House debates
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
- Carbon Pricing (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister of an Energy Users Association report out today showing that Australian electricity prices are 70 per cent higher than in the... - Murray-Darling Basin (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the government securing the future of the Murray-Darling Basin? - Carbon Pricing (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that Sunfresh Linen, which employs 130 people in Darra in suburban Brisbane, faces a carbon tax bill of at least $83,000 and... - Murray-Darling Basin (23 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Will the minister advise the House on the progress of consultation on the draft Murray-Darling... - Carbon Pricing (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Are you aware of comments by the head of Queensland company Zarraffa's Coffee that: … it won't be long before coffee is an expensive commodity as we... - Commonwealth Grant Guidelines (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Commonwealth Grant Guidelines state that 'agencies are responsible for advising their ministers on the requirements of the Commonwealth Grant Guidelines,... - Taxation (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What benefits will flow throughout the Australian economy following the passage of the minerals resource rent tax? In particular, has the government assessed the... - Carbon Pricing (7 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware of findings of the Energy Users Association released today that show Queenslanders are paying amongst the highest... - Donations to Political Parties (7 speeches)
My question is to the Special Minister of State. Will the minister update the House on recent reports of multimillion-dollar donations to political parties? What challenge does this represent to... - Mining (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer confirm that BHP, Rio Tinto and Xstrata will not pay any of the government's new mining tax over the next three years? - Government Legislation (12 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the House. Will the Leader of the House outline how the government has progressed its policy and legislative agenda through the House? How has the government... - Budget (14 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to the blow-out in this year's forecast budget deficit from $13 billion in the 2010 budget to $23 billion in the 2011 budget to $37 billion... - Coal Industry (10 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Management. How does the government respond to claims about covert actions by overseas intelligence agencies allegedly undertaken... - Taxation (13 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Treasurer, if a small business paying the company tax rate purchases a new ute worth $35,000 after 1 July this year, will not the first-year after-tax benefit... - Asylum Seekers (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. What work is being done in the national interest to tackle people-smuggling and to deter people from taking dangerous boat journeys... - Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Given that your ministers have on 33 occasions deliberately failed to declare millions of dollars of grants to their own electorates— - Small Business (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness and Minister for Small Business. How will government policies like tax breaks support small businesses and help them to... - Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (19 speeches)
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