In Parliament
Estimates: Question on funding for new teaching positions in the 2020 Budget
December 09, 2020
In Parliamentary estimates hearings on Wednesday 9 December 2020, I asked about the funding for new teaching positions. You can read the answer below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record of Proceedings (Hansard).
Read More ShareEstimates: Question on buying land for the Inner West's new school
December 09, 2020
In Parliamentary estimates hearings on Wednesday 9 December 2020, I asked a question about the funding allocation for the planned inner west school. You can read the answer below or in the official Queensland...
Read More ShareEstimates: Question on allocating urban water supply for the Emu Swamp Dam
December 08, 2020
In Estimates hearings on 8 December 2020, I asked a question about the water supply allocation for the Emu Swamp Dam. You can read the answer below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record of...
Read More ShareEstimates: Question on whether the Government will introduce a Developer Tax
December 08, 2020
During the Parliamentary estimates hearings on 8 December 2020, I asked if the government would consider introducing a tax on developers. You can read the answer below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record of...
Read More ShareEstimates: Question to CleanCo on publicly owned renewable energy
December 07, 2020
During the Parliamentary estimates hearings on 7 December 2020, I asked CleanCo about the proportion of their investments going towards publicly owned renewable energy. You can read the answer below or in the official...
Read More ShareEstimates: Question on Dorothy Dixers
December 07, 2020
During the estimates hearings on 7 December 2020, I asked Premier Palaszczuk if the government could ban Dorothy Dixers who waste the valuable time of the estimates hearings. You can read the answer below...
Read More ShareEstimates: Question on Parliamentary oversight of the Government's COVID-19 response
December 07, 2020
In the estimates hearings on 7 December 2020, I asked Premier Palaszczuk if the government would create Parliamentary oversight of their COVID-19 response. You can read the answer below or in the official Queensland...
Read More ShareEstimates: Question on international flight caps and hotel quarantine resourcing
December 07, 2020
During the parliamentary estimates hearings on 7 December 2020, I asked the Premier if the government was willing to increase the state's capacity for Queenslanders returning home for the holidays. You can read the...
Read More ShareSpeech on Appropriation Bills (2020-2021 Budget)
December 05, 2020
On Friday 4 December I gave my speech in reply to the Queensland Government's State Budget for 2020-21. I spoke about some positive local and statewide commitments, some missed opportunities, and why Labor's failed...
Read More ShareSpeech on COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020
December 02, 2020
On Wednesday 2 December 2020, I gave a speech on the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020. The bill included provisions to retrospectively annull the appointment of anti-Adani activist Chris "Pineapple" Hooper...
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