House debates
Monday, 18 November 2013
- Automotive Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Car workers Gary and Anthony are sitting in the gallery today. Like 250,000 other automotive workers, they want to see a strong industry. I also refer to the... - Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister inform the House what impact the scrapping of the carbon tax will have on electricity prices, particularly for the families and... - Human Rights: Torture (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's comments deploring torture at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka where he then added: 'We accept that... - Carbon Pricing: Sugar Industry (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. I refer the minister to the report of Queensland cane growers that shows the carbon tax will cost the sugar industry in Queensland $20 million over... - Child Care (8 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Education. Can the minister rule out childcare changes to the family assistance act prior to the Productivity Commission review being completed? And... - Indonesia (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. There were media reports emerging this morning that Australia has tapped the personal phone of the Indonesian President. Prime Minister, is this true? Is... - Mining Tax (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What would be the effect on debt, deficit and growth from the abolition of the mining tax? How will it build a stronger economy, particularly for the families and... - Child Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Education. Given that the minister said yesterday that every dollar in the childcare system is up for review and, yes, the rebate is on the table,... - Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration. Will the minister outline the latest steps the government has taken with regard to working with the government of Sri Lanka to deny people... - Child Care (8 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Education. Minister, in light of your previous answer, do you promise that your government will not means test the childcare rebate? - Education (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minster for Education. I refer the minister to comments made by the principal of Ocean Road Primary School, a newly independent public school, Mr Dean Finlay. The principal... - Child Care (18 speeches)
My question is directed to the Prime Minister. The member for Farrer has repeatedly refused to inoculate the childcare rebate, in payments from the Productivity Commission recommendations, in her... - National Broadband Network (36 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. I remind the minister that 19.6 per cent of households in Corangamite do not have access to the internet at home, and that a key impediment to... - Food and Grocery Code of Conduct (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business. I remind the minister that the draft food and grocery industry code of conduct has been released today. Will the minister outline how the... - Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. How much money do you currently have allocated for the purposes of boat buybacks in Indonesia? - Road Infrastructure (17 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Is the minister aware that congestion on Parramatta Road has reduced average traffic speeds to just 21... - Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Given the minister's failure to answer my previous question about the allocation of money available for buying back... - Employment (5 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Employment. Is the minister aware that the unemployment rate in Tasmania is the highest in the nation? How will the government support unemployed job... - Asylum Seekers (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister, given the minister for immigration's less than clear answers to the last two questions. Put simply, Prime Minister: has the government abandoned the boat... - Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Justice. As the minister would be aware, the issue of outlaw motorcycle gangs is of great concern to my electorate of La Trobe, as it is in Victoria generally.... - Asylum Seekers (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How many boats has the government bought and how much money has the government set aside to purchase these boats?
