In Parliament
Speech 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 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 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).
Read More ShareEstimates: Questions on children held in remand and in isolation in youth detention
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 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 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 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 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).
Read More ShareEstimates: Questions on changes to the eligibility criteria for social housing
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...
Read More ShareEstimates: Questions to the Qld Police Service re infection control in Qld's hotel quarantine
December 14, 2020
In Estimates Hearings on Monday 14 December 2020, I asked a series of questions about infection control in quarantine hotels. You can read the answers below or in the official Queensland Parliament Record of Proceedings...
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