In Parliament
Speech on Net Zero by 2050
October 18, 2021
On Tuesday 12 October 2021, I gave a speech about Labor's Net Zero by 2050 target, why it's not enough, and why the major parties need to do more if they want to be...
Read More ShareSpeech on the Walter Taylor bridge duplication and reopening the Tennyson train line
September 20, 2021
On Thursday 16 September 2021, I gave a speech about Brisbane City Council and the State Transport Minister's proposal to duplicate the Walter Taylor Bridge, and why I'm pushing to fix public transport (including...
Read More ShareSpeech on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021
September 20, 2021
On Wednesday 15 September 2021, I gave a speech on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021. You can read the full speech below, or in the official Queensland Parliament Record of Proceedings (Hansard).
Read More ShareIntroductory speech: Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021
September 16, 2021
On Wednesday 15 September 2021, I introduced a Private Members' Bill, the Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021, to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years old...
Read More ShareAdjournment Speech on buying private land for the Inner West's new school
September 03, 2021
On Thursday 2 September 2021, I gave an update on the new school for Brisbane's Inner West, and reiterated my calls for the Government to consider buying private or commercial land rather than using...
Read More ShareSpeech on the Public Health and Other Legislation (Further Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Bill 2021
September 03, 2021
On Thursday 2 September 2021, I gave a speech on the Government's Public Health and Other Legislation (Further Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Bill 2021, where I reflected on the Indooroopilly cluster and my proposal...
Read More ShareSpeech on 2021 Estimates Hearings
September 03, 2021
On Wednesday 1 September 2021, I gave a speech on the Community Support and Services Committee's report on the consideration of the Government's 2021-22 Budget during Estimates Hearings, and spoke about the Estimates process...
Read More ShareQuestion Time: Funding naloxone, the life-saving opioid overdose reversal drug
September 03, 2021
In Parliament on Tuesday 31 August 2021, Overdose Awareness Day, I asked the Health Minister whether the Government would fund frontline workers to supply free naloxone (the overdose reversal drug) to people at risk...
Read More ShareEstimates: Questions about potential human rights violations in youth detention
August 16, 2021
During Parliamentary Budget Estimates on Friday 13 August 2021, I asked about potential human rights breaches in youth detention centres in Queensland. You can read my previous Questions on Notice, which I refer to...
Read More ShareEstimates: Questions regarding procedures for children in detention experiencing mental health crises
August 16, 2021
During Parliamentary Budget Estimates on Friday 13 August 2021, I asked about the procedures for children in youth detention (as young as 10 years old) who are experiencing a mental health crisis, such as...
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