In Parliament
Estimates Hearings: Great Barrier Reef, Military Use of Autonomous Drones and Adani Project
July 31, 2019
On Wednesday 31 July, Michael posed questions to the Director General of the Department of Innovation, Tourism Industry Development and the Commonwealth Games, the Hon. Kate Jones, Minister for Innovation and Tourism Industry Development and Minister for the Commonwealth...
Read More Add your reaction ShareGreens Budget Response 2019
June 14, 2019
On Friday 14 June 2019, Michael Berkman delivered the Greens' response to the 2019 Budget.
Read More Add your reaction ShareQuestion about experts' advice on Adani's groundwater management plan
June 11, 2019
On Tuesday 11 June in Question Time, Michael asked the Qld Environment Minister whether she'd guarantee recent advice from 7 of the country's top groundwater experts, calling Adani’s groundwater plans “severely flawed”, would be...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAdani CEO Lucas Dow's misleading jobs testimony
June 11, 2019
On Tuesday 11 June 2019, Michael Berkman asked that the Speaker refer Adani CEO Lucas Dow to the Ethics Committee for misleading Parliament about jobs at the Adani mine.
Read More Add your reaction ShareWorking With Children (Risk Management and Screening) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 - Second Reading Speech
May 16, 2019
On Thursday 16 May 2019 Michael gave a second reading speech on this Bill.
Read More Add your reaction ShareNatural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment BIll 2019
May 15, 2019
On Wednesday 15 May 2019 Michael spoke on the need for stronger mining rehabilitation laws - not weaker ones as the government is proposing.
Read More Add your reaction ShareExtinction crisis - a referendum on the future
May 14, 2019
On Tuesday 14 May 2019 Michael gave a speech in Parliament about the extinction and climate crisis.
Read More Add your reaction ShareSecond reading speech on Greens bill to ban corporate political donations
May 14, 2019
On Tuesday 14 May 2019, Michael gave a second reading speech on his bill to ban all corporate donations in Queensland, the Electoral Legislation (Political Donations) Amendment Bill.
Read More Add your reaction ShareCelebrating our zipline win
May 02, 2019
On Wednesday 1 May 2019 Michael gave a speech in Parliament celebrating the community's win against the Mt Coot-tha zipline proposal.
Read More Add your reaction ShareSpeech on the Criminal Code and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
May 01, 2019
On Wednesday 1 May, Michael spoke on the Criminal Code and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019, raising a number of concerns about the dangerous, unintended consquences this bill may have.
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