House debates
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
- Employment (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his election promise to visit East Arnhem Land in his first week as Prime Minister. Given that Rio Tinto will close the alumina... - Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the government delivering on its commitments to deliver a strong and prosperous economy and a safe and secure Australia? - Employment (9 speeches)
I remind the Prime Minister that before the last election he said in Arnhem Land: Why shouldn't I, if you will permit me, spent my first week as Prime Minister, should that happen, on your... - Indigenous Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Will the minister outline to the House the government's plan to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in literacy and... - Economy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to the fact that 54,000 full-time jobs have been lost since the election and that this is a worse outcome than Australia experienced for the... - Research and Development (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. We know that innovation is the key to Australian agriculture remaining competitive. During the election the government committed to an additional... - Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline the debt and deficit situation inherited by the government? What are the challenges to this parliament in addressing the debt and... - Carbon Pricing (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. I refer to this bill from Derby Industries that shows that Western Australia's major meat-processing plant, Talloman, is being charged around... - Automotive Industry (20 speeches)
I was watching the clock. Thank you, Madam Speaker, for your guidance. My question is to the Prime Minister. Today the Australian Financial Review reported that Toyota had blamed unions in a... - Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. I refer the minister to this email from Thiess Australia stating that the carbon tax is costing this food processing business $5.5 million a year... - Automotive Industry (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to the front page story in today's Australian Financial Review entitled 'Toyota blamed union'. Did the Treasurer himself or anyone on his behalf provide... - Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I remind the minister that my electorate of Swan is home to Curtin University's Bentley campus. Will the minister please update the House on... - Automotive Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Treasurer has given some false accounts of private meetings with Toyota; he has attacked General Motors in parliament; and he is letting the agriculture...