Nicolle Flint's recent appearances (OpenAustralia.org)
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date: 2022-07-06T23:05:42+00:00
items: Boothby Electorate: Infrastructure | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Valedictory | Parliamentary Representation | House debates
items: Bangka Island Massacre: 80th Anniversary | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Australia Day Awards | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Australian Women | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: COVID-19: Economy | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Boothby Electorate: Beach Safety | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Boothby Electorate: Infrastructure | Constituency Statements | House debates
items: Research and Development | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Boothby Electorate: South Australian Country Fire Service | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Boothby Electorate: Repat Veteran Wellbeing Centre | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Agriculture Industry | Adjournment | House debates
items: Australian Defence Force | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: National Health Amendment (Decisions under the Continence Aids Payment Scheme) Bill 2021; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Small Business | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: COVID-19: Vaccination | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Veterans | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Offences and Preventing Multiple Voting) Bill 2021 | Statements by Members | House debates

Boothby Electorate: Infrastructure | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: I am so excited about the budget our government has handed down and I am particularly thrilled that the electorate of Boothby will see even more infrastructure upgrades. We have done so much for...
encoded: I am so excited about the budget our government has handed down and I am particularly thrilled that the electorate of Boothby will see even more infrastructure upgrades. We have done so much for our local community during my two terms in parliament. We have fixed Oaklands Crossing, which has changed lives. We have done the Flinders link upgrade so that there is a rail line up to Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre. There is the Darlington upgrade. We have fixed the age-old problem of the Springbank-Daws-Goodwood roads intersection, which is saving people 30 minutes a day one way. We are undertaking this Cross Road and Fullerton Road upgrade. The Mitcham Hills Road corridor upgrade will be happening soon and, of course, the greater Adelaide freight bypass planning study is under way. But in this budget we announced a fix to another age-old problem in the electorate of Boothby, which is the Marion Road upgrade between Anzac Highway and Cross Road. We will be doing a grade separation of the road and the tramline. This is one of Adelaide's worst bottlenecks. It's a road that so many of my local residents have to drive through to get into the city to get to work every day and it is also one of the arterial roads to the airport, so people will no longer be running late for their plane, they'll get to work faster and it will be safer. I'm so proud of what we've delivered.
date: 2022-03-30T13:43:00+00:00

Valedictory | Parliamentary Representation | House debates
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description: FLINT (—) (): on indulgence—I thank you, Mr Speaker, and the chamber for their indulgence. Good morning, Prime Minister. I wrote two versions of this speech. Thank you, Member for...
encoded: FLINT (—) (): on indulgence—I thank you, Mr Speaker, and the chamber for their indulgence. Good morning, Prime Minister. I wrote two versions of this speech. Thank you, Member for Barker, here looking after me as always. Thank you. I wouldn't be here without you. I wrote two versions of this speech, and some advice was that the first was a little bit too angry. I'm happy to take suggestions, as to whether you'd like the angry version or not, but maybe you can buy the book eventually instead. We are a different nation and a different world compared to when I gave my first speech to this place on 31 August 2016. I am vastly different too. I rose to give my first speech as a person—a person who was a proud Australian, South Australian and Liberal, and the fourth generation of my family to serve our local community in Boothby. Today, I give my valedictory speech not as a person but as a woman, having been forced time and time again over the past seven years in this place to confront and defend the fact that I am female. This has been exceptionally challenging for me. Throughout my long and interesting career, developing policy in industry associations, as a staff member in politics, as a senior Liberal Party volunteer and as a deliberately provocative newspaper columnist at the Agestill not sure how they published me—and then the Advertiser for over three years, I was never attacked as a woman. I was never reduced to a woman. As a newspaper columnist, the only vaguely sexist comment was a letter to the editor asking if I was writing for the Advertiser or Dolly magazine. That might be something that my fellow women in the chamber understand, because we grew up with Dolly magazine, and perhaps you have to be of a certain vintage to get the reference. Before anyone tries to suggest that perhaps the internet and social media weren't invented when I was writing columns, they were. I'm old, but I'm not quite that old. At the Age and the Advertiser, I never had to put up with …
date: 2022-02-16T09:31:00+00:00

Bangka Island Massacre: 80th Anniversary | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: On this day 80 years ago the SS Vyner Brooke was fleeing the Fall of Singapore. The little boat was overflowing with 181 passengers, mainly women and children. Sixty-five passengers were...
encoded: On this day 80 years ago the SS Vyner Brooke was fleeing the Fall of Singapore. The little boat was overflowing with 181 passengers, mainly women and children. Sixty-five passengers were Australian nurses. The SS Vyner Brooke was clearly not a navy boat, yet, on Valentine's Day 1942, 80 years ago today, nine Japanese planes bombed the vessel 30 times in five minutes, killing many passengers and sinking the ship. Twelve Australian nurses never made it to shore. Of the 53 nurses who did make it to Indonesia's Bangka Island, 21 would live just another two days before they were marched into the sea and machine-gunned to death by Japanese troops on Radji Beach. We know this because one nurse, South Australian Sister Vivian Bullwinkel, survived and told the story of the extraordinary bravery of her colleagues. Although scared, these nurses had not tried to hide from the Japanese because they had sick and wounded to care for. They thought that, being women and nurses wearing Red Cross armbands, they would be safe. Tragically, they were wrong. Yesterday, in my seat of Boothby, the Governor-General dedicated a brand new memorial to these unbelievably brave women, made possible by $500,000 of federal government funding—a project I have worked on and spoken about throughout my time in this place. This is one of the very few memorials to Australia's servicewomen, and I hope that we will soon see funding for a sculpture of Sister Vivian Bullwinkel at the Australian War Memorial. For today, we remember all the nurses for their courage, bravery and sacrifice. Lest we forget.
date: 2022-02-14T13:35:00+00:00

Australia Day Awards | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: Today I would like to congratulate the recipients of awards in the 2022 Australia Day honours within my electorate of Boothby. I'm honoured to be able to congratulate this year's recipients and...
encoded: Today I would like to congratulate the recipients of awards in the 2022 Australia Day honours within my electorate of Boothby. I'm honoured to be able to congratulate this year's recipients and to highlight their contributions to our local community, to South Australia and to the nation. The following local residents were awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Australia Day honours: Mr Robert Canney, for service to cricket; Mr Roger Grund, for service to conservation; Dr Kerry Hancock, for service to medicine through a range of roles; Ms Meg Harris, for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Olympic Games, winning gold in the 4 x 100 metre freestyle swimming relay at only 19 years of age; Angela Pangallo, for service to people with neurodevelopmental disorders; and Mr Graham Priestnall, for service to the defence industry. A number of local residents were also recognised with meritorious awards. I would also like to highlight their work for our community, state and nation. Mrs Sara Fleming was awarded the Public Service Medal for outstanding public service to the development and provision of Paediatric Palliative Care Services; Mr Malcolm Amos was awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal; and Mr Jamie Goldsmith was awarded the Australian Corrections Medal. Each of these honours recipients is a dedicated and respected member of our local community, and I extend my sincere congratulations and thanks to them all.
date: 2022-02-08T13:44:00+00:00

Australian Women | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Minister for the Environment, representing the Minister for Women. Will the minister update the House on the strength and resilience of Australians during a very challenging...
encoded: My question is to the Minister for the Environment, representing the Minister for Women. Will the minister update the House on the strength and resilience of Australians during a very challenging two years, particularly Australian women and their incredible contribution?
date: 2021-12-02T15:08:00+00:00

COVID-19: Economy | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer please explain to the House how the Morrison government's decisive economic leadership over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic will assist in...
encoded: My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer please explain to the House how the Morrison government's decisive economic leadership over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic will assist in a strong economic rebound and a brighter future for Australian families and businesses around the country?
date: 2021-12-02T14:21:00+00:00

Boothby Electorate: Beach Safety | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: Summer has started in South Australia, and that means that it's beach time in Boothby. Staying safe at the beach this summer is so important, and our surf lifesaving volunteers do so much to...
encoded: Summer has started in South Australia, and that means that it's beach time in Boothby. Staying safe at the beach this summer is so important, and our surf lifesaving volunteers do so much to ensure that we can all enjoy the beautiful beaches in Boothby both safely and responsibly. I urge all beachgoers to follow the advice of our trained lifeguards and to swim between the flags at all times. We can also visit beachsafe.org.au for more tips about beach safety. I would like to highlight the tremendous work of our local surf lifesaving clubs in Boothby and thank President John Cvetko and the Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club volunteers; President Michael 'Mick' Billing and the Glenelg Surf Life Saving Club volunteers; President Jacinta Day and the Seacliff Surf Life Saving Club volunteers; and President Warwick Holland and the Somerton Surf Life Saving Club volunteers. These clubs and amazing volunteers do so much to keep us all safe each and every summer. They also support the development of skills, fitness and volunteering and foster lifelong friendships, especially amongst their young members. There are so many ways to support these amazing and fantastic clubs, so please get in touch with your local club in Boothby to find out how you can get more involved and support our wonderful volunteers who keep us all safe at the beach each summer. On behalf of all South Australians, I thank all of our surf lifesaving clubs in Boothby for their tremendous work each and every summer.
date: 2021-12-02T13:43:00+00:00

Boothby Electorate: Infrastructure | Constituency Statements | House debates
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description: This morning I am going to speak about four infrastructure upgrades in my electorate of Boothby that I am incredibly proud to have seen completed during my time as a federal member of parliament....
encoded: This morning I am going to speak about four infrastructure upgrades in my electorate of Boothby that I am incredibly proud to have seen completed during my time as a federal member of parliament. These upgrades have changed people's lives. They've made my local residents safer. They've got them to school, to work and to the shops more quickly. They've particularly managed to get them to Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre more quickly and more safely. Three of them were started and completed during my time as the member for Boothby. One of them was started just before, but it's fully complete as well. The reason that we have been able to fund and deliver these very important infrastructure upgrades is that the Morrison Liberal government are strong economic managers, which has meant that we have been able to fully fund and deliver these life-changing projects for my local community. The first project that I'm particularly proud of is the Springbank intersection upgrade. I first came across the issues at the Springbank, Goodwood and Daws Road intersection way back in 1996, when I was a first-year uni student at Flinders University, which is within my electorate of Boothby. I spent seven years getting stuck at this intersection. Then, after I was preselected as the candidate for Boothby in 2015, I spent another seven years getting stuck at this intersection again. So I couldn't be more proud that I've fixed this terrible problem for my local community that's been a problem for 40 years, not just the past 20 years that I've been going through it. It was fully complete in early September, so we now have 60,000 vehicles a day that no longer get stuck at this terrible dogleg. We've managed to actually increase the green space in the area as well. We've put in a brand new entrance to the historic and heritage listed suburb of Colonel Light Gardens, and we actually delivered this ahead of time. The federal government funding that went into this project was $30.7…
date: 2021-12-01T10:03:00+00:00

Research and Development | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Minister for Education and Youth. The Morrison government is securing Australia's economic recovery by investing in technology and research. Will the minister please update...
encoded: My question is to the Minister for Education and Youth. The Morrison government is securing Australia's economic recovery by investing in technology and research. Will the minister please update the House on the government's university research commercialisation agenda and how this plan will create more Australian jobs?
date: 2021-11-30T14:56:00+00:00

Boothby Electorate: South Australian Country Fire Service | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: Although we've had a mild spring in South Australia this year, summer is on its way and so is the hot weather. I want to remind all of my local residents about what they can do to be bushfire...
encoded: Although we've had a mild spring in South Australia this year, summer is on its way and so is the hot weather. I want to remind all of my local residents about what they can do to be bushfire ready and to thank our wonderful CFS volunteers, who keep us safe each and every summer. Boothby Hills-zone residents must make sure they have their bushfire survival plan in place now. There's nothing more important than having a plan in place; it could literally be the difference between life and death. There's nothing more important, as well, than supporting our incredible CFS volunteers. They have a wealth of information about planning and prevention, and I encourage all residents to visit cfs.sa.gov.au to update their bushfire plans. It's essential that my local residents know how to protect themselves, their loved ones and their homes. As the CFS says: prepare, act, survive. I want to acknowledge the continuing work of our local CFS volunteers in the Sturt CFS Group for keeping local residents safe in Boothby each and every summer. The Sturt CFS Group is led by Group Officer Dale Thompson and deputy group officers David Simms and Chris Smith. I thank them for their years of dedicated service to our local area. I would also like to acknowledge and thank the following CFS brigade captains and all the brigade volunteers: Mark Brooks and volunteers at Belair; Jamie Emsweiler at Blackwood; Lawrie Linggood at Cherry Gardens; Rowan Clark at Coromandel Valley; and Ben Gloyn at Eden Hills. On behalf of all our residents, thank you so much for everything you do.
date: 2021-11-29T16:32:00+00:00

Boothby Electorate: Repat Veteran Wellbeing Centre | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: Looking after our Defence Force veterans is one of the most important tasks we have as a nation, and that is exactly what we are doing at the brand-new veterans wellbeing centre located within...
encoded: Looking after our Defence Force veterans is one of the most important tasks we have as a nation, and that is exactly what we are doing at the brand-new veterans wellbeing centre located within the reactivated Repat site in Boothby. Made possible by $5 million of funding from the Morrison Liberal government, the centre is one of six veteran wellbeing centres around Australia. The centre is now home to the RSL, Open Arms Australia, Soldier On and, of course, the Plympton Veterans Centre—and I pay tribute to their veterans advocates: Tich Tyson, Bill Hignett and Graham 'Ruddy' Rudd—who I recently visited. The veterans centre is complemented by the refurbished SPF Hall, the town square and the neighbouring sports gymnasium, which offers sports such as wheelchair basketball. I returned to the Repat for Remembrance Day and, along with many of the veterans in attendance, saw the state Minister for Health and Wellbeing, the Hon. Stephen Wade MLC, plant in the town square a lone pine which is a descendant of the original Gallipoli Lone Pine. This is a fitting tribute to the thousands of Australian veterans who have been supported and cared for at the Repat during its long and proud history. I am incredibly proud to have secured funding for the Repat as part of more than $40 million of Morrison Liberal government funding towards its reactivation, which also includes a specialist dementia unit and a brand-new brain and spinal unit. The former state Labor government shamefully closed the Repat hospital, but, thanks to the Morrison and Marshall Liberal governments, it is once again thriving.
date: 2021-11-25T13:49:00+00:00

COVID-19: Economy | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: Mr Speaker, my sincere congratulations on your election. My question is to the Prime Minister. Australians are emerging from restrictions with increasing confidence about our economic recovery....
encoded: Mr Speaker, my sincere congratulations on your election. My question is to the Prime Minister. Australians are emerging from restrictions with increasing confidence about our economic recovery. Will the Prime Minister please outline to the House how the Morrison government is driving that confidence by delivering on its plan to secure the economy and create more jobs for Australians?
date: 2021-11-23T14:03:00+00:00

Agriculture Industry | Adjournment | House debates
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description: ) ( ): I would like to thank and congratulate the Morrison government and my National Party colleagues for the fact that we now have in the Senate the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and...
encoded: ) ( ): I would like to thank and congratulate the Morrison government and my National Party colleagues for the fact that we now have in the Senate the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport investigating the definitions of meat and other animal products. I have for some years been continually raising my serious concerns about the false, misleading and fake claims that a number of plant protein and fake meat products are trying to associate themselves with the clean, green, natural, endlessly renewable products that our Australian farmers grow, whether that's beef, whether that's dairy, whether that's lamb, whether that's wool, whether that's eggs or whether it's our seafood. We need to make sure that we are looking after our Australian farmers. I have absolutely no problem whatsoever with plant protein producers getting their products onto shelves, but I have a huge problem with them claiming to be meat-like products or dairy-like products or seafood-like products. I have huge problems with people claiming to make so-called vegan 'leather', which is purely plastics and petrochemicals. It could not be less like natural, endlessly-sustainable leather if it tried. I am going to continue during the remainder of my time in this place to be fighting for our farmers, for our dairy farmers, for our beef producers, for our sheep producers, for our wonderful fishermen and women around the nation, to make sure that their products are no longer being put at risk by these imposters. The aim of these groups, companies like Impossible Foods—this is big business; these people are backed by billionaires—as the CEO of Impossible Foods says, is to 'eradicate the meat and fish industries by 2035' and replace them with 'genetically engineered plant based meat'. This CEO, Patrick Brown, has stated, 'I want to put the animal agricultural industry out of business. It is that simple. It is the most destructive industry on earth,' and he wants to see the 'land …
date: 2021-09-02T17:05:00+00:00

Australian Defence Force | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government's investment in cutting-edge technology is equipping our Defence Force with...
encoded: My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government's investment in cutting-edge technology is equipping our Defence Force with the capability they need to keep Australians safe, especially with global uncertainty?
date: 2021-09-02T14:47:00+00:00

Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: It's an honour and a privilege to be able to speak on the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021 today, which the Morrison government has brought to the parliament...
encoded: It's an honour and a privilege to be able to speak on the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021 today, which the Morrison government has brought to the parliament based upon work that we instigated and initiated. Everyone in this place agrees that we all have the right to feel safe at work, especially women. Sexual harassment is unacceptable in any context, particularly in the workplace. Our workplace laws must reflect these ideals to ensure all Australians are protected from workplace sexual harassment. That's why the Morrison government is acting quickly to strengthen the national antidiscrimination and industrial relations frameworks by simplifying and enhancing protections against sex based discrimination and harassment in the workplace. We began by funding the Australian Human Rights Commission to undertake the landmark National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces. The inquiry was the first of its kind in the world, and represented a landmark moment for Australia. The federal government's response to the Respect@Work report, the Roadmap for Respect, released on 8 April 2021, sets out the government's long-term commitment to building safe and respectful workplaces. The end product of this national inquiry found that too many workplace cultures fall short. We must do, and are doing, what we can to ensure this changes. The Respect@Work report made 55 recommendations—directed at the Australian government, the states and territories, employers, industry groups and others—highlighting the important roles all groups have in supporting cultural change and creating safe workplaces. The Morrison government has either agreed to—in full, in part or in principle—or noted all 55 recommendations in the report. I want to briefly pay tribute to the Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General, Amanda Stoker, for her incredibly hard work on a response to this report and for her wonderful, tireless advocacy for women. She has bee…
date: 2021-09-02T12:10:00+00:00

National Health Amendment (Decisions under the Continence Aids Payment Scheme) Bill 2021; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: I would just acknowledge the contributions and expertise of the members for Cooper and Macarthur on this very important issue. They have both had very successful careers within medical services...
encoded: I would just acknowledge the contributions and expertise of the members for Cooper and Macarthur on this very important issue. They have both had very successful careers within medical services in Australia. I know that they have just provided a lot of information that will be of great use to people watching today or listening at home. The National Health Amendment (Decisions under the Continence Aids Payment Scheme) Bill 2021 will reform the review of decisions made under the Continence Aids Payment Scheme Instrument, conferring review functions of decisions to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. This will allow for Australians who are using the CAPS program, or their nominated representative, to apply for an independent merits review by the AAT for decisions made under the program. This is a commonsense reform to the scheme's operation and brings it into line with many other programs and benefits offered by the federal government to Australians in need. I think it's important to reiterate what the members for Cooper and Macarthur have said and explain a little bit about why this program is needed, who this program assists and how the program helps people before again reiterating why the changes to this legislation are needed. The CAPS program assists people suffering from incontinence. This, like many other health issues that involve bodily functions, is not something that many people are comfortable talking about or letting others know that they suffer from. So I hope that by discussing this bill today, and the broader issues, we might help someone watching or listening to get the help they need or to discuss their problems with somebody—to assist in understanding and to gain support. Again, I thank the members for Cooper and Macarthur for lending their medical expertise. The member for Cooper was a nurse and the member for Macarthur was a specialist paediatrician, and they have both had personal experience in supporting people and families with incontinence iss…
date: 2021-09-01T16:59:00+00:00

Small Business | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: Great, let's go! My question is to the Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business. Will the minister please update the House on why sticking to the national plan is...
encoded: Great, let's go! My question is to the Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business. Will the minister please update the House on why sticking to the national plan is vital for Australian small and family businesses, especially in light of today's national accounts and especially for those residents of the member for Mackellar's electorate?
date: 2021-09-01T15:11:00+00:00

COVID-19: Vaccination | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: There is a technical issue. Am I able to ask the question on behalf of the member for Mackellar?
encoded: There is a technical issue. Am I able to ask the question on behalf of the member for Mackellar?
date: 2021-09-01T15:08:00+00:00

Veterans | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is supporting and assisting our...
encoded: My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is supporting and assisting our veterans and their families, particularly at this very challenging time?
date: 2021-08-30T15:08:00+00:00

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Offences and Preventing Multiple Voting) Bill 2021 | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: Today I wish to commend the parliament for the quick passage of the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Offences and Preventing Multiple Voting) Bill 2021. I feel immensely proud to have...
encoded: Today I wish to commend the parliament for the quick passage of the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Offences and Preventing Multiple Voting) Bill 2021. I feel immensely proud to have in my small way made a contribution to the provisions of this legislation that relate to the safety of candidates, members of parliament, staff and volunteers. The act clarifies what constitutes interference with political liberty and notes that violence, obscene or discriminatory abuse, property damage and harassment or stalking with relevance to an election are examples of what can be considered interference with political liberty, with penalties of imprisonment for three years or of 100 penalty units or both. Unfortunately, as I have previously recorded in this place, I was subjected to all of this during the 2019 election campaign and since from Extinction Rebellion and groups like that. No-one in politics, especially women, should have to go through this, and now we finally have a way to protect the safety of our participants in our democracy. I would like again to record my sincere thanks to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters for allowing me to participate in the inquiry, to the member for Barker and Senator Eric Abetz for their forensic analysis of the GetUp, Labor and union tactics and also to the Assistant Minister for Electoral Matters and his office and his department for drafting the legislation. The future of our democracy and continuing free and easy access to members of parliament depends on all of us being safe.
date: 2021-08-30T13:50:00+00:00