House debates

Wednesday, 18 March 2009

  • Economy (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to the fact that the government is now borrowing more than $2 billion a week to fund its cash splash. Will the Treasurer advise the House...
  • Executive Remuneration (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline for the House the steps taken by the government today in relation to golden handshakes and executive pay?
  • Australian Business Investment Partnership (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his comments that the government’s planned Ruddbank could be used to rescue a billion-dollar luxury apartment project in Brisbane....
  • Alcopops (31 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister explain to the House the progress of the government’s action on alcopops and any likely consequences if the bill is...
  • Alcohol Abuse (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister update the House on binge drinking and what it means for our front-line police?
  • Employment (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. I refer to the government’s decision to abolish the 40 per cent rebate on quarantine export services and to increase...
  • Schools: Funding (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and the Minister for Social Inclusion. Would the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on the...
  • Townsville Hospital (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. I refer the minister to a report that was released yesterday by the Australian Medical Association of Queensland. It identified Townsville...
  • Defence Housing Australia (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel. What progress has been made by Defence Housing Australia as part of the government’s Nation Building and Jobs Plan, and...
  • Lyne Electorate: Port Macquarie Base Hospital (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, in light of the failure of the state administration within New South Wales to deal with the obvious and urgent growth demands in New South...
  • Water (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. What is the government’s approach to restoring environmental flows to the Murray-Darling Basin and what has been...
  • Victorian Bushfires (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the proposal to establish a joint parliamentary inquiry into the devastating and tragic Victorian bushfires. Prime Minister,...
  • Bushfires (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General. Will the Attorney-General update the House on what the government is doing to address the risk of bushfire arson across Australia?