In Parliament
Adjournment 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...
Read More ShareEstimates: Questions about supporting Traditional Owners to use the Aboriginal Land Act
August 16, 2021
During Parliamentary Budget Estimates on Friday 13 August 2021, I asked what work the Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships is doing to facilitate and support First Nations use of the Aboriginal...
Read More ShareEstimates: Question about Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) in Queensland prisons
August 16, 2021
During Parliamentary Budget Estimates on Thursday 12 August 2021, I asked about access to Opioid Substitution Therapy in Queensland prisons. You can read the answers below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record of Proceedings...
Read More ShareEstimates: Questions about overcrowding and parole delays in Queensland prisons
August 16, 2021
During Parliamentary Budget Estimates on Thursday 12 August 2021, I asked about overcrowding and conditions in Queensland's prisons, and delays in considering parole applications and suspensions which is contributing to this overcrowding. You can...
Read More ShareEstimates: Questions about police misconduct at the Land Forces protests
August 16, 2021
During Parliamentary Budget Estimates on Thursday 12 August 2021, I asked about police actions reported in the Legal Observers report by Action Ready on the policing of Land Forces protests in South Brisbane this...
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