Decriminalising abortion - second reading speech on the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018
Posted on 17 October 2018
Greens to move amendments to fix shocking loopholes in mining rehabilitation bill
Greens MP Michael Berkman will today move amendments to fix massive loopholes in Labor’s mining rehabilitation bill as reported this morning.
Queensland Labor slow on Ellis defence child sex abuse reforms, Greens say
Queensland’s Labor government has been accused of dragging the chain on reforms to ensure child sexual abuse survivors can hold institutions liable in court, including abolishing in the notorious “Ellis defence”.
State Greens MP Michael Berkman wants to ban coal mining in the Galilee Basin
COAL mining would be banned in Queensland’s Galilee Basin under legislation to be introduced today by State Greens MP Michael Berkman.
Greens MP tables bill to scrap Ellis defence in Queensland to open up churches to legal action
Queensland would follow other states and abolish a legal loophole used by churches to evade lawsuits by child sexual abuse survivors, under a bill introduced by the state's sole Greens MP, Michael Berkman.
