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Liberal Failure on Climate Change
After eight years in office, there is no climate policy. The way this PM works, it’s like he’s not in charge. Events just unfold around
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Raise Our Voice Australia’s Youth Voice in Parliament 2021
I give this speech as part of Raise Our Voice Australia’s Youth Voice in Parliament project. ‘Dear members of the 46th Parliament of Australia, my
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Member’s Statement on Climate Change
The Morrison-Joyce government’s entire way of operating is to sit back while events unfold around them and pretend they have absolutely no control over them,
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National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment Bill 2021
Child sex abuse survivors deserve better from the Morrison government. This bill goes some way to improving the National Redress Scheme, but it is in
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Member’s Statement on Medicare
I begin today by registering my ongoing thanks to all the healthcare workers here in Jagajaga—the nurses, doctors and pharmacists—administering vaccines and caring for people
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The Need for a Federal Anticorruption Commission
Last week, I held a community forum, together with the member for Isaacs, about the need for a federal anticorruption commission and Labor’s commitment to
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National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Improving Supports for At Risk Participants) Bill 2021
The NDIS is such an important part of our country, and it should provide people with disability and the wider community with the certainty that
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Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 2) Bill 2021
This bill, the Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 2) Bill 2021, addresses some very important areas, particularly Australia’s charitable sector. I very much share
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Closing the Gap 2021
I begin tonight by acknowledging that I am speaking from the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, and I pay my respects
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Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Subsidy) Bill 2021
Access to affordable and quality child care is something that Australian families rightly expect and desperately need. I want to begin my remarks today by
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The Effects of Lockdown on Jagajaga
It’s good to be speaking from Melbourne today, on a day when the hard work of our community has meant that we’ve have again recorded
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The Flaws of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standards and Assurance) Bill 2021
I rise to add my voice to the many on this side of the chamber and the member for Indi who have pointed out the