House of Representatives and Senate debates
House debates
Busiest debates from the most recent week
- Bills
- Police Overseas Service (Territories of Papua and New Guinea) Medal Bill 2011; First Reading (401 speeches)
Monday, 21 November 2011 - Bills
- Clean Energy Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Shortfall Charge — General) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Auctions) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Fixed Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (International Unit Surrender Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Customs) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Excise) Bill 2011, Clean Energy Regulator Bill 2011, Climate Change Authority Bill 2011, Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011, Australian Renewable Energy Agency Bill 2011, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011, Excise Tariff Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2011, Excise Legislation Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2011, Trade Marks Amendment (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Bill 2011; Returned from Senate (380 speeches)
Monday, 21 November 2011 - Bills
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — General) Bill 2011, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — Customs) Bill 2011, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — Excise) Bill 2011, Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Amendment Bill 2011, Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — General) Bill 2011 (225 speeches)
Monday, 21 November 2011 - Motions
- Prime Minister; Censure (55 speeches)
Thursday, 24 November 2011 - Bills
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — General) Bill 2011, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — Customs) Bill 2011, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — Excise) Bill 2011, Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Amendment Bill 2011, Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — General) Bill 2011, Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — Customs) Bill 2011, Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — Excise) Bill 2011, Tax Laws Amendment (Stronger, Fairer, Simpler and Other Measures) Bill 2011, Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Bill 2011; Second Reading (53 speeches)
Tuesday, 22 November 2011 - Parliamentary Office Holders
- Speaker (46 speeches)
Thursday, 24 November 2011 - Matters of Public Importance
- Economy (41 speeches, 3 comments)
Wednesday, 23 November 2011 - Bills
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — General) Bill 2011, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — Customs) Bill 2011, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — Excise) Bill 2011, Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Amendment Bill 2011, Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — General) Bill 2011, Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — Customs) Bill 2011, Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition — Excise) Bill 2011, Tax Laws Amendment (Stronger, Fairer, Simpler and Other Measures) Bill 2011, Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Bill 2011; Second Reading (33 speeches)
Tuesday, 22 November 2011 - Questions without Notice
- Mining (29 speeches)
Monday, 21 November 2011 - Private Members' Business
- Exceptional Circumstances Exit Grants Program (26 speeches)
Monday, 21 November 2011 - Bills
- Second Reading (23 speeches)
Wednesday, 23 November 2011 - Questions without Notice
- Carbon Pricing (22 speeches)
Tuesday, 22 November 2011 - Questions without Notice
- Carbon Pricing (21 speeches)
Monday, 21 November 2011 - Private Members' Business
- Tuberculosis (19 speeches)
Monday, 21 November 2011 - Matters of Public Importance
- Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (19 speeches)
Tuesday, 22 November 2011 - Personal Explanations
- (18 speeches)
Tuesday, 22 November 2011 - Committees
- Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry Committee; Report (17 speeches)
Thursday, 24 November 2011 - Motions
- Carbon Pricing (16 speeches)
Wednesday, 23 November 2011 - Personal Explanations
- (15 speeches)
Wednesday, 23 November 2011 - Motions
- Srebrenica Remembrance (14 speeches, 2 comments)
Monday, 21 November 2011
Recent debates
What are Debates?
Debates in the House of Representatives are an opportunity for members from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
