House debates
Thursday, 21 October 2010
- Mining (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the words of the head of Rio Tinto last night: ‘If you can’t trust the government, who can you trust?’ I ask... - Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What role have the fundamentals of Australia’s economic framework played in delivering 20 consecutive years of economic growth, and why is it so important... - Government Advertising (5 speeches)
My question is to the Special Minister of State. I refer the minister to taxpayer funded advertisements on the government’s water policies which aired on television last night. Given the... - Interest Rates (22 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer please update the House on the government’s position on recent commentary about monetary policy and banking regulation? - Murray-Darling Basin (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. I refer the minister to the comments by the head of the National Farmers Federation yesterday:... - Economy (2 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Prime Minister. What action is the government taking to support families to meet pressures on the family budget? - Cost of Living (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to research released this week by Anglicare which shows Australians are struggling to cope with the rising costs of living and... - Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Tresurer inform the House of the importance of international engagement and the upcoming meeting of the G20 finance ministers? - Asylum Seekers (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her promise before the election to establish a regional processing centre in East Timor to dissuade unauthorised arrivals from... - National Broadband Network (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. What problems have been identified with... - Interest Rates (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his words of warning to the banks earlier this year that ‘they would incur the wrath not just of the Australian people but of the... - Workplace Relations (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government and Minister for the Arts representing the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and... - Lyne Electorate: Roads (9 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Following the worst bus crashes in Australian history at Clybucca and Grafton, the then coroner in 1989, Kevin Waller, made a very clear recommendation that... - St Mary of the Cross (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Following the minister’s participation in a bipartisan delegation to the Holy See, will the minister update the House on the canonisation... - Mr Robert Rice (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the case of Queensland war veteran Robert Rice, who served in Bougainville and Afghanistan, who said that he was forced to sell... - National SAecurity (2 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. How is the government strengthening Australia’s national security arrangements to better coordinate counterterrorism intelligence? - Home Insulation Program (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to Solar Wise, a small business in Queensland almost sent broke by the government’s roof batts program. If Solar Wise and... - Indigenous Affairs (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel and Minister for Indigenous Health. Would the minister inform the House about progress to...
