My speeches in Parliament
Counting LGBTIQA+ people in the Census
September 10, 2024
On 10 September 2024, I spoke about counting LGBTIQA+ Australians in the 2026 Census.I want to talk about the census, not just as an MP whose electorate is home to a large number of...
Read More ShareTaxing mining superprofits
September 09, 2024
On 9 September 2024, I spoke about making the big mining companies pay a fairer share of their superprofits.This country is run like an arm of the fossil fuel industry. When the fossil fuel...
Read More ShareThe impacts of Australia’s fossil fuel exports
August 15, 2024
On 15 August 2024, I spoke about new research into the scale of global harm caused by Australia’s fossil fuel exports. According to a new study commissioned by the University of New South Wales...
Read More ShareListening to young people
August 15, 2024
On 15 August 2024, I spoke about a survey I had conducted of young people. This building has historically not been a place where young people's voices are heard or listened to. We are...
Read More ShareQueensland’s the homelessness capital of Australia
August 14, 2024
On 14 August 2024, I spoke about the eye-watering statistic that Queensland has become the homelessness capital of Australia. Queensland has recently been characterised as the homelessness capital of Australia. The statistics are eye...
Read More ShareLGBTIQA+ discrimination in schools
June 27, 2024
On 27 June 2024, I spoke about the discrimination workers and students face in our religious education system. Equality Australia recently published a report: "Dismissed, denied and demeaned". This report laid out just how...
Read More ShareStudent debt reaches $1 billion in Brisbane
June 27, 2024
On 27 June 2024, I spoke about how much debt tertiary students are collectively saddled with in Brisbane. The amount of student debt that is currently sitting in my electorate of Brisbane is $1.1...
Read More ShareSkyrocketing rents in Brisbane leaving people behind
June 26, 2024
On 26 June 2024, I spoke about the failure of the Federal Government to tackle skyrocketing rents in Brisbane. I don't even know where to begin on this. [interjections] No, because if we're not...
Read More ShareThanking local homelessness services
May 30, 2024
On 30 May 2024, I spoke about the important work homelessness services do for my community — and why they’re trying to fill a failure that’s the government’s fault. I'd like to take the...
Read More ShareMohammed’s story — asylum seekers left in limbo
March 21, 2024
On 21 March 2024, I spoke about Mohammed, an asylum seeker who has spent 14 years in immigration limbo. Today I want to share a story of a young man in my electorate who...
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