In Parliament
Speech on the Public Health and Other Legislation (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Bill 2020
February 24, 2021
On Wednesday 24 February 2021, I spoke about the Public Health and Other Legislation (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Bill 2020. You can read the full speech below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record...
Read More 1 reaction ShareSpeech on the Community Support and Services Committee's Estimates report on the 2020-21 Budget
February 24, 2021
In Parliament on Wednesday 24 February 2021, I gave a speech on the Community Support and Services Committee's Estimates Report - and used the time to highlight the flawed Estimates process with timewasting Dorothy...
Read More 1 reaction ShareQuestion Time: Will cops in schools carry guns?
February 24, 2021
On Wednesday 24 February 2021, I asked the Minister for Police and Corrective Services whether the announced police support officers in schools would carry tasers and/or firearms. You can read the answer below or...
Read More 1 reaction ShareEstimates: Question on staff ratios in youth detention centres
December 15, 2020
During Parliamentary Estimates on Tuesday 15 December 2020, I asked a question about staff ratios in youth detention centres. You can read the answers below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record of Proceedings (Hansard)....
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December 15, 2020
During Parliamentary Estimates on Tuesday 15 December 2020, I asked a few questions about children in youth detention centres. You can read the answers below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record of Proceedings (Hansard)....
Read More 1 reaction ShareEstimates: Questions on kids in Police watch houses
December 15, 2020
During Estimates on Tuesday 15 December 2020, I asked a couple of questions about kids being held in police watch houses. You can read the answers below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record of...
Read More 1 reaction ShareEstimates: Questions on raising the age of criminal responsibility in Qld
December 15, 2020
In Estimates Hearings on Tuesday 15 December 2020, I asked about the call to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Queensland. You can read the answers below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record...
Read More 1 reaction ShareEstimates: Questions on the recommendations of the 1991 Royal Commission into Indigenous Deaths in Custody
December 15, 2020
In Estimates on Tuesday 15 December 2020, I asked if the Government was considering implementing recommendations from the Royal Commission into Indigenous Deaths in Custody. You can read the answers below or in the...
Read More 1 reaction ShareEstimates: Questions on isolation and long-term detention at the Forensic Disability Service at Wacol
December 15, 2020
During Parliamentary Estimates on Tuesday 15 December 2020, I asked a series of questions about the Forensic Disability Service. You can read the answers below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record of Proceedings (Hansard)....
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December 15, 2020
During Parliamentary Estimates on Tuesday 15 December 2020, I asked about an apparent change in the social housing eligibility criteria. You can read the answers below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record of Proceedings...
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