Speeches to Parliament

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...

Speech made on 11 May 2022 in response to a motion to limit the involvement of trans women in sports, moved by the Katter Party. The motion was voted down.   Instead of talking...

The Great Barrier Reef is literally one of the seven natural wonders of the world, but at the rate we are going it is a living ghost. On the path that we are on,...

I move— "That the Speaker’s ruling of 17 November 2021, that the Big Bank Levy (COVID-19 Health Response) Bill 2021 is out of order because it is a revenue bill, be dissented from." This...

South Brisbane will be the epicentre for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It will be a massive opportunity for infrastructure, for beautiful accessible venues, for jobs and for publicly owned clean energy, but so far...

This evening we are joined in the gallery by Salma and Abdullah Abid. Salma and Abdullah arrived from Afghanistan in August. I want to take the opportunity tonight to extend them our deepest welcome...