Speeches to Parliament
Response to the Criminal Code (Consent and Mistake of Fact) Amendment Bill 2020
March 25, 2021
25 March, 2021 I rise to speak to the Criminal Code (Consent and Mistake of Fact) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020. Survivors of sexual assault in Queensland have been asked to share their...
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March 23, 2021
23 March, 2021 I rise to speak to the Child Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020. There are over 10,500 children in out-of-home care in Queensland. We know that removing a child from...
Read More ShareSpeech on Protection for Renters During COVID-19
February 24, 2021
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 recognises that we’re...
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February 24, 2021
4 February 2021 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...
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December 04, 2020
4 December, 2020 I rise to speak to the appropriation bills and respond on behalf of the people of South Brisbane and outline the Greens’ vision for what this budget could achieve. This year...
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December 01, 2020
First Speech to Parliament 1 December, 2020 I start by acknowledging the custodial owners of the land that we meet on today, the Jagera, Yuggera and Turrbal people, and pay respects to elders past...
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