February 09, 2026

Well, it has been a dreadful start to the year when it comes to natural disasters in Australia. Over the summer, large parts of our country have been hit by destructive storms,...

February 09, 2026

Last week we saw deeply concerning reports that the ATO's small business debt helpline is facing record levels of calls. This should be a wake-up call to the government as it is...

February 09, 2026

My question is to the Prime Minister. Overnight, Israel approved new measures that attempt to legalise settlement expansion and land confiscation in the occupied West Bank. Given that Australia has recognised the...

February 09, 2026

The world has looked on in horror at the situation in Iran over recent months. Once again, the people of Iran have risen up to protest the brutal oppression and corruption of...

February 05, 2026

I wholeheartedly support the intention of this bill, as it responds to a clear need to improve access to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medications, ease workforce pressures and provide better access to health...

February 04, 2026

I rise to speak on the Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025. This bill amends the National Health Act 1953 and the Health Insurance Act 1973 to enable registered...

February 03, 2026

I thank the member for Curtin for moving this motion and also Senator Thorpe for moving it in the other place. It is only by sheer luck that a bomb lobbed into...

January 20, 2026

All Australians, including Jewish people, have the human right to feel safe in Australia, and, over the last two years, we've witnessed a deeply troubling escalation in antisemitism that has left many...

January 20, 2026

Today I'm introducing an amendment to the combating Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026 that would require the government to establish a national firearms safety council based on the principles of...

January 19, 2026

The horrific events of Bondi on 14 December marked a heartbreaking end to 2025. That day marked the worst mass shooting in Australia in 30 years. Fifteen innocent people were killed, 40...

November 27, 2025

For the last 50 years the Peninsula Senior Citizens Toy Repair Group in Mackellar have been bringing joy to children locally and around the world by restoring and recycling toys. Last week...

November 27, 2025

My question is to the Minister for Resources. Minister, more than 80 per cent of Australia's gas is used for exports, tripling domestic gas prices and doubling electricity prices. In 2011, Santos's...

November 26, 2025

I too welcome the member for Indi's topic for debate today, because it truly is a matter of public importance. I really appreciate, as well, the contributions from those opposite who obviously...

November 26, 2025

Yesterday marked the launch of the UN 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. In Australia in 2024, a woman was killed every four days, and intimate partner violence contributes to more...

November 24, 2025

I start by thanking the member for Clark for his tireless advocacy for animal welfare and for bringing compassion and common sense to this parliament. There is widespread support for ending greyhound...

November 24, 2025

I rise in support of the motion brought on by the member for Ryan, and I thank the member for bringing this really important issue to the House. Brisbane and Australia have...

November 06, 2025

These amendments address multiple issues. Firstly, they remove the sections of the bill that hand federal responsibility to the states regarding fossil fuel developments that affect water resources. In October of 2023,...

November 06, 2025

If we are serious about reversing the destruction of our nature and providing certainty for business then we must ensure that the National Environment Protection Agency, NEPA, is trusted by business, the...

November 06, 2025

Dr SCAMPS: My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. The Northern Beaches Hospital in Mackellar has provided both public and private services under a public-private partnership. Following the private...

November 05, 2025

I move the amendment circulated in my name: (1) Schedule 7, Part 3, page 64 (line 1) to page 65 (line 5), omit the Part.The amendment I am moving today is simple....

November 04, 2025

I rise to speak on the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025. There is broad agreement that the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, or EPBC Act, has utterly failed to protect our...

November 04, 2025

Freedom of information is one of the key pillars of a democracy. It should ensure that people have access to the information they need to understand the decisions and actions of their...

November 03, 2025

They're called 'critical' for a reason. Critical minerals and rare earths are the gateway to a decarbonised future. They are crucial to the manufacture of products including electric cars, wind turbines, electric...

October 30, 2025

Dr SCAMPS: My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. In February 2023, the Minister for the Public Service announced an inquiry into public sector board appointments to end the jobs-for-mates culture...

October 30, 2025

I rise to share Mackellar student Imogen Kee's thoughtful response to this year's Raise our Voice campaign, which asked, 'How can government build a better future for young Australians?' Imogen wrote: "What...

October 27, 2025

I speak today on behalf of families in my community of Mackellar who are very worried about the transition to the new Thriving Kids which the government plans to roll out from...

October 09, 2025

I rise to speak in support of the Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025 and the Australian Centre for Disease Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 and commend the...

October 08, 2025

I rise to speak on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025 and, whilst not declining to give this bill a second reading, I move: That all...

October 08, 2025

Dr Scamps: My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. The former director-general of the American Centers for Disease Control, Dr Susan Monarez, testified that she was illegally sacked...

October 08, 2025

I would like to question the government today about a critical area of health reform—our national approach to preventive health. For many years successive governments' approach to health funding has been reactive...

October 07, 2025

The Northern Beaches Hospital in Mackellar is the last public/private partnership hospital in New South Wales—but not for much longer. The private operator themselves conceded in April that it is best for...

September 03, 2025

Young people today will be the first generation in modern history to be worse off than their parents. It's been nearly a quarter of a century since Australia last undertook broad structural...

September 03, 2025

I recently co-hosted a community forum with the NSW member for Pittwater, Jacqui Scruby, to discuss the evolving use of e-bikes on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. E-bikes are a fun and...

September 02, 2025

My question is for the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Currently, e-bikes do not have to meet minimum quality or safety standards on import. The result has been...

September 02, 2025

Around 6.4 million hospitalisations each year, 55 per cent of the total, are due to chronic diseases, costing around $82 billion a year. Fact: about half of these are preventable. Another fact:...

September 01, 2025

Climate change is continually raised as one of the biggest concerns of my community. From parents worried about their children's future, to people who are concerned whether they'll be able to insure...

September 01, 2025

Today I introduce the Road Vehicle Standards Amendment (Safer E-Bikes) Bill 2025 to ensure e-bikes are fit for purpose and safe in terms of international safety standards and speed capability. E-bikes have...

August 27, 2025

My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. I like science and I like facts! It's been over a year since the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport...

August 26, 2025

I, too, rise in support of this disallowance motion brought by the member for Kooyong, and I thank her for bringing it to the House. It's not a race—we all remember those...

August 25, 2025

I second the motion. I rise in support of the member for Warringah's private member's bill, the Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation) Bill 2025, and thank her for her tireless efforts...

July 31, 2025

I recently hosted a round table with allied health providers in my electorate of Mackellar. They had written to me with serious concerns about the NDIS's pricing review changes that were introduced...

July 30, 2025

In a country that prides itself on giving everyone a fair go, we must confront the growing injustice that is the financial inequality and stress experienced by younger Australians. The rising cost...

July 28, 2025

My question is for the Prime Minister. I have been swamped by Mackellar people writing to me of their horror at the atrocities occurring in Gaza. I share their distress and their...

July 28, 2025

I'm extremely proud that Mackellar on the Northern Beaches of Sydney is home to the largest community of Tibetan Australians in the country. We are so fortunate to be enriched by this...

March 26, 2025

Two mornings ago, I attended a strike being held by nurses and midwives at our local Northern Beaches Hospital. The Northern Beaches Hospital is the only privately run public hospital remaining in...

February 10, 2025

My question is for the Prime Minister. For the first time in modern history our young people will be worse off than their parents. They face converging crises of climate, environment, housing,...

February 10, 2025

Seemingly insignificant, everyday moments can change our lives. There was a moment that changed the direction of my life. One Sunday afternoon my 12-year-old son and his friends were chatting to me...

February 06, 2025

The amendment I'm introducing today is an attempt to provide vulnerable customers with a higher level of protection from scams than this bill currently affords them. It is a simple amendment, easy...

February 05, 2025

I rise today in support of the government's efforts to address the scourge of scams in this country, but I do so with significant concerns about the way they've approached the problem...

February 04, 2025

Today I raise a serious issue about access to health care for our veterans. I've been contacted by several physiotherapists in my electorate of Mackellar. They are deeply concerned about the veteran...

February 04, 2025

This week I announced my new company tax policy to provide relief for our small business community—a company tax cut for small business in the form of a tax-free threshold of $20,000....

November 26, 2024

I rise to speak on the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024. I'm a mum to three teenage children, and I know that parents across Mackellar find themselves in...

November 20, 2024

Last week was Remembrance Day, and I was privileged to attend Forestville RSL Club in my electorate of Mackellar to honour service men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for...

November 19, 2024

I rise today to speak on the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024. It won't be my best speech, because it's so rushed. We received a copy of the bill just...

November 18, 2024

I recently held a really informative roundtable discussion for Mackellar people working in the construction industry. The construction industry makes up a large part of the Mackellar economy and is a major...

November 18, 2024

I rise in support of the motion today from the member for Curtin for this electoral reform legislation to be referred for scrutiny by a parliamentary committee. If ever there was a...

November 18, 2024

I rise today to introduce the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Healthy Kids Advertising) Bill 2024. The aim of this bill is to reduce the amount of junk food marketing that children are exposed...

November 07, 2024

At a Mackellar Youth Partnership Meeting recently, the students each prepared a 90-second statement on a topic that was important to them. Today, I'm delighted to be reading one of these, from...

November 07, 2024

The amendments I am introducing today go to the objects of the Aged Care Bill 2024. Section 15AA of the Acts Interpretation Act provides that statutes should be interpreted in accordance with...

November 06, 2024

There are few things more important than the education of our children. A quality education system is and should be a primary aspiration for every country on the planet because education changes...

November 04, 2024

I table a petition in relation to the protection of native bushland. This petition has been signed by over 25,000 Australians desperate to end the destructive and uneconomic practices of native forest...

November 04, 2024

Like the vast majority of Australians, I'm an animal lover. As a child I regularly holidayed with my family on our property near Trunkey Creek, where I learned to herd the sheep,...

October 10, 2024

Before I entered parliament, I was a general practitioner. I felt close to all my patients, of course, but I often had a really special relationship with my older patients, and I...

October 09, 2024

I move the amendment as circulated in my name: (1) Schedule 1, page 36 (after line 10), after item 5, insert:5A At the end of section 21Add:(3) The Governor-General must not appoint...

October 09, 2024

I rise in support of the Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024, which is to implement the first tranche of recommendations from the Universities Accord. As former UN Secretary-General...

September 11, 2024

I rise today in full support of this bill, the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) Bill 2024, as a critical gender equity measure that is desperately...

September 11, 2024

Dr SCAMPS: by leave—I move amendments (1) and (2), as circulated in my name: (1) Schedule 1, item 45, page 83 (after line 13), at the end of paragraph 36E(2)(a), add:(iii) included...

September 11, 2024

I'd also like to thank the member for Warringah for introducing this topic for debate because it truly is a matter of public importance. Scams are truly heinous crimes that cost our...

September 11, 2024

Last weekend I joined the 24 Hour Row for mental fitness. This event first took place seven years ago, and it was created by Mel and Nathan Welling's from the Avalon surf...

September 11, 2024

While I really am grateful for the steps in greater transparency around the merits based appointment process, the advertising and the fact that new commissioners will need to do the training, I...

September 09, 2024

Overnight, the 2024 Paris Paralympics closed, and what an 11 days of celebrating our Paralympians and people across the world it was. We had 150 para athletes competing, and they did us...

August 20, 2024

I rise today in support of the Future Made in Australia Bill 2024 and the government's Future Made in Australia policy agenda. The world is at a tipping point. We either face...

August 17, 2024

My beautiful electorate of Mackellar on Sydney's Northern Beaches is not only a nature lover's paradise; it is also an absolute hub of arts and culture. So many of Australia's accomplished artists,...

August 15, 2024

I recently visited the Bulga State Forest, located 80 kilometres to the west of Port Macquarie in New South Wales. It is a native forest that is due to be logged imminently....

August 13, 2024

I recently had the pleasure of visiting the German International School Sydney in Terrey Hills. The year 3 and 4 students were keen to read and present their letters to me about...

August 12, 2024

As I rise today, the cost of living is the pressing issue for most Australians. Between mortgage rate increases, the cost of groceries, fuel and energy bills—the list goes on—everyone is doing...

July 04, 2024

Along with many Australians across the country, I was disappointed when in April this year the environment minister announced that the Albanese government had postponed its promise to fix Australia's broken nature...

July 04, 2024

For two years now, I've been standing up in this place, highlighting the need for a greater level of independence in major Commonwealth appointments. At the last election, my constituents in Mackellar...

July 03, 2024

As I was saying previously: in addition, in 2023 over 270 acres that were bulldozed in the Banana shire for beef pasture had been mapped as habitat for 45 EPBC listed species,...

July 01, 2024

I rise in support of the motion that tackling cost-of-living pressure must be the government's No. 1 priority, as indeed it is mine. The cost-of-living crisis is having a very significant impact...

June 27, 2024

There is no doubt that our environment is in a perilous state, and no-one has acknowledged this more clearly than the current Minister for the Environment and Water. In the most recent...

June 27, 2024

Firstly, I'd like to thank the government and commend them for the work that they have done to eradicate vaping in the way that they can. There's been so much hard work...

June 26, 2024

Along with food and water, Maslow's hierarchy of needs places warmth, rest, security and safety as absolutely fundamental human needs. Safe, secure housing, a place to call home, represents these basic human...

June 26, 2024

Well, with this new approval for another expansion of gas, I believe the government are abrogating their duty to future generations. It's an abrogation of their duty of care to future generations....

June 25, 2024

The northern beaches of Sydney have a network of incredible services that support women who are homeless, or fleeing or recovering from domestic violence: the Northern Beaches Women's Shelter, Women and Children...

June 25, 2024

I rise today to express the concerns of my community of Mackellar and of the broader Australian public about the function, or malfunction, I should say, of the gas industry in this...

June 25, 2024

Over 13 per cent of the letters that arrive in my electorate office in Mackellar are about the live export trade. It's one of the top five issues that spur constituents to...

June 24, 2024

I rise today to speak on behalf of the people of Mackellar and millions of other ordinary Australians across the country to express their deep concern about the state of Australia's environment,...

June 05, 2024

I was pleased to see that the centrepiece of the budget that the government delivered last month was a move to invest in Australia's transformation to a net zero economy. The Future...

June 04, 2024

One of the reasons the good people of Mackellar sent me to this place was to fight for stronger action on climate change. The most critical action required to do that, as...

June 04, 2024

I rise in support of the broad intention of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024, but, after consultation with many in the...

June 03, 2024

On 27 March last year I rose in this place to discuss the situation in the Artsakh region of Armenia. I rise today on the same topic in support of the member...

June 03, 2024

Nothing consumes Sydneysiders like real estate, but in the last few years the gloss has well and truly worn off. Soaring rents, mortgages and house prices have become a source of pain...

June 03, 2024

I rise to speak about the Northern Beaches Hospital, the major level 5 hospital in my electorate of Mackellar, serving over 350,000 people. Let me say at the outset: the professional staff...

May 28, 2024

I rise today somewhat incredulous that our country hasn't previously acted to stamp out the importation of illegally logged timber into Australia. So I rise to emphatically support the Illegal Logging Prohibition...

May 16, 2024

This week's budget was a missed opportunity to roll out the Staying Home Leaving Violence program nationally. However, I do commend the New South Wales government's decision to extend the program throughout...

May 15, 2024

I rise to speak in strong support of the Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Bill 2024, and I commend the government and the health minister for introducing this much-needed...

March 25, 2024

I rise today to speak against this bill in the strongest possible terms. One of the main reasons the people of Mackellar sent me to this place was that they wanted greater...

March 21, 2024

There's no doubt that the cost of living is one of the biggest issues facing Australians today. We've seen price hikes for fresh produce and petrol, for groceries and energy and for...

March 21, 2024

I would also like to thank the Attorney-General for the introduction of these amendments and being very open to consultation with the crossbench about these amendments. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal was one...

March 19, 2024

I rise today in support of the Administrative Review Tribunal Bill 2023 and the associated bills. This bill will establish a new administrative review tribunal to replace the abolished Administrative Appeals Tribunal....

March 18, 2024

The Be Centre in Warriewood, in my electorate of Mackellar, is one of the largest specialist play-therapy centres in the world. We are very fortunate to have it as it is leading...

February 26, 2024

I rise to speak on the motion presented to this House by my colleague the member for Robertson. I too would like to thank all my teachers and teachers everywhere for the...

February 26, 2024

I rise to second the member for Warringah's private member's bill, the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Stop PEP-11 Forever and Protect Our Coastal Waters) Bill 2024. I thank her...

February 13, 2024

Overwhelmingly, economists, civil society and academics have expressed support for the changes to the stage 3 tax cuts that were legislated by the former coalition government over five years ago. And it's...

February 13, 2024

The barbaric attacks on the people of Israel of 7 October shocked and horrified the people of Mackellar. Our hearts broke for the affected families and the people of Israel. The earnest...

February 12, 2024

There's no doubt that cost-of-living pressures are a critical issue for Australians across the country right now. The high inflation rate has triggered 13 interest rate rises and increases in energy, petrol...

February 08, 2024

The lack of adolescent mental health services on Sydney's northern beaches is a serious problem for my community. The number of 12 to 17-year-olds presenting to hospital EDs with self-harm injuries increased...

February 07, 2024

I rise today in support of the government's amendments to our nation's Paid Parental Leave scheme through the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill. I fully support and...

December 08, 2023

November 29, 2023

I rise to support the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023. The public display of Nazi symbols, including the Nazi salute, is abhorrent to the Australian way...

November 29, 2023

I rise today to offer amendments to the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 as circulated in my name. At the outset, I would like to express my concern about...

November 20, 2023

Yesterday the General practice: health of the nation report was released by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. I was invited to speak on a panel for the launch of the...

November 20, 2023

This is Youth Voice in Parliament Week, coordinated by Raise Our Voice Australia. I'd like to thank all the wonderful young people of Mackellar who submitted speeches. It was great to hear...

November 20, 2023

I rise today to address the government's second round of proposed reforms to industrial relations legislation—the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023. At the outset I'd like to acknowledge that...

October 20, 2023

I rise today to express my deep concern at the state of public healthcare services in my electorate of Mackellar, on the Northern Beaches of Sydney.Over the last decade, Mackellar has seen...

October 19, 2023

I rise to speak on the motion regarding the deplorable act of violence perpetrated by Hamas terrorists on the Israeli people. The attacks in Israel last week shocked and horrified the world....

October 17, 2023

By introducing this private member's bill today I seek to implement one of the government's own promises: their commitment to expand the water trigger in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act....

October 17, 2023

No-one, and certainly no constituent in my electorate of Mackellar, is in any doubt that we're living through a cost-of-living crisis. A full four percentage point rise in interest rates since May...

October 16, 2023

I second the motion. I rise today in support of the member for Curtin's motion to establish a joint select committee to oversee the implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission...

September 14, 2023

There has been a lot of talk over recent years about Australia's unique opportunity to become a renewable energy superpower, but the reality is Australia is lagging behind the rest of the...

September 14, 2023

I rise today to express my concern about the state of the Australian education system. Just last month, we heard the startling news that one-third of Australian students failed to meet the...

September 12, 2023

My question is also to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. In the May budget I welcomed the government's announcement of stronger legislation and funding to address the rising rates of...

August 13, 2023

This week is International Assistance Dogs Week, so I was pleased to see that the occasion is being marked inside Parliament by welcoming local veterans and their assistance dogs here. Assistance dogs...

August 13, 2023

I rise in support of the Government's Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023. I have come to this place to represent the constituents of...

August 13, 2023

I rise today to continue doing one of the most important things the community of Mackellar elected me to do, and that's to fight for stronger action on climate change. This bill,...

August 09, 2023

Australia faces a crossroads when it comes to the escalating climate crisis. We know what this crisis looks like because Australians have already experienced it: drought so devastating that our hardened farmers...

August 08, 2023

For reasons I have already outlined in this place, I do not support the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment (Using New Technologies to Fight Climate Change) Bill. What is most alarming is...

June 22, 2023

My electorate of Mackellar is home to Australia’s only Baha'i House of Worship - one of just 13 Baha’i temples around the world. It is a majestic symbol of unity, and an icon of...

June 21, 2023

Today the Australian parliament is immensely privileged to welcome the Sikyong, the president of the Tibetan government in exile, to our House. In April this year I was deeply honoured to join...

June 21, 2023

For over 20 years, the Cottage Point community in Mackellar have pleaded for reliable mobile phone coverage and internet access, yet they are still waiting. This is despite the death of resident...

June 20, 2023

I'd also like to make note of my disappointment that neither the Minister for Health and Aged Care, nor the Minister for Aged Care, nor the assistant health ministers, are present for...

June 20, 2023

I too rise to support the member for Goldstein's motion to suspend standing orders. Thank you very much also to the minister for his comments there about supporting a debate in future...

June 20, 2023

My question is for the Minister for Defence. In recent weeks there has been increased scrutiny about alleged war crimes perpetrated by the Australian Defence Force in Afghanistan. In November David McBride...

June 20, 2023

The electorate of Mackellar is very proud to be home to the largest Tibetan community in the country, and we really cherish our Tibetan Australian friends and what they bring of their...

June 20, 2023

I rise today to introduce the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Healthy Kids Advertising) Bill 2023. Australian children see at least 15 ads for unhealthy food every day. They see ads for unhealthy food...

May 31, 2023

My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Last year, former Victorian police commissioner Christine Nixon was commissioned to investigate Australia's migration system. In your own words, that system is currently...

May 29, 2023

Our young people are working hard to get ahead but amid cost-of-living pressures, the unreliable gig economy and the impossible rent and housing market right now, the 7.1 per cent indexation hike...

May 29, 2023

It is my great privilege to rise today on behalf of my community of Mackellar in support of Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023, otherwise known as the Aboriginal...

March 30, 2023

This issue to extinguish the licence for PEP-11 needs to be urgently debated today. My electorate of Mackellar and the people up and down the coast of the northern beaches are absolutely...

March 30, 2023

The Community Independent Movement has reinvigorated democracy in this country. In the New South Wales election last weekend, people again voted in droves for Independent representation. In the state seat of Wakehurst...

March 27, 2023

I rise today with a small but important amendment to the Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023. One of the important objectives of this bill is to create...

March 22, 2023

I rise today to represent my community of Mackellar on an issue that is of the utmost importance to them: reducing Australia's carbon emissions. Last year's election was an historic one for...

March 21, 2023

I rise to present a defence of the Australian bush. The Australian bush, with all its incredible creatures, is for so many of us the embodiment of Australia. The sites, the sounds,...

March 20, 2023

I rise to express my deep frustration and my anger on behalf of the people of Mackellar. We have a major arterial road in my electorate, the Wakehurst Parkway, that has been...

March 10, 2023

I recently stood up in this place to speak about the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2022. While broadly supportive of this bill, I raised my significant concerns about the integrity of...

March 07, 2023

Just this week, we've seen yet another example of people power in Mackellar. With nearly 50 hectares of beautiful bushland at Lizard Rock in Belrose under threat from an unsustainable housing development,...

March 06, 2023

Fed up with wave after wave of rorts, corruption, rampant cronyism, secret ministries and a lack of transparency, Australians sent this parliament a very clear message at the last federal election: clean...

February 18, 2023

I rise in support of the member for Curtin's motion that calls on the government to address the increased use of e-cigarettes, particularly amongst young people. As a doctor, I am alarmed...

February 18, 2023

I second the motion. I rise in support of the member for Warringah's Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Stop PEP11 and Protect Our Coast) Bill 2023 and thank her for...

February 08, 2023

Electric vehicles represent an incredible opportunity for Australia. We can transport Australians using electricity generated from the solar panels on our rooftops and from our enormous renewable energy zones. This will transform...

February 07, 2023

After being repeatedly told last year that PEP-11 was dead in the water, we find that it is once again alive and kicking. PEP-11, or petroleum exploration permit 11, allows for ocean...

February 06, 2023

I rise today as a representative of the electorate of Mackellar, as a GP, as a mother, as a person who has helped many beat the smoking addiction and as an Australian...

February 06, 2023

There must be something in the water in my electorate of Mackellar on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, because in this year's triple J Hottest 100 we were vastly overrepresented by incredible...

December 05, 2022

I too rise in support of this censure motion. I'm deeply grateful for the opportunity to address the House, on behalf of my electorate of Mackellar, on the findings of misconduct by...

November 29, 2022

I move the amendment circulated in my name: That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words: "whilst not declining to give the bill a second...

November 29, 2022

I rise to move a second reading amendment to the Higher Education Support Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022, as circulated in my name: That all words after "That" be omitted...

November 29, 2022

I rise today to speak about the Government's health measures in the 2022-23 Budget. Health is a human right, and there needs to be equitable access to health care for all Australians....

November 29, 2022

I'd also like to welcome those who are here this evening representing the Baha'i community. I'm honoured that my electorate of Mackellar is the proud home of Australia's Baha'i House of Worship,...

November 23, 2022

By the time I decided to stand for election in my community of Mackellar, I had spent years watching parliamentary standards slip to disturbingly low levels, with one pork-barrelling rort after another...

November 23, 2022

Today I rise to read a question from a young constituent from my electorate who won the Raise Our Voice in Parliament campaign. He writes: My name is Edward Sethaphanich. I currently...

November 12, 2022

Businesses and families in Mackellar and across Australia are being pummeled by soaring petrol prices and energy cost. The prediction revealed in the recent budget that electricity prices are likely to rise...

November 12, 2022

I rise to speak in support of this motion regarding rectifying the gender pay gap. Gender equality is something that most people in this country agree with in theory; however, in practice,...

November 12, 2022

There has been much talk from the Government of the mandate it has been given by the people of Australia to support the introduction and passage of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment...

November 04, 2022

I second the motion. I thank the member for Clark for moving this disallowance motion for the Export Control (Animals) Amendment (Northern Hemisphere Summer Prohibition) Rules 2022, made under the previous government....

October 27, 2022

Earlier this year I visited Lismore. I saw the devastation with my own eyes and heard stories of horror and survival from the local community. One young woman told me how the...

October 26, 2022

I support moves to make childcare more accessible and more affordable for all Australian families. Not only is this sensible economic policy; it will also provide our children with the best possible...

October 26, 2022

I rise today to call on the Australian Government to do more to support the women and people of Iran. On 16 September 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was killed while in the custody...

September 28, 2022

I rise to support the National Health Amendment (General Co-payment) Bill 2022. The cost-of-living crisis is impacting Australians hard. Inflation continues to increase and is set to peak at eight per cent....

September 27, 2022

As a local GP, I understand how domestic violence is perpetrated and its devastating impacts on families and individuals. Domestic violence is the leading cause of homelessness in my electorate of Mackellar...

September 27, 2022

If there is one issue that unites everyone in my electorate of Mackellar, it is the opposition to the PEP-11 permit for oil and gas exploration, covering 8,200 square kilometres just four...

September 27, 2022

Many words have been used to describe Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in recent days—steadfast, constant, reassuring, dignified, devoted, dutiful, loyal, reliable and quietly fun. Her commitment to the service of the...

September 15, 2022

I would like to start by praising our aged-care workers and thanking them for the work that they do in often very difficult circumstances. Due to recurrent cuts to investment in our...

September 07, 2022

Imagine that you had to choose between paying your rent or seeing your GP to examine that strange lump on your neck, or whether to put food on the table or get...

September 07, 2022

I move: That this House: (1) recognises that climate change is a health emergency as it will impact the core determinants of health, such as food, housing, employment and water security;(2) notes...

September 07, 2022

I would like to talk briefly to the Defence, Veterans' and Families' Acute Support Package Bill 2022. We've lost more of our Defence forces and veterans to suicide than we've lost in...

September 07, 2022

Imagine if you have a specialist appointment about your knees. They are really making it difficult to get up and down the stairs and you can no longer walk long distances. You...

August 14, 2022

I rise on the matter of public importance: the need for the government to urgently end the practice of indefinite detention of refugees both offshore and onshore. I'd like to acknowledge the very thoughtful...

August 14, 2022

It is with joy that I stand in the House to debate the Climate Change Bill 2022. This is a historic moment, and it is a pleasure that this is the first...

August 01, 2022

Mr Speaker, parliamentary colleagues, friends, family and everyone who is here today. I would like to begin by acknowledging the Ngunnawal (Nun-ah-whal) and Ngambri (Nam-bree) people whose land we meet on today,...