Terri Butler's recent appearances (OpenAustralia.org)
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date: 2022-07-06T23:05:42+00:00
items: Ukraine | Statements on Indulgence | House debates
items: New South Wales: Floods, Queensland: Floods | Statements on Indulgence | House debates
items: Cass, Hon. Dr Moses Henry (Moss) | Condolences | House debates
items: Queensland Floods | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Morrison Government | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Koalas | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Link-Up Queensland | Constituency Statements | House debates
items: Religious Discrimination Bill 2021, Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021, Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Women in Parliament | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Griffith Electorate: Schools | Adjournment | House debates
items: Family Law Amendment (A Step Towards a Safer Family Law System) Bill 2020; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2021; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Griffith Electorate: Greenslopes Red Cross Hall | Constituency Statements | House debates
items: Airport Noise | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Sex Discrimination Legislation | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: COVID-19: Morrison Government | Adjournment | House debates
items: JobKeeper Payment | Questions without Notice | House debates

Ukraine | Statements on Indulgence | House debates
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description: Recently, I attended the Ukrainian church in my electorate. It's a small church in Woolloongabba. I attended alongside the state member for Greenslopes, Joe Kelly MP, and Queensland minister...
encoded: Recently, I attended the Ukrainian church in my electorate. It's a small church in Woolloongabba. I attended alongside the state member for Greenslopes, Joe Kelly MP, and Queensland minister Leanne Linard. Senator Anthony Chisholm was with us. Also in attendance was Australia 's Governor-General, who had come to this small church in Woolloongabba in my electorate, as we all did, to stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. As we listened to the service, as we stood with them, we wanted to express our strong support for the Ukrainian community of Australia, the diaspora here, but to all people from Ukraine who are facing a really terrible and unjust war being waged upon them. I think it's important to stand up against imperialism, to stand up against oppression. I want to pay tribute to every Ukrainian person who is standing in defiance, whether at home or abroad, against this unjust war. It was quite remarkable to me. I had not been to a Ukrainian church service before. We were in this small church but it was really full. The service is sung, and there was this beautiful singing ringing out through the church, in defiance of what was happening in their homeland, and in support for one another. Probably the most remarkable part of this service was when Father Stefan gave the homily. The homily was about forgiveness. It was quite remarkable to be with those people and to hear those words. I want to pay tribute to him, Father Stefan, and Father Martin, who were there with the parishioners. I also want to pay tribute to the Ukrainian Community of Queensland Inc., which is the community group for Ukrainians in my home state. They organised a good attendance at that service and, subsequent to it, organised a really big, well-attended and impeccably conducted—while I was there, at least—rally in King George Square. It was attended by a number of my colleagues as well as representatives from the broader community but was led by the Ukrainian community. At that rally, t…
date: 2022-03-30T17:58:00+00:00

New South Wales: Floods, Queensland: Floods | Statements on Indulgence | House debates
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description: Communities in my electorate were also among those affected by the deluge and the floods at the end of February and the beginning of March this year. Homes and businesses in Hill End, West End,...
encoded: Communities in my electorate were also among those affected by the deluge and the floods at the end of February and the beginning of March this year. Homes and businesses in Hill End, West End, South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point, Norman Park, Coorparoo, Stones Corner, Hawthorn, Bulimba, Morningside and other areas were all affected by the rain bomb, as it's been called, and by the floods that followed. I want to take this opportunity to thank multiple organisations and individuals for their efforts during and after that weather event and those floods. I know that my fellow representatives would be equally grateful to all of these groups. Let me start with community centres, locally based charities and emergency relief organisations. West End Community House (Community Plus) was a great place for people to get hot meals. Food was being exchanged there and we had services being provided there. Micah Projects is a terrific organisation. They supported a lot of people, including by setting up a temporary place of warmth and shelter where people could get food. They did that in cooperation with the Australian Hellenic Progress Association, the Greek community association, which has quite a famous hall. The Bee Gees once played there. The hall was used for emergency relief during the floods in West End. Orange Sky laundry were of help in the floods. Red Cross, the Salvos, Meals on Wheels and Foodbank, who are based in my electorate, did so much work during the floods. The same is true of FareShare, a big commercial kitchen which turns Foodbank food and other donated food into ready-made meals. A rapid response team turned out to support workers who were helping others with the floods and to support the community. Backbone, the arts organisation, the East Brisbane Bowls Club and the 'Save our Bowlo' campaign set up a temporary relief place at East Brisbane, which was also affected by floods, to assist people who needed a hot meal. There is a photo on my Instagram of Sally, who…
date: 2022-03-30T16:44:00+00:00

Cass, Hon. Dr Moses Henry (Moss) | Condolences | House debates
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description: I rise to make a contribution in the condolence motion for Moss Cass, the Hon. Moses Henry Cass, who was Australia's first environment and conservation minister in, of course, the Whitlam...
encoded: I rise to make a contribution in the condolence motion for Moss Cass, the Hon. Moses Henry Cass, who was Australia's first environment and conservation minister in, of course, the Whitlam government. We've heard some really terrific condolence speeches for Moss Cass in the main chamber in support of this condolence motion, and, as the shadow environment minister, I wanted to make a contribution as well, to recognise the really nation-changing work that he did as our first environment and conservation minister. He was also, more broadly, someone of very progressive bent. You heard him described yesterday, or the day before, as 'the minister for lost causes' in the Whitlam government. But they weren't lost causes; he was just well ahead of his time. He was a proponent for legalising cannabis. He was a proponent for legalising abortion. He was a proponent for legalising homosexuality. He was a pioneer of universal health care. He was responsible for creating the SBS. He was responsible for issuing experimental radio licences, forming the basis for community radio broadcasting here in Australia. He was someone whose activism has left an indelible mark on Australia. And Australian society—in some cases, decades later—has caught up to him. I remember reading, in a biography, actually, of Harriet Harman, the UK Labour deputy leader and former acting leader, that she talked about the phenomenon where what was considered to be radical could then turn into orthodoxy. And that's certainly a hallmark of Labor: sometimes what we put forward can be described by some as radical, but it later becomes orthodoxy and seems, in retrospect, to have been inevitable. And you could certainly say that about Dr Cass and the work that he did and the ideas that he had. Deputy Speaker, I know that you would have an affinity with Dr Cass—both of you medical practitioners and people who stand strongly for environmental protection and conservation. Isn't it terrific that we have a tradition of med…
date: 2022-03-30T12:22:00+00:00

Queensland Floods | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday I raised the predicament of the Khan family in my electorate, who had one member approved for a flood relief payment and others rejected. They were...
encoded: My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday I raised the predicament of the Khan family in my electorate, who had one member approved for a flood relief payment and others rejected. They were without power for 27 days. I provided further information to the Prime Minister's office as requested. Can the Prime Minister confirm that instead of providing further assistance, his government is now demanding that the only member of the Khan family to receive the flood payment pay it back?
date: 2022-03-30T14:51:00+00:00

Morrison Government | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Prime Minister. Last night 10 news revealed the Prime Minister plans to sack the education minister after parliament rises this week. Can the Prime Minister confirm his...
encoded: My question is to the Prime Minister. Last night 10 news revealed the Prime Minister plans to sack the education minister after parliament rises this week. Can the Prime Minister confirm his government is falling down around him with cabinet leaks, damaging text message leaks and even the sacking of ministers now being leaked to undermine the Prime Minister?
date: 2022-02-16T15:01:00+00:00

Koalas | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: BUTLER () (): The 2020 bushfires were really damaging for Australia's koala populations on the east coast. We know that to be the case. Yet, it wasn't until two years after those fires started...
encoded: BUTLER () (): The 2020 bushfires were really damaging for Australia's koala populations on the east coast. We know that to be the case. Yet, it wasn't until two years after those fires started that the minister finally received advice on whether to uplist to increase the protection status of the koala. For some unexplained reason, it wasn't until three months later that she actually announced the decision to uplist the koala from vulnerable to endangered. But why would we expect anything better from this government other than delay, obfuscation and failure? In fact, this government is the government that has actually managed—you wouldn't believe it—to fail to produce a koala threatened species recovery plan. This recovery plan is more than six years overdue. In that time, the koala protection status has been uplisted. It is an absolute disgrace that this government's failures in relation to the environment are being visited upon our iconic national treasure, the koala, but also on so many other threatened species that this country is failing to protect under the leadership of the Morrison-Joyce government. It's about time they stepped up, did the right thing and took real action to protect koalas and all threatened species, as our country deserves.
date: 2022-02-16T13:52:00+00:00

Link-Up Queensland | Constituency Statements | House debates
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description: Today, a local organisation based in my electorate of Griffith that facilitates reunions of members of the stolen generations and their families is holding an event to commemorate the 14th...
encoded: Today, a local organisation based in my electorate of Griffith that facilitates reunions of members of the stolen generations and their families is holding an event to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the national apology given by then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. It's an event that I try to attend every year, and today I'm so sad not to be able to be there with Link-Up Queensland and all of the people who are joining together to commemorate this significant day. They're at QPAC and they're having an event at which people will be making speeches, including members of the stolen generations themselves, about our nation's history and our nation's future. I want to say to those people who are gathering together at Southbank that I do wish very much that I were with you today to commemorate this really significant occasion. I want to particularly acknowledge any of the stolen generations who have any connection with the former Cranbrook house, which is one of the places where people were taken and which Link-Up Queensland has had a long history of addressing in terms of bringing people back together. I also want to acknowledge the CEO of Link-Up, Ms Pat Thompson AM. I really wish to congratulate her as well as acknowledge her. She was recently appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia, which was well-deserved. She'll be there today and she'll be making sure that she continues that serious and solemn work of bringing together and reuniting families. I also want to acknowledge everyone else from Link-Up Queensland who works so hard to bring people together. These reunions can sometimes be very joyful occasions, but they can sometimes be very sad occasions, particularly the graveside reunions which unfortunately feature all too often in the work of Link-Up Queensland. Of course, today this parliament will be acknowledging the anniversary of the apology. Each year, we remember the Bringing them home report, which was tabled in the federal parliament on 26 May 1997 fo…
date: 2022-02-14T10:42:00+00:00

Religious Discrimination Bill 2021, Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021, Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: I'm not religious, I've never been baptised, but I show respect to those who are religious. Anyone who's read Umberto Eco's letters to the cardinal, for example, can appreciate how a...
encoded: I'm not religious, I've never been baptised, but I show respect to those who are religious. Anyone who's read Umberto Eco's letters to the cardinal, for example, can appreciate how a non-religious person can nonetheless learn from and draw from the lessons of religion. I certainly attend church services quite frequently, as the member for Blair knows, not out of my own belief but out of respect for my constituents and for others who are religious. For example, this week I attended the ecumenical service at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas for the opening of the parliament, just as the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Blair did. I listened to the archbishop's sermon, in which he drew on scripture, etymology and philosophy from a number of sources to tell us that inherent in personhood is love for other persons. To me, that implies that we should continue to work towards making sure that everyone, whether they share our values or not, whether they share our identities or not, can live their lives fully as their authentic selves. Of course, the Leader of the Opposition's reading from Corinthians made the same point in a different way. It was about the qualities of love that require us to have respect for others, not for our own benefit or out of our own sense that they are like us but because inherently they should receive it from us. For me, this means that it is important that we as a parliament continue, from a secular perspective also, to heed in different ways these same lessons: that people are inherently deserving of dignity, that people should be treated with dignity and that people should be equal before the law. One of the ways we in parliaments do that in the law is by continuing to broaden antidiscrimination laws to give effect to international obligations such as those in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This covenant protects religious freedom and the right to freedom of conscience, thought and religion. I be…
date: 2022-02-09T20:30:00+00:00

Women in Parliament | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: I want to pay tribute to Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins, who've made an extraordinary address in the National Press Club. Their address demonstrated significant integrity and significant...
encoded: I want to pay tribute to Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins, who've made an extraordinary address in the National Press Club. Their address demonstrated significant integrity and significant leadership, and this nation owes them a debt of gratitude for the work that they are doing to shine a light on cultural problems; to shine a light on violence, including sexual violence against women; and to shine a light on violence, including sexual violence against children. I was struck by some language from Brittany Higgins when she said, 'If we truly want a gender inclusive society, we need more vocal women in rooms where key decisions are being made to ensure that there is a gender lens placed over national policy.' I agree: I think we need more women in parliament and I think we need more women in government. On that side of the chamber, women are so underrepresented that they only make up about one in five of this coalition in this House. I think that's a real shame because it's a missed opportunity to have more female voices in government. We need more female voices in government because we need government policy, government decision-making, budgets and laws to better respond to the needs, the interests and the aspirations of Australian women. That will only happen once we have more women in politics in this country and everyone who wants to see cultural change, everyone who believes, as I do, that we need to see more women around decision-making tables, everyone who wants to see a better future for people of all genders in this country needs to make sure that in the future we have more women in parliament, we have more women in government. (Time expired)
date: 2022-02-09T13:57:00+00:00

Griffith Electorate: Schools | Adjournment | House debates
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description: I thank the member for Monash. I certainly appreciate that and I was very pleased to be able to be at the valedictory, if only via video presence.
encoded: I thank the member for Monash. I certainly appreciate that and I was very pleased to be able to be at the valedictory, if only via video presence.
date: 2021-12-02T12:20:00+00:00

Griffith Electorate: Schools | Adjournment | House debates
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description: [by video link] In recent weeks, I've had the pleasure of visiting a number of local schools to present awards. I visited St Laurence's College, a Catholic college following Edmund Rice's vision...
encoded: [by video link] In recent weeks, I've had the pleasure of visiting a number of local schools to present awards. I visited St Laurence's College, a Catholic college following Edmund Rice's vision of presence, compassion and liberation by 'acting justly, loving tenderly and walking humbly with God', where I presented the Terri Butler MP Griffith science award to Isaac Lagos. I visited Cannon Hill Anglican College, a school that is located amongst beautiful wetlands and educates in the Anglican tradition, where I presented the Terri Butler MP Griffith science award to Rebecca Leonard. And I visited Cavendish Road State High School, one of the Griffith electorate's largest public schools, which teaches philosophy, has outstanding academic results and focuses on sport and instrumental music academies, where I presented the Terri Butler MP Griffith science award to Isabella 'Izzy' Holland. I'm also lucky enough to be attending some year 6 graduations. Last night, I attended the awards night at Sts Peter and Paul's School, where I presented the Terri Butler MP leadership award to Emma Fraser and Kaitlin Smith. This week, I'll be going to my own daughter's year 6 graduation at one of our local public schools. Let me also take this opportunity to acknowledge the following recipients of my local sponsored awards, most—but not all—of which are in recognition of achievement in science: at Balmoral State High School, Estelle Tonkin-Farr; St Oliver Plunkett Catholic Primary School, Maddy Primrose and Lilly Black; Cannon Hill Anglican College, Primary, Amelia Moss; Loreto College, Andrea Brouwers; Seton College, Gavin Angas-Johnson; San Sisto College, Laurel Harrison; Coorparoo Secondary College, Mirielle Mingoa; Whites Hill State College, Ethan Fegan; Brisbane School of Distance Education, Hillary Earle; Narbethong State Special School, Hannah Fisher; St Joseph's, Grace Bowden; Brisbane South State Secondary College, Hugo Craig; and Somerville House, Annabel Grosser. Annabel has …
date: 2021-12-02T12:14:00+00:00

Family Law Amendment (A Step Towards a Safer Family Law System) Bill 2020; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: [by video link] Victims of violence shouldn't bear the legal burden of rebutting the presumption that the abuser should equally share parenting. The best interests of the child, including...
encoded: [by video link] Victims of violence shouldn't bear the legal burden of rebutting the presumption that the abuser should equally share parenting. The best interests of the child, including children's interest in being safe from violence, should come first in family law, yet the law as it stands today tells the courts to start with the presumption of equal shared parental responsibility. Madam Deputy Speaker Claydon, as you know very well—because you're involved in a parliamentary inquiry in relation to these laws, to which I will refer shortly—this situation has been the subject of criticism both in and outside of this parliament. The Women's Legal Service is calling for the removal of this presumption, and the member for Moreton has introduced this private member's bill, the Family Law Amendment (A Step Towards a Safer Family Law System) Bill 2020, to seek to give effect to that call and to reform these important laws. The Women's Legal Service says that the presumption shifts the focus of the decision-makers, which is the courts, away from children's safety and away from the best interests of children to an emphasis on shared care so that the current system places victims of violence on the back foot in court, in mediation and in their negotiations with the violent perpetrator. The Women's Legal Service further says: The legislation is complicated, easily misunderstood and its links to equal time incentivise violent perpetrators to pursue their "rights" in the court and other processes putting kids at risk. It is also very complex, making trials and legal processes longer and more expensive. Madam Deputy Speaker, as you know, in the 2009 report Time for action, the National Council to Reduce Violence against Women and Their Children pointed out: Under previous (almost identical) legislation, evidence emerged that a very strong pro-contact culture had arisen and that the "the opportunity for a significant relationship with both parents" took precedence over a histor…
date: 2021-11-29T16:47:00+00:00

Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2021; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. So I would invite her, instead of trying to police the tone in which Labor talks about aged care, to really reflect on the substance of the serious issues that...
encoded: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. So I would invite her, instead of trying to police the tone in which Labor talks about aged care, to really reflect on the substance of the serious issues that have been raised through the royal commission. I'm sure she remembers that the royal commission's interim report had a one-word title, and that word was 'neglect'. We all know—everyone in this chamber is well aware—of the importance of aged care to our constituents, in our communities and in the course of our own lives. We also, I think, have all had experience with aged care. I'm certainly grateful to the people who took good care of my grandfather, who was in aged care until he passed away a few years ago. My uncle, who we lost only a couple of weeks ago, was in aged care in the Atherton Tablelands, and I say again to his immediate family how sorry I am for that loss. In my own case, my grandmother is presently in aged care in Far North Queensland. We're grateful to the carers. I've met with so many aged-care workers, carers and nurses—the ones that my family has experienced—and I know how much the carers, nurses, other care staff and support staff in the facilities that are in my electorate and in the facilities all across this country really believe in what they're doing. They're doing this work because it's a vocation. They believe in the importance of caring for elderly Australians. They understand that the people who are in aged care are the people who really built the nation that we have today and who are really in need of good, appropriate, high-quality care. While we can all reflect on the importance of improvements in the aged-care system, of improvements in aged-care regulation and of developing proper responses to the recommendations of the aged-care royal commission, we should also make sure that we are acknowledging that the people working in this system are absolutely doing it because they care. Given some of the conditions, the workload and some of the remuner…
date: 2021-10-20T18:22:00+00:00

Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2021; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: [by video link] I listened closely to the contribution from the previous speaker, the member for Moncrieff. I thought it was really odd that she started off by complaining that Labor are all doom...
encoded: [by video link] I listened closely to the contribution from the previous speaker, the member for Moncrieff. I thought it was really odd that she started off by complaining that Labor are all doom and gloom. I think anyone who has been paying attention to the question of aged care, particularly in the context of the royal commission, over the past term of parliament would understand the serious challenges and the reasons why, in fact, Labor have been so concerned about aged care and why we have been so consistent in pressing the government to take real action. The Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2021, of course, arises from that royal commission. Like so many of the things that this government does, this bill seems to just fall short. That's the case with the government's actions generally and it's the case with the government's actions in relation to aged care. So I'd say to the member for Moncrieff: instead of trying to police the tone in which Labor is talking about aged care, perhaps take on board some of the criticisms—
date: 2021-10-20T18:22:00+00:00

Griffith Electorate: Greenslopes Red Cross Hall | Constituency Statements | House debates
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description: [by video link] In August, a batch of documents was released about the Commonwealth-owned former Red Cross Hall site. Those documents show that the Liberal National government has, throughout...
encoded: [by video link] In August, a batch of documents was released about the Commonwealth-owned former Red Cross Hall site. Those documents show that the Liberal National government has, throughout their entire eight long years in office, ignored calls to act on dangers posed by asbestos, lead paint and pesticides. When the Red Cross let the premises in 2013, site contamination reports told the government of significant asbestos, lead and pesticide risks. In March 2014, the then veterans' affairs minister told the finance minister that the site should be remediated to remove the contamination but his department did not have capacity to fund the remediation. Instead of providing the funding, the then finance minister responded that the site should not be remediated until the government decided on its future. Seemingly oblivious to the zoning, he wanted the site to be sold for residential or commercial development. So, instead of remediating the site, the government put up fences and signs. They're still there. In February 2015, Asbestos Audits Queensland said that the roof was in an advanced state of deterioration after recent hailstorms and should be removed and replaced. This advice appears to have been completely ignored. In March 2015, the government claimed they were working towards remediation as quickly as possible. The following month, though, they were 'unable to indicate' how long it would take. In 2017—three years after the government had decided to go ahead and sell the site on the open market without remediating it first—they changed their mind. Instead, they would make a private sale to a preferred purchaser. In August 2017, the government again said they had not started remediating. In 2019, there was a new asbestos audit. Five years had passed since the last one, even though it had recommended annual audits. The report said: 'The two buildings have been left to deteriorate since our last inspection in 2015 and asbestos contamination from the roof cladding h…
date: 2021-10-19T16:36:00+00:00

Airport Noise | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: [by video link] This morning the Petitions Committee tabled a petition, circulated in Brisbane, calling on the House to free Airservices Australia from regulatory capture and also to review...
encoded: [by video link] This morning the Petitions Committee tabled a petition, circulated in Brisbane, calling on the House to free Airservices Australia from regulatory capture and also to review Malcolm Turnbull's 2007 decision to approve the new Brisbane runway. For the whole of my time as an MP, aircraft noise has been an issue for many locals. Since mid-2020 an additional cohort of locals has been affected with the opening of the new runway at Brisbane Airport. As the local member, I will not be advocating for any changes that leave any locals worse off. There are a number of things the Morrison-Joyce government should do in the interests of everyone in Brisbane. Firstly, locals have felt blindsided, and they've got a lot of questions. The Morrison-Joyce government should hold a public meeting involving the relevant regulators, the Brisbane Airport Corporation and a representative from the government to answer questions and avoid any buck-passing. The government should also establish a strong, independent, permanent airport community forum for Brisbane residents. We need supervision from a well-informed body that is free from regulatory capture. The government should respond in plain English to the suggestions for noise mitigation advanced by the local community, including suggestions in the petition tabled today. The government should make sure noise monitoring is improved so the community has an accurate measure of noise in all of the affected areas. This is a really important issue for my constituents.
date: 2021-10-18T13:30:00+00:00

Sex Discrimination Legislation | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Prime Minister. Why has the Prime Minister failed Australian women and voted against Labor's amendments to implement key recommendations by Sex Discrimination Commissioner...
encoded: My question is to the Prime Minister. Why has the Prime Minister failed Australian women and voted against Labor's amendments to implement key recommendations by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins in the Respect@Work report?
date: 2021-09-02T14:11:00+00:00

Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: I second the amendment and reserve my right to speak.
encoded: I second the amendment and reserve my right to speak.
date: 2021-09-02T10:24:00+00:00

COVID-19: Morrison Government | Adjournment | House debates
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description: I commend the member for Curtin on the contribution. The Prime Minister had two jobs this year: a speedy, effective rollout of the vaccine, and quarantine. He has botched both, and now...
encoded: I commend the member for Curtin on the contribution. The Prime Minister had two jobs this year: a speedy, effective rollout of the vaccine, and quarantine. He has botched both, and now Australians are paying the price. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister has been trying to strongarm the states to inflict his own inadequacies on them, even scornfully comparing Queenslanders and others to cavemen in a kids' cartoon. If he is looking for cavemen or looking for someone to scold, he should look behind him instead at people like the member for Dawson. Eighteen months into the pandemic, we are seeing the consequences of the Morrison government's failures. They have not delivered effective national quarantine. The vaccine rollout has been shambolic. Mr Morrison, the Prime Minister, said that Australia was at the front of the queue, but when it became clear that we were at the back of the queue he changed his mind and said, 'This isn't a race.' He's wrong. This is a race. And because of his failures we ended up with half the country in lockdown. Australians are paying the price for the Prime Minister's failures. Not content with botching his own two jobs, the Prime Minister has also been seeking to inflict his inadequacies on state and territory leaders. He pressured the New South Wales Premier to avoid lockdown, and now New South Wales is seeing the consequences. He and his ministers, including the Minister for Defence, have lectured and hectored the Queensland Premier. Thank goodness she stood up to them and did not give into their attempts to undermine our state borders. He sided with the likes of Senator Pauline Hanson in demanding that Queensland open its borders. He joined with Clive Palmer in taking Western Australia to the High Court, in an attempt to ram a hole in their state border. And the Prime Minister has even compared Queenslanders and others to cavemen in the kids cartoon movie The Croods. He thinks we need to come out from our cave. It's bizarre. The Betoota Advoc…
date: 2021-09-01T19:50:00+00:00

JobKeeper Payment | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Prime Minister. Why didn't the government put rules in place to require that JobKeeper payments to profitable companies with rising revenue be returned to the taxpayer? The...
encoded: My question is to the Prime Minister. Why didn't the government put rules in place to require that JobKeeper payments to profitable companies with rising revenue be returned to the taxpayer? The government makes welfare recipients and parents who receive the childcare subsidy return excess payments. Why weren't the same rules put in place for profitable companies with rising revenue?
date: 2021-09-01T14:22:00+00:00