Susan Templeman's recent appearances (OpenAustralia.org)
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date: 2026-02-10T22:05:32+00:00
items: General Practitioners | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Macquarie Electorate: Anzac Day | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Personal Explanation | Statements | House debates
items: Medicare | Private Members' Business | House debates
items: Macquarie Electorate: Australia Day Honours and Awards | Constituency Statements | House debates
items: Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Bondi Beach Attack Victims | Condolences | House debates
items: Environment | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Mental Health Month | Statements on Significant Matters | House debates
items: Guitars for Veterans Australia | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Communications Legislation Amendment (Australian Content Requirement for Subscription Video On Demand (Streaming) Services) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: VET Student Loans (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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items: Telecommunications | Private Members' Business | House debates
items: Ausify | Statements by Members | House debates

General Practitioners | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. What's the Albanese Labor government doing to increase the supply of doctors and encourage more doctors to be GPs? How does training more GPS...
encoded: My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. What's the Albanese Labor government doing to increase the supply of doctors and encourage more doctors to be GPs? How does training more GPS help strengthen Medicare after a decade of cuts and neglect?
date: 2026-02-10T14:37:00+00:00

Macquarie Electorate: Anzac Day | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: I have seen how valued the local Anzac Day service is for Emu Plains, Emu Heights and Leonay residents and I'm so pleased to be supporting the community and the 2026 committee in organising this...
encoded: I have seen how valued the local Anzac Day service is for Emu Plains, Emu Heights and Leonay residents and I'm so pleased to be supporting the community and the 2026 committee in organising this year's ceremony. Both my grandfathers served in and survived World War I, so it's a really important part of my family tradition to remember their sacrifice and those who did not come home having defended our freedoms. Stepping up to make this community service happen are representatives from the Penrith RSL sub-Branch, Emu Plains Girl Guides, the Lions Club of Emu Plains, Nepean District Historical Society, Emu Plains Junior Rugby League Club, Emu Plains Anglican Church and the National Servicemen's Association, as well as many local residents who volunteered on the committee to ensure that the service at Melrose Park cenotaph runs smoothly. We also look forward to local students playing a role in the ceremony. The service will begin with a march through the park to the war memorial and afterwards there'll be the Lions sausage sizzle, and the historical society will be providing morning tea and a historical display. I'd like to acknowledge the state member for Penrith, Karen McKeown OAM, who's working alongside me and the committee, as well as Penrith mayor Todd Carney. This will be a fantastic community event, with generous support from local businesses to help make it happen.
date: 2026-02-09T16:28:00+00:00

Personal Explanation | Statements | House debates
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description: In speaking after me on my private member's motion earlier today about Medicare, unfortunately, the member for Forrest claimed I had spoken about 'struggles in accessing quality health care for...
encoded: In speaking after me on my private member's motion earlier today about Medicare, unfortunately, the member for Forrest claimed I had spoken about 'struggles in accessing quality health care for my family'. That was a particularly low reframing of my words and misrepresents entirely what I said. Nothing could be further from the truth. I shared with the parliament the life-threatening health challenges that my husband and mother each experienced last year and spoke of the amazing efforts of their surgeons, doctors, nurses, physios and rehab specialists, who got them to good health, and the primary care practitioners who now support them. Both my husband and my mother are alive and thriving thanks to speedy, accessible health care in our world-class system, and I would ask the member for Forrest to think twice before he maligns our health professionals or misrepresents others in this chamber.
date: 2026-02-09T18:45:00+00:00

Personal Explanation | Statements | House debates
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description: I would like to make a personal explanation.
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date: 2026-02-09T18:45:00+00:00

Medicare | Private Members' Business | House debates
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description: I move: That this House: (1) notes: (a) that on 1 January 2026: (i) the pharmaceutical benefits scheme co-payment for general patients was reduced to $25, the lowest price since 2004; (ii) 1800...
encoded: I move: That this House: (1) notes: (a) that on 1 January 2026: (i) the pharmaceutical benefits scheme co-payment for general patients was reduced to $25, the lowest price since 2004; (ii) 1800 Medicare was launched, giving Australians access to free 24 hours a day, seven days a week quality health advice over the phone; and (iii) Medicare Mental Health Check-In commenced, providing a new free digital mental health service offering self-help tools; and (b) the Government's record investment in bulk billing which has resulted in: (i) more than 3,300 fully bulk billing general practitioner practices across Australia, with almost 1,250 of these practices previously mixed billing; and (ii) rising bulk billing rates and a stronger Medicare; and (2) acknowledges that only this Government can be trusted to strengthen Medicare. Some people are aware that the second half of 2025 was a very challenging year for my family, with both my husband and then my mother surviving potentially life-threatening health incidents. They each survived and in fact are thriving thanks to world-class doctors, surgeons, nurses, physios and rehab specialists, both in hospital and in primary care, who saved their lives and helped them return to good health. It was yet another firsthand reminder for me of how important your health is, not just to the individual, and how health and ill health have repercussions for the whole family and overshadow other parts of your life. For me, it further reinforced how vital our improvements to Medicare are in people getting the health care they need when they need it. But, when we came to government in 2022, it had never been harder or more expensive to find a GP. Bulk-billing was in freefall after a decade of cuts and neglect to Medicare, which is why we delivered more doctors, more bulk-billing and cheaper medicines and opened 87 Medicare urgent care clinics, including in Penrith, in our first term of government. We committed to opening another 50 urgent care …
date: 2026-02-09T10:35:00+00:00

Macquarie Electorate: Australia Day Honours and Awards | Constituency Statements | House debates
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description: I'm so proud to recognise the 13 recipients of Australia Day honours from Macquarie. Carol Edds and Farah Madon have each become a member of the Order of Australia, an AM. Carol has been...
encoded: I'm so proud to recognise the 13 recipients of Australia Day honours from Macquarie. Carol Edds and Farah Madon have each become a member of the Order of Australia, an AM. Carol has been recognised for her work in the construction industry and on heritage conservation, including as the founder of the Hawkesbury branch of the National Trust. Architect Farah Madon from Emu Plains, with her approach to supporting dignity, inclusion and independence for all, is recognised for significant service to architecture and to people with a disability. Eight people from Macquarie have each received a medal of the Order of Australia, an OAM. Ann Caro was on her first day of the school year at Mount Druitt's Chifley College Senior Campus when I rang to congratulate her for services to education. Among other things, she played a key role in establishing Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School at Emu Plains. Bronwyn Howes is honoured for her service to primary education, including guiding students at Oakville Public School for more than 20 years. Also from the Hawkesbury, Adrian Peter Read is honoured for his service to gymnastics and the community, which included being the director of Gymnastics Australia and serving on the YMCA. Cathy Gault, who contracted polio as a child but refused to let her wheelchair limit her, is recognised for her extensive disability work, including at the Thorndale Foundation and as a chaplain at Nepean Hospital for 17 years. For his service to conservation and the environment, Dr John Merson receives an OAM. He is a driving force behind the Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute, and it's been a privilege to work with him. For her many different contributions to outdoor recreation, Caro Ryan has been honoured. Two OAMs are presented posthumously—one to the late Graham Price, who was deeply involved in the Australian Mushroom Growers Association, Rotary and the Secret Garden and Nursery in Richmond, and one to the late Walter Sutcliffe for servi…
date: 2026-02-04T11:28:00+00:00

Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: We made a promise that we would expand the scope of practice for health professionals so we could deliver real benefits to Australians. We all know it's tough to get to a GP exactly when you need...
encoded: We made a promise that we would expand the scope of practice for health professionals so we could deliver real benefits to Australians. We all know it's tough to get to a GP exactly when you need to, and this is one of many tools we're using to try and address issues that have been building up for a long time in our health system, particularly at that first interaction in primary health care. This bill, the Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025, is an important step to ensure that Australians have better access to the health care they need and specifically to the medicines they need—now more affordable medicines, thanks to our capping of medicines under the PBS at $25 a script and the ability to get 60-day scripts. This is all part of a much bigger picture and shouldn't be seen in isolation. The sense of this bill is that it will allow designated registered nurses to prescribe safe, timely and effective medication. It's extending what we call their scope of practice, the stuff they're allowed to do, particularly in primary care and aged care. I know for my community it's worth noting that we've got more than 1,300 registered nurses in Macquarie, and that's on top of about 1,700 midwives and nursing professionals. So there's a really large cohort of people who are highly qualified, very experienced and may well choose to take the next steps involved so that they can expand the things that they're allowed to do. It may not sound like a big change. The legislation allows registered nurses who are endorsed against the registration standard to be an authorised prescriber to enable them to prescribe certain medicines that can be supplied under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and attract Commonwealth subsidy. It changes the Health Insurance Act 1973 to include registered nurses with certain provisions. But it's been described by nurses and people working in the sector as a huge change to the health system. When you think about t…
date: 2026-02-04T18:03:00+00:00

Bondi Beach Attack Victims | Condolences | House debates
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description: I was a long way from Bondi Beach on the evening of Sunday 14 December, at a community event to celebrate the festive season, up above the Hawkesbury River in part of the greater Blue Mountains....
encoded: I was a long way from Bondi Beach on the evening of Sunday 14 December, at a community event to celebrate the festive season, up above the Hawkesbury River in part of the greater Blue Mountains. But, like so many others, I was only one person removed from knowing people who were there that evening, people who'd left the beach a little earlier, people who were about to go for their regular run, people who were at the surf lifesaving club for Christmas parties—and the connections go on. However, it is not the proximity to danger that has created horror and anguish for people; it's the sheer evil act—the murder of 15 innocent people at Bondi Beach that evening, at a celebration for the first day of Hanukkah, in a horrific, targeted antisemitic attack. It's something none of us could have imagined would happen on Australian soil. As it should, this has left Australians reeling. Our thoughts are foremost with the 15 innocent victims and those who love them, whose lives have been changed forever by this loss and who are now suddenly navigating unimaginable grief. May the memory of those lost be a blessing. Bondi is a special place. It's a meeting point between sand, sea and sky, between locals and visitors, and between generations. For Sydneysiders, it holds memories of our visits—as kids, as adolescents and as new parents—and, always, that feeling of being on one of the world's most famous beaches. It represents the freedom and safety that every Australian deserves. It represents the carefree, joyful spirit of our national character. It's a place that belongs to us all. To see such a place violated by an act of senseless violence has shaken Australians deeply because it has struck somewhere that felt shared, open and safe, a place where all Australians should be safe, and where Jewish Australians celebrating Hanukkah should have been safe. This attack on our Jewish community was an attack on all of us. I want to also acknowledge those who were injured, physically and psy…
date: 2026-01-19T17:27:00+00:00

Environment | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Prime Minister. How have the government's EPBC reforms been received?
encoded: My question is to the Prime Minister. How have the government's EPBC reforms been received?
date: 2025-11-27T15:18:00+00:00

Mental Health Month | Statements on Significant Matters | House debates
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description: I want to acknowledge the contribution of the member for Leichhardt. This is a place where really personal stories get shared—that's what we all bring to our roles—and it's important...
encoded: I want to acknowledge the contribution of the member for Leichhardt. This is a place where really personal stories get shared—that's what we all bring to our roles—and it's important for others to hear them. When I think about mental health, I cannot foresee a time when I will ever say, 'Job done. We've done all we need to do.' I just cannot see that we will get to a point where there isn't more to do, because it feels like there will always be more to do. But Mental Health Month does provide an opportunity to reflect on progress, and I'm very proud to be part of the Albanese Labor government, which is delivering more mental health services in the heart of communities right across the country. I'm also really proud to have been one of the advocates who has helped ensure that this is a key focus for this government. When I look back to the start of my time in parliament, access to free mental health services was available only in acute situations—essentially when you were hospitalised. the biggest change I've seen in that decade is access to free early intervention and ongoing management care for complex mental health issues through places like headspace and Medicare mental health centres. It truly is transformational. When I came to this place in 2016 there simply was no free mental health service where young people could front up before something happened, before they reached a crisis. After years of advocating we were able to secure, first of all, the Katoomba headspace and then in more recent years the Richmond headspace, and of course the Penrith headspace was one that we set up last time we were in government. These have provided and continue to provide access to young people. That's why I support the expansion of these services. We're expanding to 203 headspace services to support the mental health and wellbeing of young people aged between 12 and 25. You might say, 'Well, that's great for young people, but what about adults?' My experience is that some older …
date: 2025-11-26T11:43:00+00:00

Guitars for Veterans Australia | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: If you've wondered about the power of music and music therapy to heal, you would have had no doubts after hearing veterans playing at Guitars for Vets' end-of-year performance at Windsor RSL....
encoded: If you've wondered about the power of music and music therapy to heal, you would have had no doubts after hearing veterans playing at Guitars for Vets' end-of-year performance at Windsor RSL. Guitars for Vets is delivered by Noro, who received federal funding through the Department of Veterans' Affairs to run workshops, and some of the groups are now being funded through their local RSLs. Participants and their families tell me that the program has saved their lives. The weekly meeting is a highlight for many—a session where you play and sing with people you may not have known before but are now bonded to. The eclectic music choices, from 'Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again' to 'Sweet Caroline', tell me there are some big discussions had about music genre. Australia's cultural policy, Revive, recognises that taking part in the arts strengthens social cohesion, connectedness and wellbeing. It helps break down social stigma and offers a means of creative expression. In both clinical and non-clinical settings, Revive backs the role of the arts in improving health outcomes, including in mental health. What's more, we saw the musicians from the Windsor, Penrith, Castle Hill and St Marys groups create joy, and we know that, for musicians, the act of playing can ground, soothe and remind us that we are not alone.
date: 2025-11-24T16:13:00+00:00

Communications Legislation Amendment (Australian Content Requirement for Subscription Video On Demand (Streaming) Services) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: The legislation before the chamber, the Communications Legislation Amendment (Australian Content Requirement for Subscription Video On Demand (Streaming) Services) Bill 2025, presents an...
encoded: The legislation before the chamber, the Communications Legislation Amendment (Australian Content Requirement for Subscription Video On Demand (Streaming) Services) Bill 2025, presents an opportunity to open a new chapter for Australia's screen industry. This is the moment when we can ensure that, in the streaming age, Australian stories do not fade into the background but take their rightful place in the spotlight, centre stage. This legislation requires streaming services with more than one million Australian subscribers to invest at least 10 per cent of their expenditure or 7.5 per cent of their revenue into the Australian sector. It will need to be invested in new local drama, children's programs, documentaries, arts or educational content. There are two clear principles at stake here. One is that Australians deserve access to their own stories, no matter which screen they're watching on. The other is that those who profit from access to Australian audiences should support Australian storytelling. The idea of guaranteeing Australian content is not a new or radical idea. In 1942, the Curtin Labor government introduced quotas for Australian music on commercial radio stations to support local musicians and foster a distinctive cultural identity. The Whitlam Labor government built on that reform, raising the requirement to around 20 per cent. That change provided crucial support for Australian music during the golden age of Australian rock and pop in the seventies and through to the eighties. The Menzies government introduced Australian content requirements for commercial television in 1961, and the Whitlam government strengthened them in 1973. Those changes ushered in a renaissance of Australian screen content, which my generation got to see, bringing productions like Number 96, The Sullivans, A Country Practicefilmed locally, largely in the Hawkesbury—and Prisoner to Australian audiences. When pay TV services launched in the 1990s, they were initially exempt from c…
date: 2025-11-24T17:34:00+00:00

VET Student Loans (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: The VET Student Loans (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2025 we are considering is important because vocational educational training plays a huge role in building the skilled workforce Australia...
encoded: The VET Student Loans (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2025 we are considering is important because vocational educational training plays a huge role in building the skilled workforce Australia needs now and will need in the future. We are taking steps to fix a problem identified during a review of how these VET student loans are administered. We have taken action to ensure an issue that emerged is resolved, and that there is certainty the students and providers. The bill is a fix for where the VET student loan providers were handling tax file numbers and it wasn't authorised in the legislation for that to happen. Tax file numbers are an essential piece of information for administering the loans program of this kind, so this is why the Albanese government is bringing forward the VET Student Loans (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill to fix the problem. The bill will retrospectively authorise the student loan providers who are handling the tax file numbers to do that. The bill will also provide certainty to providers and government offices that their past handling of students' tax file numbers for the loans scheme was lawful. There is absolutely no change to the way students apply for VET student loans using the electronic Commonwealth assistance form. This might seem like a pretty minor piece of legislation but it achieves a number of things. It underpins the VET Student Loans program, which makes vocational education and training more accessible to Australians by providing opportunities for students to do a VET course at the diploma level and above and defer the payment of tuition fees through an income contingent loan. This program really helps to address skills shortages across industries involving science, technology, engineering or maths and occupational licensing trades, among many others. The Albanese Labor government is building Australia's future and boosting the workforce that we need to deliver it. We're investing in priority occupations and creating a modern, adap…
date: 2025-11-05T18:42:00+00:00

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title: Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025, Environment Information Australia Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Customs Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Excise Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (General Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Restoration Charge Imposition) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
description: I live in the World Heritage Blue Mountains.
encoded: I live in the World Heritage Blue Mountains.
date: 2025-11-05T18:02:00+00:00

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title: Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025, Environment Information Australia Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Customs Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Excise Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (General Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Restoration Charge Imposition) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
description: I've planted dozens of trees.
encoded: I've planted dozens of trees.
date: 2025-11-05T18:02:00+00:00

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title: Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025, Environment Information Australia Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Customs Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Excise Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (General Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Restoration Charge Imposition) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
description: and that will help people with their energy costs and lowering emissions. But we will also be delivering the strongest environmental protection and restoration laws that Australia has had. It...
encoded: and that will help people with their energy costs and lowering emissions. But we will also be delivering the strongest environmental protection and restoration laws that Australia has had. It won't just deliver better protections for our special places but restore and regenerate them for future generations.
date: 2025-11-05T17:51:00+00:00

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title: Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025, Environment Information Australia Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Customs Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Excise Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (General Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Restoration Charge Imposition) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
description: This legislation is not a tug of war between the environment and the economy. I've heard the coalition, the Greens and some Independents each argue that you can have one but not the other. That...
encoded: This legislation is not a tug of war between the environment and the economy. I've heard the coalition, the Greens and some Independents each argue that you can have one but not the other. That isn't true. These reforms deliver a balanced package while delivering more efficient and robust project approvals, which means more renewables projects will be approved more quickly—
date: 2025-11-05T17:51:00+00:00

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title: Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025, Environment Information Australia Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Customs Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Excise Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (General Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Restoration Charge Imposition) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
description: There is nothing more distinctively Australian than our stunning natural environment, and there are few places more iconic than the Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains—a World Heritage area...
encoded: There is nothing more distinctively Australian than our stunning natural environment, and there are few places more iconic than the Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains—a World Heritage area in my electorate. In fact, it's the 25th anniversary of the declaration of the area as a World Heritage area on 29 November. This is an area that gets four million visitors a year. They come because we are known around the world for our wilderness in Sydney's backyard. We need to protect it. Our environment and economy are intrinsically linked. For the Blue Mountains, our tourism relies on a healthy natural environment. It matters in the Hawkesbury and along the Nepean too. For the Hawkesbury especially, the agricultural sector relies on a healthy natural environment. Australians want governments, businesses and environmental groups to work together to protect our environment and to reap the economic benefits of sustainable development. This last election, people put their trust in Labor. They clearly rejected the extremes of politics on both sides. We know it's really important to build connections from all sides. That goes to the type of government Australians have told us that they want. We need to be able to accept the science and to build coalitions across the community while solving the problems and keeping the lights on. This Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, and cognate bills, delivers modern, fit-for-purpose national environmental laws that ensure big gains for both the environment and for business. The Albanese government is committed to reforming our environmental laws to deliver stronger protections, reduce duplication and boost accountability and transparency in decision-making. The legacy of every Labor government in my lifetime has been to improve the environment for future generations. That is an endless task. In June 1987, Bob Hawke went to the Daintree to announce that he was going to seek World Heritage listing for that site. I flew with the prime minist…
date: 2025-11-05T17:51:00+00:00

Telecommunications | Private Members' Business | House debates
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description: It's really good that we're here talking about connectivity and about old technology being phased out for new. I appreciate the member for Mallee's concerns about 3G, but, essentially, the needs...
encoded: It's really good that we're here talking about connectivity and about old technology being phased out for new. I appreciate the member for Mallee's concerns about 3G, but, essentially, the needs of Australia's modern economy and the broader community outgrew the capabilities of 3G. It's not the first time we've had to shift technologies and it's not the last time that we're going to have to shift technologies. So that's what I want to focus on. It is really important that we learn the lessons from every one of these experiences. They're all going to be different, and 3G certainly had its challenges, but I have to say it isn't the biggest challenge in connectivity my community faced then or now. There continue to be challenges in staying connected. This government believes that there should be coverage that is reliable and resilient, and I want to see that reliable and resilient coverage across the 4,300 square kilometres of the electorate that I represent. It is vital when there is a bushfire or a flood or a big storm that you have that connectivity. I don't say that just as someone who can look at it objectively and say, 'Oh, it must be really important.' I've actually been in the circumstance where I needed to use mobile coverage to contact my then 18-year-old, when he was at home with a bushfire burning very near to him, to work out how quickly he could get out and what he had time to take. Yes, he took the cat. That was a good thing! But those conversations are not hypothetical for people who live in the Blue Mountains or Hawkesbury, whether it's fire or flood. They are conversations that many of us have had, and we've only been able to have them because we have connectivity. In the case I experienced—this is going back to 2013—we could not communicate by voice, repeatedly. Texts had a better chance of getting through. Lines were very busy. You didn't actually know if your text message was getting through. They are really scary times for people, and that's why I…
date: 2025-11-03T18:27:00+00:00

Ausify | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: Don't you hate it when you've been listening to a favourite Missy Higgins song on your music app, and, instead of it taking you to another great Australian singer, it shifts you to an overseas...
encoded: Don't you hate it when you've been listening to a favourite Missy Higgins song on your music app, and, instead of it taking you to another great Australian singer, it shifts you to an overseas artist? Well, that's the algorithm. Sixty-six per cent of Australians say they want to listen to more Australian music, but, currently, less than 10 per cent of music streamed by Australians comes from local artists. The algorithm just isn't geared to make Aussie music easily discoverable. That's why Music Australia has launched Ausify, a national campaign to help listeners get more Aussie music out of the algorithm. Backed by artists from around the country, Ausify makes it easy to search for local artists on streaming services. There'll be a daily playlist of Australian music right through November, which is Ausmusic Month. They've also created 'Ausifyer', a unique live generator serving up a constant stream of great Australian music recommendations to help overcome the discoverability gap. Tell the algorithm where to go, and take back control by discovering and supporting local artists. Head to ausify.com.au. Every local artist you seek out, play, follow, save, share, request and see live helps our musicians rise. By choosing Aussie music we can shift the algorithm, support artists and help our local scene thrive.
date: 2025-11-03T13:50:00+00:00