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, the Hon Jenny Macklin MP, concerning a petition...
