Speeches to Parliament

23 May 2023 This morning I joined the crossbench in signing a joint statement on the Olympic Games that calls for a hard cap on the Olympics budget, an equivalent investment in the regions,...

Amy:  Thank you to the representatives from the Yidinji people, the Yirrganydji people, Djabugay people, the Zagraeb Island Dancers and Reverend Van Den Broek Amber who welcomed us here today. We are privileged to...

16 March 2023   In Queensland our primary healthcare system is in crisis. Nearly 40 years in, Medicare is failing. Queenslanders are waiting weeks to see a general practitioner and that is if the...

The Deputy Leader of the Opposition moved the following motion regarding the Gabba redevelopment on March 15 2023: That this House: (a) notes that the Gabba redevelopment cost has blown out from $1billion to...

Queensland Labor plans to go it alone to demolish and rebuild the Gabba stadium for $2.7 billion, closing East Brisbane State School, clearing Raymond Park and bulldozing family homes. The community is devastated. The...

The scourge of domestic violence causes immense harm across Australia. We see this almost every week. In December last year at least 10 Australian women were killed because of family and domestic violence. That...

The following speech concerned amendments moved by Amy to the Public Sector Bill. These amendments (voted down by the government) would have included LGBTQIA+ people in the bill's provisions pertaining to diversity and inclusivity target...

Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) (Royalties and Cost of Living Relief) Amendment BillAmy: I present a bill for an act to amend the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 to establish a...

Amy: The fact that we are debating two such important bills in cognate, the Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Bill and the Public Sector Bill, is pretty incredible in the context of integrity. This government...

Amy: Gambling conglomerates are making a motza off Queenslanders’ losses and the government says they want to make them pay their fair share, but that is not what this bill does. In the introductory speech...