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On this page you'll find all of my Parliamentary activities: letters and submissions, Parliamentary speeches and my Questions without Notice. This page is regularly updated.

Dr Sophie's Letters and Submissions

Joint letter urging the Government to pass legislation to ban the use of genetic test results in life insurance underwriting

Open letter calling for a Duty of Care Bill

Joint letter to Minister for the Environment on the South-East Marine Park Network Management Plan

Joint letter to ministers Bowen and Plibersek on recent coal mine approvals

Submission to the NSW Legislative Committee on Essential Worker Housing

Letter to the Health Minister on Vaccine Injury Compensation Scheme

Letter to the Defence Minister on the Royal Commission into Veteran Suicide – Call for implementation of Recommendation 12

Joint letter from independents to all party leaders on parliamentary behaviour

Letter to the Prime Minister on removing the exemption for Regional Forestry Agreements

Joint letter on the death of Mano Yogalingam

Joint letter on the exclusion of LGBTIQA+ people from the census

Joint letter to Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth MP on Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect

Independent MPs united in call for urgent on Superannuation reform as Delay created more Uncertainty

Submission to Senate Standing Committee on Economics National Housing and Homelessness Bill 2024

Letter to Environment Minister re Tamboran gas exploration

Whistleblower Protections Joint Crossbench letter

2024 Budget Submission

Letter to the Prime Minister on the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

Joint letter on UNWRA

Public Letter Template to End Native Forest Logging

Letter in Support of Julian Assange

Letter to the Health Minister re 60-day dispensing

Letter to the Education Minister re indexation of HECS/HELP student debt

Letter to the Education Minister re urgent intervention on student debt

Letter to the Communications Minister re cottage point mobile base station

Letter to Health Minister re vaping reforms

Letter to Prime Minister Albanese re LGBTIQ Community Health Transition Program

Letter to Ambassador Fereidoun Haghbin on the treatment of Iranian citizens

 

Dr Sophie's Speeches in Parliament

February 2025:

February 06, 2025: Amendment to Scams Legislation

February 05, 2025: Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2024

February 04, 2025: Calling for lower tax for small business

February 04, 2025: Fair healthcare for our veterans


November 2024:

November 26, 2024: My amendments on the social media ban

November 20, 2024: Thanking our veterans

November 19, 2024: Electoral reform debate

November 19, 2024: Supporting our construction industry

November 18, 2024: Major parties electoral reform deal

November 18, 2024: Dr Scamps re-introduces Healthy Kids Advertising Bill

November 07, 2024: Local student leader on the importance of public schools

November 07, 2024: Amendment to the Aged Care Bill

November 06, 2024: Sophie on the Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill

November 04, 2024: Tabling my Save the Aussie Bush Petition

November 04, 2024: Calling for a national animal welfare strategy


October 2024:

October 10, 2024: Supporting changes to our Aged Care system

October 9, 2024: Supporting the Universities Accord Bill

October 9, 2024: Amendments to the Universities Accord Bill


September 2024:

September 11, 2024: Sophie Scamps on the need for stronger scam protection legislation

September 11, 2024: My proposed amendments to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission Bill 2024

September 11, 2024: The importance of men's mental health services

September 11, 2024: Supporting the Government's Super on Paid Parental Leave Amendments

September 11, 2024: Calling for an independently selected Parliamentary Standards Commission

September 9, 2024: A message of congratulations to our Paralympic athletes


August 2024:

August 20, 2024: Future Made in Australia Bill

August 19, 2024: Protecting our artists against Artificial Intelligence

August 14, 2024: Call on Environment Minister to scrutinise Regional Forestry Agreements

August 13, 2024: Letter from German International School student on why we must protect our environment

August 12, 2024: Reducing cost of living and electricity pressures


July 2024:

July 4, 2024: My proposed amendments to our federal environmental laws

July 4, 2024: The need for an independent Environment Protection Authority

July 3, 2024: Nature Positive Reforms - Part 2

July 1, 2024: Support for the cost of living crisis motion


June 2024:

27 June, 2024: Nature Positive Reforms debate

27 June, 2024: Vaping legislation changes

26 June, 2024: The Mackellar Housing Crisis

26 June, 2024: A call for no new coal and gas projects

25 June, 2024: Debate on the export of gas and cost of living

25 June, 2024: Live Sheep Export Ban

25 June, 2024: Urgent need for domestic violence services

24 June, 2024: Private Members Motion on Nature Positive Reforms

5 June, 2024: Budget Reply Speech - opposition to the the Government's Future Gas Strategy

4 June, 2024: Sophie on the NDIS changes

4 June, 2024: Amendment of the Net Zero Authority Bill

3 June, 2024: Motion on Armenia Artsakh

3 June, 2024: Mackellar's Housing Crisis

3 June, 2024: Northern Beaches Hospital Staffing Stress


May 2024:

28 May, 2024: Time to end illegal logging 

16 May, 2024: Urgent need for more domestic violence support

15 May, 2024: Sophie welcomes Vaping Reform Bill


March 2024:

18 March, 2024: 90 second statement on the importance of play therapy


February 2024:

26 February, 2024:Time for a fairer public education system

26 February, 2024: Sophie calls to Stop PEP-11

13 February, 2024: Sophie on Stage 3 Tax Cuts 

13 February, 2024: Sophie on the Israel Gaza conflict

12 February, 2024: On the cost-of-living crisis

8 February, 2024: Call for public youth mental health services

7 February, 2024: Paid Parental Scheme


December 2023

6 December, 2023: Vale Peta Murphy


November 2023

30 November, 2023: Counter Terrorism Legislation Amendment

29 November, 2023: Standing up for small business

16 November, 2023: Health of the Nation Report and state of General Practice

16 November, 2023: Youth Voice in Parliament Speech by Tasman Cowper

15 November, 2023: Industrial Relations Fair Work Legislation Amendment 

13 November, 2023: The Forest Pledge


October 2023

18 October, 2023: Speech on the Motion on Israel/ Hamas Conflict

17 October, 2023: Grievance debate on the lack of public healthcare in Mackellar

16 October, 2023: Cost of living crisis and the Inflation Reduction Act

16 October, 2023: Sophie's Water Trigger Private Members Bill

16 October, 2023: Call for a Joint Select Committee on Robodebt


September 2023

14 September, 2023: Inflation Reduction Act

11 September, 2023: The State of the Public Education System


August 2023

10 August, 2023: Response to the Australian Universities Accord Report 

09 August, 2023: Call For Urgent Climate Action

09 August, 2023: Supporting Assistance Dogs 

03 August, 2023: Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment Bill 2023

02 August, 2023: Sea Dumping Bill a Dangerous Enabler


June 2023

21 June, 2023: Cottage Point Communications

20 June, 2023: Welcoming the President of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile

19 June, 2023: Broadcasting Services Amendment (Healthy Kids Advertising) Bill 2023

19 June, 2023: Honouring the Baha'i women of Shiraz

15 June, 2023: Question to the Minister for Defence regarding David McBride

15 June, 2023: Delegation to Dharamshala

14 June, 2023: Health Care Funding (Appropriation Bill 2023)

14 June, 2023: In support of the Prohibition of Gambling Advertisements Bill 2023


May 2023

30 May, 2023: Question to the Home Affairs Minister regarding the Nixon Report

25 May, 2023: HECS and HELP Debt Indexation

24 May, 2023: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice

12 May, 2023: Submission to the Select Committee on Cost of Living


March 2023

29 March, 2023: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Stop PEP-11 and Protect Our Coast) Bill 2023

28 March, 2023: The Community Independent Movement

27 March, 2023: Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2023

27 March, 2023: International Relations - Azerbaijan and Armenia

23 March, 2023: Amendment to the Startup Year and Other Measures Bill 2023

21 March, 2023: Safeguard Mechanism Amendment Bill

20 March, 2023: Native Forest Logging

20 March, 2023: Funding for the Wakehurst Parkway

9 March, 2023: National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2022

7 March, 2023: The future of Lizard Rock

6 March, 2023: Transparent and Quality Public Appointments Bill 2023


February 2023

13 February, 2023: Supporting the National Reconstruction Fund Bill 2022

13 February, 2023: Tackling the spread of vaping

13 February, 2023: Seconding the Stop PEP-11 and Protect Our Coast Bill 2023

7 February, 2023: Ending oil and gas exploration

6 February, 2023: The battle against e-cigarettes

6 February, 2023: Supporting arts and culture


November 2022

30 November, 2022: Speech in support of censuring former Prime Minister Scott Morrison

29 November 2022: Improving integrity and transparency of the Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2022 

28 November 2022: Addressing the GP crisis

28 November 2022: Condemning the Iranian Government's persecution of the Baha'i Faith

23 November 2022: Lack of health funding in the Federal Budget

22 November 2022: Legislating the National Anti-Corruption Commission

22 November 2022: Youth Voice in Parliament Speech

17 November 2022: Submission to the inquiry into online gambling

10 November 2022: Moving amendments to the IR Bill to protect small business

8 November 2022: Why we need to redesign the PRRT

7 November 2022: Rectifying the gender pay gap


October 2022

31 October 2022: Submission to the National Electric Vehicle Strategy: consultation paper

27 October 2022: Banning live sheep exports

26 October 2022: Establishing the Disaster Ready Fund

25 October 2022: Supporting cheaper childcare for all Australians

25 October 2022: Supporting the people of Iran

7 October 2022: Submission on the Safeguard Mechanism


September 2022

28 September 2022: Supporting cheaper medicines

27 September 2022: Opposing offshore oil and gas exploration

23 September 2022: Condolence speech for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

7 September 2022: Domestic violence leave

7 September 2022: Improving aged care services

7 September 2022: It's time to put our foot down and accelerate EV policy

6 September 2022: Why we need to tackle Australia's GP shortage

6 September 2022: Calling for more support for Northern Beaches community transport service Easylink

6 September 2022: Helping veterans and their families

5 September 2022: Motion to ensure we recognise climate change as a health emergency


August 2022

16 August 2022: Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Parliamentary Standards

3 August 2022: Ending the practice of indefinite detention of refugees

3 August 2022: The Climate Change Bill 2022

1 August 2022: Dr Sophie Scamps MP delivers historic first speech in Parliament

 

Dr Sophie's Questions without Notice

November 2024

26 November, 2024: Question to the Health Minister on Healthscope cutting private insurance

7 November, 2024: Question to the Defence Minister calling for more aid to Gaza


October 2024

8 October, 2024: Question to the Environment Minister on the Global Nature Positive Summit


August 2024

22 August, 2024: Question to the Treasurer on releasing the Briggs Report on board appointments

13 August, 2024: Question to Minister Butler on the need for gambling reform


June 2024

27 June, 2024: Question to the AG on stronger whistleblower protections 

5 June, 2024: Question to the PM on social cohesion


May 2024

16 May, 2024: Question to the Minister for Resources on the Governments future gas strategy


March 2024

21 March, 2024: Question to the Environment Minister on the water trigger


February 2024

14 February, 2024: Question to the Treasurer on a carbon levy

08 February, 2024: Question to the Attorney General on jobs for mates


November 2023

29 November, 2023: Question to the Environment Minister on expanding the water trigger


October 2023

19 October, 2023: Question to the Environment Minister on Plastic Ocean Pollution


September 2023

12 September, 2023: Question to the Health Minister on Vaping


August 2023

10 August, 2023: Question to the Minister for Resources regarding consultation on Tiwi Island Gas project

01 August, 2023: Question to the Environment Minister on the Sea Dumping Bill


March 2023

23 March, 2023: Question to the Environment Minister on climate change and IPCC Report

6 March, 2023: Question to the Attorney-General on my 'Endings Jobs for Mates Bill'


February 2023

13 February, 2023: Question on board appointments to the National Reconstruction Fund


December 2022

1 December, 2022: Question to the Environment Minister regarding the recycling of lithium batteries and solar panels in Australia


November 2022

23 November, 2022: Question to the Attorney-General on whistleblower protections

7 November, 2022: Question to Treasurer on petroleum resource rent tax


September 2022

27 September, 2022: Question to the Attorney-General on independent oversight of the NACC