House debates
Wednesday, 27 August 2014
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer: Treasurer, how is it strongly arguable that pensioners are going to be better off under this budget? - National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on how the government is ensuring that Australia's national security agencies receive the resources they need to... - Budget (8 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How much will be cut from the age pension by 2024 because of this budget? - National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister outline to the House how the government is working with countries in our region to fight the spread of extremism and terrorism? - Budget (10 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. In light of his previous answers, how can this Treasurer possibly claim that pensioners are better off when the Parliamentary Budget Office has exposed a... - Research and Development (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Minister, Australia has been an international exporter of forestry knowledge and innovation for decades, but with the finalisation of forestry CRCs... - Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on the savings to the budget achieved as a result of the government's successful... - Paid Parental Leave (24 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What is the estimated annual rate of growth in spending for the Prime Minister's Paid Parental Leave scheme over the next 10 years? - National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Justice. Will the minister update the House on how the government is supporting the law enforcement agencies in our efforts to counter growing threats of... - Budget (22 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Treasurer, is it not the case that the Parliamentary Budget Office has confirmed that the Prime Minister's signature Paid Parental Leave scheme will cost $62... - Road Infrastructure (12 speeches)
Madam Speaker, my question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline the measures the government is... - Australian Hearing (22 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Yesterday I met Jacob Floyd. He is a marvellous nine-year-old boy, from Bendigo, with profound hearing loss. Jacob's parents have done a wonderful job raising him... - Broadband (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. Will the minister update the House on the findings of the NBN cost-benefit analysis? - Budget (12 speeches)
My question is, again, to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer advise how many GP visits Australians will avoid because of his GP tax? - Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education representing the Minister for Employment. Will the minister explain how the government is supporting the rights of both employers and employees in the... - Budget (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the only reason the Prime Minister is holding on to this hopeless and incompetent Treasurer to make him a human shield for this unfair budget? Isn't it... - Live Animal Exports (9 speeches)
I think some mad cow disease has crept into the House. My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. Will the minister inform the House of the importance of live animal export to Australian... - National Security (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. On ABC Radio today, the minister denied that Australia had been asked to supply weapons to support the Peshmerga in their struggle against IS... - Medicare Locals (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. I refer the minister to this article in The Australian on 29 July, referring to Australian taxpayers' funds being used to pay parking fines by Medicare...