Speeches to Parliament

Amy: I present a bill for an act to amend the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 for particular purposes. I table the bill, the explanatory notes and a statement of compatibility with...

Amy: In every crisis, someone is making money. During COVID, billionaires doubled their wealth and pharmaceutical companies have seen huge profits. In this housing crisis, it is the banks and wealthy property investors and developers...

Mould epidemic reportage Amy:I am proud to be sponsoring an e-petition to raise standards for mould prevention and removal in rental homes. This year the housing crisis and the La Nina weather pattern have converged...

Amy: I rise to speak to the Community Support and Services Committee report on budget estimates for this year. The committees, guided by excellent secretariat staff, do an incredibly important job but, from all the...

Amy:The case for raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14—for not locking kids up in jail—is so clear. The chorus of credible voices calling for an end to this shameful practice...

For years the Greens have been saying we need to raise mining royalties and it is high time that we use the immense wealth generated by multinational mining companies to help fund the things...

Queensland is an immensely wealthy state, but for us to all benefit from this wealth we need to make mining billionaires pay their fair share.

Speech given on 29 March as part of second reading debate for the Public Health and Other Legislation (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Bill   Queenslanders have done an incredible job over the last two...

Adjournment Speech given on 25 May 2022.   I want to take this moment to reflect on what happened over the weekend. Against every prediction of the political class and many politicians, the Greens...

Speech prepared for debate on 24 May 2022, but crossbench members were prevented from speaking. Fines, and whether they are fairly administered, can impact all Queenslanders. For Queenslanders on a low income, these fines...