Malarndirri McCarthy's recent appearances (OpenAustralia.org)
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date: 2026-02-10T22:05:32+00:00
items: Perth: Attack | Motions | Senate debates
items: Bondi Beach: Attack | Condolences | Senate debates
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items: Housing Australia, Housing, Tobacco Regulation, Housing Australia Future Fund; Order for the Production of Documents | Documents | Senate debates
items: Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Government Response to Report | Committees | Senate debates
items: Indigenous Employment | Questions without Notice | Senate debates
items: Consideration of Legislation | Business | Senate debates
items: Migration | Questions without Notice | Senate debates
items: Roads | Questions without Notice | Senate debates

Perth: Attack | Motions | Senate debates
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description: I rise to condemn the sickening attack on an Invasion Day rally in Perth last week. On 26 January, First Nations families and non-Indigenous supporters gathered at Forrest Place in peaceful...
encoded: I rise to condemn the sickening attack on an Invasion Day rally in Perth last week. On 26 January, First Nations families and non-Indigenous supporters gathered at Forrest Place in peaceful protest, exercising their democratic right to make their voices heard. First Nations people were leading 2½ thousand Australians of all walks of life, waving the Aboriginal flag and national flag and holding banners about serious issues facing First Nations Australians—homelessness, incarceration, health outcomes. Many of us have seen the released footage of what happened next. As a Noongar elder was addressing the crowd, a man threw an object from a nearby balcony. From police descriptions, it's a miracle that footage wasn't very different. Police have confirmed that the item thrown was an improvised explosive device—metal ball bearings and screws wrapped around an explosive liquid compound of chemicals. We've heard from experts in the media in recent days about the device's destructive potential. Professor Mark Briskey, a counterterrorism expert from Murdoch University, has worked on investigations alongside the AFP and FBI. He described the similarity between this device and others used by terrorists to kill in other countries. It's only by chance that the device didn't detonate and cause mass casualties. Eyewitnesses have said the device landed in an area reserved for the most vulnerable—people in wheelchairs, babies in prams. We narrowly avoided a catastrophic disaster. The Western Australia Joint Counter Terrorism Team is investigating the incident as a potential terrorist act. While a man has been charged over the incident and remains in custody, this remains an ongoing investigation, and we must call this attack out for what it is. What we saw in Perth last Monday was an attempted bombing of a peaceful First Nations rally led by First Nations Australians and their allies. This was an attack on the social cohesion of the Australian community. It was an attack on all Austra…
date: 2026-02-03T12:07:00+00:00

Bondi Beach: Attack | Condolences | Senate debates
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description: I rise to offer my condolences to the Jewish community following the horror of last month's antisemitic terrorist attack. On that warm December evening, Jewish Sydneysiders had gathered in joy on...
encoded: I rise to offer my condolences to the Jewish community following the horror of last month's antisemitic terrorist attack. On that warm December evening, Jewish Sydneysiders had gathered in joy on Bondi Beach, on the lands of the Birrabirragal of the Eora nation and the nearby clans of the Gadigal and Bidjigal people. They met at Bondi Beach, a location so many Australians associate with summer fun, to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah with food, music, petting zoos and face paints. But those innocent celebrations were shattered by horror, an act of hate and of darkness targeting the festival of lights—murderous, antisemitic violence targeting those celebrating simply for being Jewish. I rise to remember those who were taken: Edith Brutman, Dan Elkayam, Boris and Sofia Gurman, Alexander Kleytman, Rabbi Yaakov Levitan, Peter Meagher, Reuven Morrison, Marika Pogany, Rabbi Eli Schlanger, Adam Smyth, Boris Tetleroyd, Tania Tretiak, Tibor Weitzen and the youngest victim, beautiful 10-year-old Matilda. Since the attack, we've seen the faces and heard the stories of each of those 15 people—cherished granddaughters and sons, sisters and brothers, wives and husbands, parents and grandparents. Each smiling photograph is a reminder that they were members of families and communities and that each loss will leave a void that simply cannot be filled. I offer my sincere condolences to the families, friends and communities of those grieving. I offer my prayers for recovery to the dozens injured and their loved ones. As Minister for Indigenous Australians and as a Yanyuwa Garrwa woman, I offer a particular condolence to our Jewish community. The pain of violence committed against innocent people, targeted purely for their identity, is something First Nations Australians have felt all too often throughout Australian history and still continue to feel in various forms. The intergenerational harm caused by that violence and loss is a devastating reality for a community. I grieve wit…
date: 2026-01-19T12:40:00+00:00

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title: Communications Legislation Amendment (Australian Content Requirement for Subscription Video On Demand (Streaming) Services) Bill 2025, VET Student Loans (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | Senate debates
description: I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches read as follows— COMMUNICATIONS...
encoded: I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches read as follows— COMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (AUSTRALIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENT FOR SUBSCRIPTION VIDEO ON DEMAND (STREAMING) SERVICES) BILL 2025 Today the Albanese Labor government is legislating for streaming services to have guaranteed Australian content. This bill amends the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 and subordinate legislation, to allow for an Australian screen content requirement on subscription video on demand (streaming) services. In the National Cultural Policy, Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place, the Australian Government committed to introduce requirements for Australian screen content on streaming services to ensure continued access to local stories and content. We should never underestimate how important it is for Australians to see ourselves on screen. It helps us to better understand ourselves and our neighbours and allows the world to see us. Australian stories play an important role in shaping Australia's national identity, fostering social inclusion and encouraging cultural expression. They are our greatest cultural asset. They help build a sense of community, collective well-being and a shared identity. They reflect and define who we are as a nation and make us recognisable on the international stage. Australian stories help make sense of our past, define ourselves in the present and promote our people, our creativity and our country to the world. They bring people together and enable the exchange of experiences, ideas and perspectives. All Australians benefit when we are represented by and can hear our voices in the stories brought to the big and small screen. Maj or structural changes in audience viewing habits have meant that contemporary Australian audiences are increasingly engaging with content across multiple platforms. Public broadcasters, commercial broadc…
date: 2025-11-26T18:47:00+00:00

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title: Communications Legislation Amendment (Australian Content Requirement for Subscription Video On Demand (Streaming) Services) Bill 2025, VET Student Loans (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2025; First Reading | Bills | Senate debates
description: I move: That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bills read a first time.
encoded: I move: That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bills read a first time.
date: 2025-11-26T18:47:00+00:00

Housing Australia, Housing, Tobacco Regulation, Housing Australia Future Fund; Order for the Production of Documents | Documents | Senate debates
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description: I table documents relating to orders for the production of documents concerning Housing Australia, the five per cent home deposit scheme, illicit tobacco and funding agreements concerning the...
encoded: I table documents relating to orders for the production of documents concerning Housing Australia, the five per cent home deposit scheme, illicit tobacco and funding agreements concerning the Housing Australia Future Fund.
date: 2025-11-26T18:46:00+00:00

Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Government Response to Report | Committees | Senate debates
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description: I present two government responses as listed on today's Order of Business and seek leave to have the documents incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The documents read as follows—...
encoded: I present two government responses as listed on today's Order of Business and seek leave to have the documents incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The documents read as follows— Australian Government response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security report: Review of the amendments made by the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 NOVEMBER 2025 Recommendations made in the Review of the amendments made by the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 Committee Recommendations Recommendation 1: The Committee recommends that the Government implement a periodic survey, starting in three years from the presentation of this report, to ascertain ongoing economic impacts of the TOLA Act legislation on Australia's ICT industry and the results should be made publicly available. Response: The Government notes this recommendation. However, given the passage of time since the report was tabled, a substantive Government response is no longer appropriate. Recommendation 2: The Committee recommends the Government, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, develop a prescribed set of requirements for information that must be included in technical assistance requests. Response: The Government notes this recommendation. However, given the passage of time since the report was tabled, a substantive Government response is no longer appropriate. Recommendation 3: The Committee recommends that s317C of the Telecommunications Act 1997 be amended to clarify that a designated communications provider does not include a natural person, where that natural person is an employee of a designated communications provider, but will only apply to natural persons insofar as required to include sole traders. Response: The Government notes this recommendation. However, given the passage of time since the report was tabled, a substantive Government response is no longer appropriate. Recomm…
date: 2025-11-26T18:46:00+00:00

Indigenous Employment | Questions without Notice | Senate debates
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description: When we develop policies for remote communities, I want to ensure that it's done in a way that does maximise the catchphrase of 'jobs, jobs, jobs'. Two examples of this are Indigenous rangers and...
encoded: When we develop policies for remote communities, I want to ensure that it's done in a way that does maximise the catchphrase of 'jobs, jobs, jobs'. Two examples of this are Indigenous rangers and food security. Both of these policies are creating even more jobs on top of our commitment to 3,000 remote jobs. On rangers, last week, I announced 900 new ranger jobs on top of that. They will be created in the latest round of funding as this government continues on the path to deliver on our commitment to double the ranger workforce by the end of the decade. On food security, we're also delivering a new nutrition workforce in remote communities, with over 100 locally employed positions in remote stores. These roles will provide culturally appropriate nutrition support delivered by local people in local languages, improving health outcomes while creating new employment pathways.
date: 2025-11-26T15:01:00+00:00

Indigenous Employment | Questions without Notice | Senate debates
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description: Senators will be very familiar with the catchphrase that I've been speaking about, and that is 'jobs, jobs, jobs' in our remote communities. While RAES is an employment service that provides...
encoded: Senators will be very familiar with the catchphrase that I've been speaking about, and that is 'jobs, jobs, jobs' in our remote communities. While RAES is an employment service that provides skills training and activities to get people job ready, we know the reality in some of our remote communities is that their job market is limited. That's why we're delivering on our commitment to creating 3,000 jobs in remote communities under our Remote Jobs and Economic Development program. That program, RJED, is currently rolling out. These are real jobs that provide the dignity of work with proper pay and conditions, like sick leave, annual leave and superannuation. These jobs are rolling out in communities in industries like health, education, tourism, land management and cultural services.
date: 2025-11-26T15:00:00+00:00

Indigenous Employment | Questions without Notice | Senate debates
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description: I thank Senator Stewart for the question and for her work in the area of economic empowerment for First Nations people—in particular, for her artwork on her Christmas card, by the way. On 1...
encoded: I thank Senator Stewart for the question and for her work in the area of economic empowerment for First Nations people—in particular, for her artwork on her Christmas card, by the way. On 1 November, the Albanese Labor government delivered on its commitment to abolish the failed Community Development Program and to replace it with the new Remote Australia Employment Service, or RAES. For years, remote communities were very clear. The CDP was not working and it focused on compliance rather than opportunity. It did not deliver the real jobs, training or pathways people asked for. RAES is changing that. It will provide tailored support to around 40,000 participants across 1,200 remote communities. It will help people build the skills they need to become job ready, to move into work when it's available and, crucially, to stay in work through greater access to mentoring and ongoing support. Where the job market is limited in these communities, RAES providers will engage participants in local community projects that build practical skills and confidence. At least 25 per cent of provider funding will be invested directly into these projects, giving communities the flexibility to design solutions that meet their own employment needs. This is about shifting from a top-down model to genuine partnership. We've already seen the impact through job trials that informed the design of RAES in Galiwin'ku—just one example. The Miyalk Kitchen has supported 28 Yolngu people to build a thriving community enterprise, creating pathways to long-term employment and even supporting faster delivery of housing projects in the region.
date: 2025-11-26T14:57:00+00:00

Consideration of Legislation | Business | Senate debates
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description: by leave—I move: That the Plebiscite (Future Migration Level) Bill 2018 be considered at the time for private senators' bills today. Question agreed to.
encoded: by leave—I move: That the Plebiscite (Future Migration Level) Bill 2018 be considered at the time for private senators' bills today. Question agreed to.
date: 2025-11-26T09:01:00+00:00

Migration | Questions without Notice | Senate debates
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description: See—you laugh. Senator Canavan, I'll pick you up on that. No, you're a joke, Senator Canavan. (Time expired)
encoded: See—you laugh. Senator Canavan, I'll pick you up on that. No, you're a joke, Senator Canavan. (Time expired)
date: 2025-11-25T14:38:00+00:00

Migration | Questions without Notice | Senate debates
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description: I can see that the senators are very interested in net zero, but let me tell you this. Unlike the other side, we do see that there are issues impacting the climate. We do know, along with...
encoded: I can see that the senators are very interested in net zero, but let me tell you this. Unlike the other side, we do see that there are issues impacting the climate. We do know, along with countries around the world, that we have to act. So, on this side of the Senate, we will be responsible. We will be sensible. We will try.
date: 2025-11-25T14:38:00+00:00

Migration | Questions without Notice | Senate debates
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description: I so welcome this question on net zero, President; I really welcome this question. I have just come to the Senate from a population of over 100,000 in the north who've had to deal with a tropical...
encoded: I so welcome this question on net zero, President; I really welcome this question. I have just come to the Senate from a population of over 100,000 in the north who've had to deal with a tropical cyclone way early in the piece, at speeds that are phenomenal for this time of the year for us. We know, unlike the deniers opposite—
date: 2025-11-25T14:38:00+00:00

Migration | Questions without Notice | Senate debates
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description: President, do you know what is madness? What is madness is that One Nation and the coalition continue to oppose the building of this great country through the development of infrastructure and...
encoded: President, do you know what is madness? What is madness is that One Nation and the coalition continue to oppose the building of this great country through the development of infrastructure and through the development of housing. We constantly bring to this Senate the ability to do that, and you guys opposite sit there, smirk and say no, and then you want to blame everyone but yourselves for why we are having challenges in trying to move forward. You're blaming migration? There is a deeper theme going on here, and I won't have a bar of it. The madness is not on this side. We know where it's coming from.
date: 2025-11-25T14:37:00+00:00

Migration | Questions without Notice | Senate debates
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description: I thank the senator for his question. He's covered quite a lot in it. In fact, if he'd listened to the previous responses I've made in the Senate on employment, he would know that we are trying...
encoded: I thank the senator for his question. He's covered quite a lot in it. In fact, if he'd listened to the previous responses I've made in the Senate on employment, he would know that we are trying to grow our own, especially in our remote regions with First Nations people. In fact, we tried to roll out at least 3,000 jobs across remote Australia. We are looking at 3,000 rangers, with 1,000 of them women. So when we talk about growing our own, in terms of employment across Australia, we are certainly doing it. In terms of your premise around migration to Australia, we're very proud to have people call this place home, along with our oldest culture in the country—in the world. We are very proud to welcome visitors from overseas who call this place home. But I will say this too: each time our government moves to try and improve the workforce across Australia, it's not just building the Australian economy and local people in this country and those who call it home; we also need to build houses. But when we have the other side opposing the opportunity to do that, especially One Nation, who oppose everything that we're trying to do, to develop and grow this country, then I would say to the senator: I'm more than happy to provide those details to you about how, on this side of the parliament, we welcome all people who call Australia home, and we are doing our best to ensure that there is employment and growth.
date: 2025-11-25T14:35:00+00:00

Roads | Questions without Notice | Senate debates
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description: I've finished.
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date: 2025-11-06T14:55:00+00:00

Roads | Questions without Notice | Senate debates
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description: When we talk about the ideological pursuit of net zero, we know where the Nationals sit but we have no idea where the Liberals sit on net zero. In fact, if you listen to the media or if you go up...
encoded: When we talk about the ideological pursuit of net zero, we know where the Nationals sit but we have no idea where the Liberals sit on net zero. In fact, if you listen to the media or if you go up to—
date: 2025-11-06T14:55:00+00:00

Roads | Questions without Notice | Senate debates
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description: As I said in my previous response, it was priority action No. 1 in your plan to review speed limits on high-risk regional roads. Can I just say— Well, if you know the answer, I don't need...
encoded: As I said in my previous response, it was priority action No. 1 in your plan to review speed limits on high-risk regional roads. Can I just say— Well, if you know the answer, I don't need to speak.
date: 2025-11-06T14:53:00+00:00

Roads | Questions without Notice | Senate debates
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description: Thanks for your protection, President. To let the other side know: we've doubled funding for the Roads to Recovery Program to $1 billion per year to help councils upgrade their roads. We've...
encoded: Thanks for your protection, President. To let the other side know: we've doubled funding for the Roads to Recovery Program to $1 billion per year to help councils upgrade their roads. We've reversed the Liberal freeze on highway maintenance funding to get on with fixing potholes and resurfacing our national highways. The coalition could have done that in their wasted decade of government, but they didn't. We're making big investments in our roads, making them safer and more efficient. It's no thanks to those opposite.
date: 2025-11-06T14:49:00+00:00

Roads | Questions without Notice | Senate debates
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description: Priority action No. 1 of their road safety action plan was to consult on changing speed limits on high-risk regional roads. We're putting their idea out to consultation for Australians to settle...
encoded: Priority action No. 1 of their road safety action plan was to consult on changing speed limits on high-risk regional roads. We're putting their idea out to consultation for Australians to settle it. The other part of this scare campaign is to say: 'We just need to fix the roads. We want potholes filled and roads improved. That's why we're investing more than ever in making our roads safer.' They're not interested in making our roads safer. We've doubled funding for the Roads to Recovery Program.
date: 2025-11-06T14:49:00+00:00