In Parliament

On Tuesday 22 October 2019, Michael gave a speech on the government's Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Bill. Michael had separately introduced his own Private Members Bill called  Civil Liability (Institutional Child Abuse)...

Proper resourcing for of cross-bench MPs is important for democracy. Cross bench MPs play a vital role in our democracy. On 22 October 2019, Michael gave a speech calling for adequate resourcing for cross-bench...

On Wednesday 16 October Michael spoke in the Parliament about the work he has been doing in conjunction with the Mt Coot-tha Protection Alliance Inc to let the community have a say in the future...

On Wednesday 18 September, Michael spoke on the Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019, supporting the broader protection the proposed legislation entails but criticising those opposite him...

On Wednesday 18 September, Michael posed a question to the Premier concerning the Global Climate Strike, specifically whether she would openly support public servants that had decided to participate in the forthcoming Brisbane event....

On Tuesday 17 September 2019 the Queensland Parliament debated two bills, the Medicines and Poisons Bill 2019 and the Therapeutic Goods Bill 2019, in cognate. As commonly happens for crossbench MPs in Queensland, I didn't get an...

On Thursday 22 August, Michael commented on the Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019, citing that although it rightfully acknowledges that detaining children is undesirable in all circumstances, it does not adequately...

On 22 August 2019 I addressed the chamber about Labor's latest dangerous and anti-democratic stunt to "crack down" on peaceful protesters.

On Tuesday 20 August, Michael spoke on the Appropriation Bill, expressing his concerns regarding a number of issues associated with the estimates hearings and voicing his dismay at the lack of accountability embedded in...

On Thursday 1 August, Michael posed questions to the Hon. Grace Grace, Minister for Education and Minister for Industrial Relations, on a new inner west Brisbane school and NAPLAN, and to the Hon. Shannon Fentiman, Minister...