House debates
Thursday, 12 February 2015
- Asylum Seekers: Children (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Human Rights Commission has detailed serious concerns about the wellbeing of children in detention. Beyond the statement of Senator Brandis last night,... - National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister further update the House on Tuesday's counterterrorism arrests in Sydney? What is the government doing to keep the community safe? - Employment (15 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Today's labour force figures show that there are now 100,000 more Australians out of work than when the Liberal-National government was elected. When will... - Iraq (2 speeches)
The my question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on events in Iraq and how Australia is contributing to international efforts there to combat the Daesh... - Defence Procurement (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Today Australia's unemployment rate reached its highest level since 2002, when the Prime Minister was the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations.... - National Security (29 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. I remind the minister of the recent arrest of two men on terrorism charges in Sydney this week. Minister, when did the men... - Denison Electorate: Cadbury Chocolate Factory (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, before the last election you promised unambiguously $16 million for Cadbury to build critical tourism infrastructure at its Claremont factory... - Crime (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Justice. Will the minister update the House on what action the government is taking to crack down on organise crime and the illegal drugs and firearms trade?... - Defence Procurement (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Given the minister's refusal to confirm whether the Prime Minister has already made a captain's pick on submarines, does he agree with one of his... - Economy (2 speeches)
Madam Speaker, my question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline the importance of building a strong and prosperous economy? Particularly, what does this mean for families in my... - Defence Procurement (2 speeches)
Madam Speaker, my question is to the Minister for Defence. Can the minister confirm that his office or his department are in possession of draft talking points, draft media releases or any other... - Shipping (2 speeches)
Madam Speaker, my question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on how changes to the... - East West Link (7 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will the Deputy Prime Minister cooperate with the National Audit Office investigation into the allocation of $3 billion to the East West Link,... - Higher Education (5 speeches)
I call the member for— Government members: Moore. Moore, I beg your pardon. We will have some more from the member for Moore. - Child Care (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. Before the last election the government promised not to means test the childcare rebate. Does the minister stand by this election commitment... - Agriculture: Foreign Investment (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. Will the minister update the House on important changes being made to foreign purchases of agricultural land? - Abbott Government (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. This morning in a radio interview the Prime Minister said, 'I freely admit that a couple of pre-election commitments we have not been able to keep.' But... - Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. Will the minister update the house on action the government is taking to get more Australians into work? What are the key challenges that have... - Abbott Government (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On Monday, 39 Liberal MPs voted against the Prime Minister's leadership. On Tuesday, the Defence Minister failed to explain the Prime Minister's...
