House debates

Thursday, 4 September 2014

  • Infrastructure (33 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. I refer to the coalition's promise to have cranes in the sky and bulldozers working on new...
  • Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection on something that concerns us all. Will the minister update the House on the implementation of the government's full suite of...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to the government's broken promise never to do deals with minor parties. Why is the Treasurer willing to cut pensions and family payments but not rule...
  • Alcohol Abuse (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health. Minister, recently the Alcohol's burden of disease report found that alcohol kills 15 Australians and hospitalises 430 ever day. But Canberra continues...
  • Operation Bring Them Home (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Justice. Will the minister update the House on the role of the Australian Federal Police in Operation Bring them Home?
  • Economy (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Before the last election the Prime Minister promised to create a million new jobs. Given that unemployment is at a 10-year high and his government has...
  • Budget (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline the importance of fixing the budget, and how will the repeal of the mining tax help to repair the budget?
  • Superannuation (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. The freezing of the superannuation guarantee will mean that an average income earner aged 25 will lose around $100,000 by the time they retire. Can...
  • Mining (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industry. Will the minister advise the House how the government is working to put the right policy settings in place in order to support and regain...
  • Superannuation (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. The Treasurer's scrapping of the low-income superannuation contribution will mean that a woman earning $37,000 a year will lose $500 for every year of her working...
  • Trade with Korea (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister, representing the Minister for Trade and Investment. Will the minister update the House on the outcome of the inquiry by the Joint Standing Committee...
  • University Fees (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. Last year, the minister said the government was not considering increases to university fees, because: … we promised that we wouldn’t and...
  • Infrastructure (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Communications. Will the minister explain to the House why it is important for the government to receive informed advice before decisions are made to fund major...
  • University Fees (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. I refer to a media release still on the minister's website—Pyne Online—titled 'Coalition will not cap places or raise HECS' Given the...
  • Home Insulation Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Will the minister advise the House of the findings of the royal commission into the failings of the Home Insulation Program? What can we all...
  • Abbott Government (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. It has been one year since this government began its assault on Australian families, jobs, hospitals, schools and pensioners. No wonder Australians...
  • National Security (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Minister for Defence. I refer the minister to Australia's continued draw-down of operations in Afghanistan and the return home of Australian Defence Force...