House debates

Monday, 18 October 2010

  • Asylum Seekers (7 speeches)
    This question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the 106 illegal boats that have so far arrived this year. I further refer the Prime Minister to today’s announcement of...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the state of the global economy and what it means for the government’s reform agenda?
  • Murray-Darling Basin (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister stand by her pre-election commitment to adopt the Murray-Darling Basin plan, sight unseen, in its entirety and without regard to...
  • Economy (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the government building a modern, prosperous economy? How have these reforms been received?
  • Murray-Darling Basin (6 speeches)
    My question is also to the Prime Minister. I ask the Prime Minister why the government did not require the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to undertake a proper social and economic study as a part...
  • Carbon Disclosure Project (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Minister, would you update the House on any implications of the release of the Carbon Disclosure Project’s annual...
  • Murray-Darling Basin (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Why is the expenditure on major water-saving infrastructure and on-farm efficiency $400 million...
  • Delhi Commonwealth Games (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare and Minister for the Status of Women, representing the Minister for Sport. Will the minister update the House on the...
  • Murray-Darling Basin (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. I refer to the Murray-Darling Basin plan, which suggests effective cuts of 71 per cent to...
  • Health Care (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. What is the government doing to ensure we have an adequate number of highly trained health professionals well distributed across the country?
  • Afghanistan (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence. Given that one of the oft-stated rationales for our involvement in Afghanistan is the propping up of the Karzai government, is the government concerned...
  • Infrastructure (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. How are the major nation-building infrastructure projects progressing, particularly those in South Australia and Western Australia?
  • Murray-Darling Basin (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Is water reform the responsibility of the government or is it the responsibility of the...
  • Military Discipline (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the minister advise the House on the creation of the position of Director of Military Prosecutions? Why is the independence of the Director of...
  • Home Insulation Program (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. On Friday the Prime Minister conceded that the government’s insulation scheme had become ‘a mess’. In that context, why did the government...
  • Carers (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing. What is the government doing to recognise, support and celebrate the work of Australia’s carers?