Maria Vamvakinou's recent appearances (OpenAustralia.org)
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date: 2025-09-07T23:05:11+00:00
items: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Report | Committees | House debates
items: Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail | Bills | House debates
items: Rearrangement | Business | House debates
items: Valedictory | Parliamentary Representation | House debates
items: National Capital and External Territories Joint Committee; Report | Committees | House debates
items: Migration Joint Committee; Report | Committees | House debates
items: Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2024; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Reference to Federation Chamber | Committees | House debates
items: Competition Policy: Supermarkets | Motions | House debates

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Report | Committees | House debates
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description: On behalf of the Joint Standing Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, I present the committee's report incorporating a dissenting report entitled A review of the operation of the amendments made by...
encoded: On behalf of the Joint Standing Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, I present the committee's report incorporating a dissenting report entitled A review of the operation of the amendments made by the Autonomous Sanctions Amendment (Magnitsky-style and Other Thematic Sanctions) Act 2021. I ask leave of the House to make a short statement in connection with the report. Leave granted. On behalf of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade and as chair of the human rights sub committee, I present the committee's report into the review of the operations of the amendments made by the Autonomous Sanctions Amendment (Magnitsky-style and Other Thematic Sanctions) Act 2021. This report is a legislated review of the operation of one component of this framework, the thematic or Magnitsky style autonomous sanctions. Australia's sanctions regimes offer the potential to tackle serious human rights violations and corruption and address situations of international concern around the world. The framework complements Australia's pre-existing multilateral and autonomous sanctions regimes and holds real promise in tackling human rights abuses, curbing serious corruption and addressing other issues of international concern globally. A DFAT-led 2023 review of sanctions laws is welcomed, and the anticipated outcomes of the review will contribute to further legislative changes during the 48th Parliament. However, given Magnitsky style thematic sanctions remain in their infancy, and noting the current complex and dynamic geopolitical landscape, further periodic reviews will be needed to strengthen the effectiveness of Australia's autonomous sanctions framework. The autonomous sanctions framework is one tool among a suite of foreign policy tools that are available to the Australian government. However, it should be noted that, in the face of serious human rights abuses and corrupt conduct, sanctions will not always be appropriate or effective. It should also be noted that ther…
date: 2025-03-26T17:18:00+00:00

Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail | Bills | House debates
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description: The question is that the bill as amended by agreed to. Question agreed to. Bill, as amended, agreed to.
encoded: The question is that the bill as amended by agreed to. Question agreed to. Bill, as amended, agreed to.
date: 2025-03-26T16:50:00+00:00

Rearrangement | Business | House debates
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description: The Manager of Opposition Business's time has expired. Is there a seconder for the motion?
encoded: The Manager of Opposition Business's time has expired. Is there a seconder for the motion?
date: 2025-03-26T16:31:00+00:00

Rearrangement | Business | House debates
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description: Order! Let the minister complete.
encoded: Order! Let the minister complete.
date: 2025-03-26T16:31:00+00:00

Rearrangement | Business | House debates
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description: I draw the member back to be substantive suspension motion.
encoded: I draw the member back to be substantive suspension motion.
date: 2025-03-26T16:31:00+00:00

Rearrangement | Business | House debates
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description: The minister, on a point of order?
encoded: The minister, on a point of order?
date: 2025-03-26T16:31:00+00:00

Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail | Bills | House debates
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description: The question is that the amendment to government amendment (2) moved by the member for Warringah be agreed to. I put that question. Those of that opinion say aye, those against no. The noes have...
encoded: The question is that the amendment to government amendment (2) moved by the member for Warringah be agreed to. I put that question. Those of that opinion say aye, those against no. The noes have it? Minister? The minister may assist the chair.
date: 2025-02-10T18:08:00+00:00

Valedictory | Parliamentary Representation | House debates
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description: I will! It was such an obvious but significant dissemination of the health department's information, with the potential to change and indeed save lives. This, surely, is the point of...
encoded: I will! It was such an obvious but significant dissemination of the health department's information, with the potential to change and indeed save lives. This, surely, is the point of multicultural policy—to ensure that everyone has full access to information services and that everyone, regardless of language or culture, can fully participate in our society. This is the multiculturalism that I and so many others have fought for and will continue to fight for, despite the naysayers. I believe that all migrants should be given every opportunity to learn English, no doubt; they have to. But like my constituent and good friend the late Stefan Romaniw, I believe in the importance of supporting the retention of the teaching of community languages. Stefan, sadly, passed away last year. He will be greatly missed by the community languages sector whose advocacy he led, but he'll also missed by the local Ukrainian community. The retention of language is not only important to our diaspora communities; building multilingual capacity is a valuable resource and asset for Australia, especially so in our bilateral relations and interactions with the world and more so with our Asia-Pacific region. It was a significant achievement when the then education minister, Julia Gillard, developed the national school curriculum, which included community languages. The member for Adelaide and I carried into this place a petition of some 22,105 signatures supporting the inclusion of the Modern Greek language on the national school curriculum as a language of cultural, community, historical and economic importance to Australia and the Australian people. The Greek community is often held up as an example of successful integration. It is very much that. Its success is a result of multicultural policies and its own cultural and social resilience. My generation was encouraged to retain culture, language, faith and traditions while simultaneously proudly owning and bringing this inheritance along with…
date: 2025-02-10T15:56:00+00:00

Valedictory | Parliamentary Representation | House debates
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description: I just want to congratulate the member for Moreton for his lovely speech. We'll have a lot to say to each other afterwards. It's been almost 23 years to the day since I rose in this very chamber...
encoded: I just want to congratulate the member for Moreton for his lovely speech. We'll have a lot to say to each other afterwards. It's been almost 23 years to the day since I rose in this very chamber to make my very first parliamentary speech. In fact, I was sitting on the other side; I was trying to locate where exactly, but I don't remember. In that speech, I recall that I spoke largely about the nature of the community I would represent and serve in this place. In that first speech, I said: Multiculturalism is one of the modern foundations of our nation. It is one of our proudest achievements. Nowhere is this more evident than in the electorate of Calwell where two-thirds of residents are either first or second generation Australians. In the last 23 years, there have been many challenges to multiculturalism. It is a fact that external events, international developments, have had a profound impact on Australia's social fabric, testing the resolve of our multiculturalism from both a national security and a social cohesion perspective. And, of course, I'll say a bit more about that after. But, first, it wasn't always my plan to be a member of parliament, and I certainly never really intended to stay this long, but I'm proud to be the first Greek-born woman to enter Australia's federal parliament. I'm also proud of all that we—my staff, my community, my constituency and my colleagues from all sides in this place—have achieved together. I had always been interested in politics, but I never aspired to be a politician. I officially joined the Labor Party in 1982, but my very first foray into active politics dates back to 1975, when I was a very enthusiastic year 11 student of politics at Princes Hill high school. With the dismissal of the Whitlam Labor government, 1975 was a very intense time for Australian politics. In fact, the entire seventies were a time of change and reform. The establishment of multiculturalism as a social policy was by far one of the greatest reforms …
date: 2025-02-10T15:56:00+00:00

Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail | Bills | House debates
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description: The debate is interrupted in accordance with standing order 43. The debate may be resumed at a later hour, and the member will have leave to continue speaking when the debate is resumed.
encoded: The debate is interrupted in accordance with standing order 43. The debate may be resumed at a later hour, and the member will have leave to continue speaking when the debate is resumed.
date: 2025-02-10T13:29:00+00:00

National Capital and External Territories Joint Committee; Report | Committees | House debates
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description: The debate is adjourned and the resumption of the debate will be made an order of the day for the next sitting.
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date: 2025-02-10T12:44:00+00:00

Migration Joint Committee; Report | Committees | House debates
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description: I rise to present the report of the New Zealand and Vanuatu delegation of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration entitled Joint Standing Committee on Migration Delegation: New Zealand and...
encoded: I rise to present the report of the New Zealand and Vanuatu delegation of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration entitled Joint Standing Committee on Migration Delegation: New Zealand and Vanuatu 26-31 August 2024. The report recounts the various meetings and site visits the delegation undertook while in New Zealand and Vanuatu and outlines the matters discussed at these meetings. Australia maintains extremely close and friendly relationships with both of these countries, with migration strongly underpinning and reinforcing these bilateral relationships. The delegation was honoured to have the opportunity to visit these countries to discuss a wide range of matters related to migration. To begin with, the delegation visited Wellington, New Zealand between 26 and 28 August. While in Wellington, the delegation met with a range of organisations and individuals including New Zealand's Associate Minister of Immigration, the Hon. Casey Costello; the New Zealand opposition's spokesperson for Immigration, the Hon. Phil Twyford; New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; New Zealand's education and workforce committee; Health New Zealand; Immigration New Zealand; the New Zealand Red Cross; and the Medical Council of New Zealand. These meetings provided the delegation with the chance to discuss virtually every aspect of New Zealand's migration system, as well as matters affecting New Zealanders within Australia's migration system, such as the recent changes to allow New Zealand residents in Australia a direct path to Australian citizenship. Of particular interest to the delegation in relation to New Zealand's migration system were: New Zealand's system of seasonal employment, and New Zealand's close relationship with its Pacific neighbours within this system; New Zealand's approach to attracting and retaining international healthcare workers; and New Zealand's approach to settlement services for refugees. The delegation felt that there is scope for Australia to le…
date: 2025-02-10T10:02:00+00:00

Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2024; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: Thank you.
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date: 2025-02-05T17:24:00+00:00

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Reference to Federation Chamber | Committees | House debates
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description: I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for debate. Question agreed to.
encoded: I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for debate. Question agreed to.
date: 2025-02-04T17:46:00+00:00

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Report | Committees | House debates
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description: On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, and as chair of the human right subcommittee, I present the committee's report on the inquiry into Australia's...
encoded: On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, and as chair of the human right subcommittee, I present the committee's report on the inquiry into Australia's efforts to advocate for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty. Report made a parliamentary paper in accordance with standing order 39(e). by leave—There's no place in this world for the death penalty. Whilst many countries retain capital punishment, it exists in stark contradiction to our deeply held human rights beliefs and obligations—a position I'm pleased to say enjoys longstanding bipartisan support in this country. As such, this committee is firmly of the view that Australia has an important role to play in advocating for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty. This role is particularly vital within our own region. This inquiry was referred to the committee by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon. Penny Wong, in June 2024. The committee received 13 submissions and held two public hearings in Canberra. During the course of the inquiry we clearly heard that Australia's strategies for advocating for the abolition of the death penalty need to be re-evaluated and revamped if they are to continue to have an impact in today's complex geopolitical environment. The committee also heard that sustained, nuanced and targeted advocacy by Australia and other abolitionist countries is essential to ensuring steady progress towards abolition. As such, the committee considers it vital that the Australian government strengthens existing partnerships and builds new coalitions to push for change in our region. This report makes seven recommendations to this end. These recommendations range from the need for continued advocacy to a recognition of the need to support the critical work undertaken by civil society organisations in this space. This report also recommends a strategy of incremental change in which Australia presses for the abolition of the death penalty for…
date: 2025-02-04T17:42:00+00:00

Competition Policy: Supermarkets | Motions | House debates
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description: Leave is not granted. The member for Kennedy does not have the call. Leave was not granted to the member for Kennedy; therefore, the member for Kennedy does not have leave to speak. I would ask...
encoded: Leave is not granted. The member for Kennedy does not have the call. Leave was not granted to the member for Kennedy; therefore, the member for Kennedy does not have leave to speak. I would ask that the member for Kennedy take— I'm not sure that you can do that, member for Kennedy. To assist the House, is the member for Calare seeking to speak on this motion? I give the call to the member for Calare, and I would ask the member for Kennedy to take his seat.
date: 2024-11-27T16:27:00+00:00

Competition Policy: Supermarkets | Motions | House debates
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description: The member for Kennedy doesn't have the call. The member for Kennedy is seeking leave. Is leave granted?
encoded: The member for Kennedy doesn't have the call. The member for Kennedy is seeking leave. Is leave granted?
date: 2024-11-27T16:27:00+00:00

Competition Policy: Supermarkets | Motions | House debates
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description: Is leave granted for the member for Kennedy to speak? Honourable members interjecting— Through the chair, the proposition is that the member for Kennedy allow the Deputy Speaker to give the...
encoded: Is leave granted for the member for Kennedy to speak? Honourable members interjecting— Through the chair, the proposition is that the member for Kennedy allow the Deputy Speaker to give the call to the member for Calare whilst a conversation takes place. That's my understanding.
date: 2024-11-27T16:27:00+00:00

Competition Policy: Supermarkets | Motions | House debates
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description: The member for Kennedy will need leave to speak. I could either ask if leave is granted or give the call to the member for Calare.
encoded: The member for Kennedy will need leave to speak. I could either ask if leave is granted or give the call to the member for Calare.
date: 2024-11-27T16:27:00+00:00

Competition Policy: Supermarkets | Motions | House debates
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description: I'm sorry. I wasn't in the chair, but my understanding is that you have moved this motion, so as mover you have spoken already.
encoded: I'm sorry. I wasn't in the chair, but my understanding is that you have moved this motion, so as mover you have spoken already.
date: 2024-11-27T16:27:00+00:00