In Parliament

On Tuesday 11 August 2020 the Queensland Parliament debated two bills, the Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 and the Biodiscovery and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019, in cognate. As commonly happens for...

On Thursday 16 July 2020 the Queensland Parliament debated the Corrective Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020. Because of the undemocratic nature of the Queensland Parliament’s rules, I found out as the bill...

On Tuesday 14 July, I spoke about how the Woolies site proposal in Toowong demonstrates Planning Act flaws. You can read the speech below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record of Proceedings (Hansard), or...

On Tuesday 14 July, I spoke on the Anti-discrimination (Right to Use Gender-specific Language) Amendment Bill 2018. You can read the speech below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record of Proceedings (Hansard), or watch...

On Wednesday 17 June, I spoke on the Community Services Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Bill 2019. You can read the speech below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record of Proceedings (Hansard), or watch...

On Wednesday 17 June, I spoke on the Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2019. You can read the speech below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record of Proceedings (Hansard),...

On Wednesday 20 May 2020 the Queensland Parliament debated the Mineral and Energy Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020. Because of the undemocratic nature of the Queensland Parliament’s rules, and because the LNP...

On Wednesday 22 April I gave a speech on the government's stimulus bill during the COVID-19 crisis.

On Wednesday 22 April Queensland Parliament debated and passed two Bills. The COVID-19 Emergency Response Bill 2020 was the second Bill. It included reforms to residential tenancies and rooming accommodation and established a Small Business Commissioner...

On Wednesday 27 November Michael gave a speech on the government's bill to create a six-hour public holiday on Christmas Eve. He used the speech as an opportunity to call for Australia and Queensland...