House debates
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I point out to the Prime Minister that over the past year electricity costs are up 12.4 per cent, water and sewerage costs are up 12.8 per cent, gas is up... - Economic Reform (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why is bipartisanship important in ensuring enduring benefits from economic reform? - Electricity Prices (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to analysis that shows that in five years time electricity bills will reach up to $10,000 a year for families if a carbon tax is... - Broadband (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why is restructuring the telecommunications sector important in delivering the National Broadband Network so that every Australian business and household can... - Electricity Prices (9 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Given today’s inflation data show that households are already under pressure from massive increases in the costs of electricity, gas, water, health, child... - Banking (21 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the importance of sensible policies to support competition in the banking sector and the government’s views on recent... - Health Reform (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. What is the scale of quality and safety problems in our health system? What health reforms is the government proposing to improve the safety... - Banking (9 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his bank account switching package, which came into place on 1 November 2008. How many Australians have switched banks as a result of... - Carbon Farming Initiative (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Will the Minister update the House on the government’s election commitment to establish the Carbon Farming Initiative? - Banking (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. With the NAB’s announcement today of a $4.2 billion profit, following the Commonwealth Bank’s huge $5.6 billion profit posted earlier this year, will... - Indonesian Tsunami (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. What is the Australian government’s response to the tsunami that struck off the coast of West Sumatra, including the safety of... - Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I refer the minister to Mr Laurie Oakes’s revelation last night that he opposed the Prime Minister’s East Timor detention centre... - Women in the Workplace (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare and Minister for the Status of Women. What practical steps is the government taking to assure greater representation of... - Asylum Seekers (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. I refer the minister to the Premier of South Australia’s criticism of the Woodside detention centre yesterday in the South... - Freedom of Information (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Justice and Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information. Minister, how is the government improving Australia’s freedom... - Murray-Darling Basin (8 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. In Mildura today thousands of people gathered to protest at the mess this government... - Economy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade. Can the minister advise the House of his engagement with countries in our region and explain why economic reform is essential to Australia’s trade... - Cleaner Car Rebate Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. Can the minister confirm that, in trying to avert further program delivery debacles, the... - Economy (3 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...
