In Parliament

Adjournment Speech on Housing and Renters Rights  Amy MacMahon Wednesday 12 May 2021 Mr Speaker, last week QCOSS, along with twelve other organisations (Anglicare, BHC, Micah Projects, Mission Australia, Multicap, Save the...

Private Members Motion Mr Speaker, the motion reads: That this House: Acknowledges: Foodbank’s 2018 “Rumbling Tummies” report shows that 20% of children start the school day without eating breakfast, and 15% of...

Mr Speaker, I rise to speak to the Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021. The cohort of kids that will be most impacted by this Bill are some of the...

Summary of our amendments to the Criminal Code (Consent and Mistake of Fact) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020.  Our amendments would have: Introduced an affirmative model to define “consent” Restrict access...

Public Health and Other Legislation (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Bill 2020 - Second Reading Speech 24 February 2021   I rise to support the extension of emergency powers, a Bill which...

Mr Speaker, I rise to speak about the growing list of sites across Queensland where First Nations peoples are standing their ground against continued dispossession of their land and culture.  There’s a...