House debates
Thursday, 12 November 2015
- Goods and Services Tax (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, my question is to the Treasurer. This morning the Treasurer's colleague Senator Abetz, in a wide-ranging interview, said: Once again the government does need to settle the agenda here... - Economy (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, my question is to the Acting Prime Minister and the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the Acting Prime Minister update the House on how government measures... - Goods and Services Tax (4 speeches)
Mr Speaker, my question is to the . Will the minister rule out applying a GST to council rates? - Budget (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the progress the government is making to improve the budget position and how important is a strong budget to economic... - Taxation (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Vocational Education. Will the minister rule out increasing TAFE fees with the GST? - Mental Health (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Minister, the report of the National Review of Mental Health Programs and Services was provided to the government in December 2014 and, consequently,... - Trade (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the Minister explain how the upcoming APEC meetings will boost jobs and growth in Australia? - Liberal Party Leadership (4 speeches)
My question is also to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. This morning, the deputy leader's colleague, the Minister for Immigration, said, 'Obviously the deputy leader in the party owes a special... - Minister for Foreign Affairs (9 speeches)
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I will rephrase. Can the minister explain to the House what the implications are for Australia's relations with other nations of the special loyalty the minister has shown... - Superannuation (8 speeches)
It will be good to get back onto the serious matters. - Minister for Foreign Affairs (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The minister did at least three major media interviews on 15 September this year, the morning after her party brought down their Prime... - National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister inform the House of action the government is taking to address the growing threat of terrorism and to... - Goods and Services Tax (10 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Brian Abbott of St Clair is 39, single and has no children. He works, but does not earn enough to pay income tax. Brian wrote to me on Tuesday. He wrote, 'People... - Cowan Electorate: Broadband (13 speeches)
My constituency question is to the - Goods and Services Tax (7 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer and goes to the detail of his last answer. A part-time retail worker will earn in the order of $18,000 a year and therefore pay no income tax. Given that there is... - Sport (4 speeches)
My constituency question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. This weekend my community will celebrate the fifth annual Hyundai Bennelong Cup, welcoming some of the world's top table tennis... - Goods and Services Tax (8 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I wonder if the Treasurer can advise us what compensation there would be for any increased and broadened GST to take into account the fact that fuel, groceries... - Broadband (2 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Communications. With the two koala corridor suburbs of Mount Cotton and Redland Bay due to be connected to fibre-to-the-node by year's... - Goods and Services Tax (3 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Treasurer, if the GST is jacked up to 15 per cent, how will compensation be delivered to self-funded retirees? - Business (2 speeches)
My constituency question is to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science. Craig Deveson, CEO of Cloud Manager, has been a tireless advocate of innovation, working in the Brisbane... - Family Payments (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. Bronte works part time and is a single mother of three children in Mount Barker in South Australia. She says: 'I'm really concerned about how... - Broadband (24 speeches)
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Honourable members: He's the speaker! My question is to the Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects. Honourable members interjecting—
