Melissa McIntosh's recent appearances (OpenAustralia.org)
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date: 2026-02-10T22:05:33+00:00
items: Tame, Ms Grace | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Lindsay Electorate: Australia Day Honours and Awards | Constituency Statements | House debates
items: Cost of Living | Grievance Debate | House debates
items: Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Business | House debates
items: Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Bondi Beach Attack Victims | Condolences | House debates
items: Personal Explanation | Statements | House debates
items: Lindsay Awards | Constituency Statements | House debates
items: Energy | Adjournment | House debates
items: Communications, the Arts and Sport Committee; Reference | Committees | House debates
items: Economy | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Energy | Constituency Statements | House debates
items: Telecommunications | Motions | House debates
items: Telecommunications | Matters of Public Importance | House debates
items: Telecommunications | Questions without Notice | House debates

Tame, Ms Grace | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Prime Minister. A senior member of the Prime Minister's cabinet, the Minister for Social Services and member for Sydney, today refused to specifically condemn Grace Tame's...
encoded: My question is to the Prime Minister. A senior member of the Prime Minister's cabinet, the Minister for Social Services and member for Sydney, today refused to specifically condemn Grace Tame's conduct at a Sydney rally where Tame chanted a vile antisemitic slur. Will the Prime Minister today show leadership, disassociate himself from these words and unequivocally condemn this disgusting display of antisemitism by the former Australian of the Year?
date: 2026-02-10T14:52:00+00:00

Lindsay Electorate: Australia Day Honours and Awards | Constituency Statements | House debates
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description: People in my community of Lindsay love Australia Day. They celebrate it. We have a great time making sure that we acknowledge our neighbours and celebrate loving our country. Part of that is, of...
encoded: People in my community of Lindsay love Australia Day. They celebrate it. We have a great time making sure that we acknowledge our neighbours and celebrate loving our country. Part of that is, of course, celebrating the Australians that are on the Australia Day Honours List. It is really wonderful that this year there were two Lindsay locals who received the Medal of the Order of Australia. This is a deeply respected national honour that recognises, as we know, Australians who have demonstrated outstanding service and commitment to their communities. Being awarded the OAM is a significant tribute, reflecting values Australians hold dear: service, generosity and making a meaningful impact on the lives of others. The award highlights and acknowledges selflessness and a deep commitment to our community. Michael Allen, a respected resident of Regentville, has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in recognition of his outstanding service to the community through a lifetime of voluntary and charitable work. Michael has dedicated most of his life to helping others and ensuring there is support available to our most vulnerable. Currently, he is the chair of our local community housing provider, Link Wentworth, an organisation I worked for prior to entering politics. He also spent many years serving on boards and committees, working in our community on literacy at a foundation for people that have a disability and working with some of our Aboriginal communities across the electorate. Most notably, Michael was a handyman at The Haven, which is a local charity that provides crisis accommodation for women and children escaping domestic violence. John Lackey was also one of the incredible Lindsay locals to receive this prestigious award. He was recognised for his service to the community of Penrith, including his longstanding involvement with local arts and cultural organisations. Formerly, he was the director of Penrith Performing and Visual Arts, from 2006 to 2022 a…
date: 2026-02-04T11:20:00+00:00

Cost of Living | Grievance Debate | House debates
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description: Every day, the people of Lindsay, in my community, are feeling the very real, growing impact of the failure of the Albanese Labor government to get the cost of living under control. I hear from...
encoded: Every day, the people of Lindsay, in my community, are feeling the very real, growing impact of the failure of the Albanese Labor government to get the cost of living under control. I hear from families, small businesses—sadly, too many small businesses are closing—and renters and mortgage holders across my electorate who tell me they don't know how much more they can take. For the community of Lindsay, the cost-of-living crisis is no longer something that's temporary. It's not just a phase; it is relentless and it is entrenched. The latest inflation figures tell the story. Australia's annual CPI rose 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to December 2025, which is higher than expected. It's broad based and it's hitting the essentials people in Lindsay simply cannot do without. We talk about how much things have increased—whether it's housing, electricity, rent, new dwellings, meat and seafood or fruit and vegetables—and, when we talk about food, the increase in food prices is something that really concerns me, particularly when it comes to food security. I think every community across the country has people lining up at food banks like they never have before. This is putting pressure on not only people experiencing homelessness but double-income families. They just can't afford the increases in food prices. You can't skip eating, you can't skip paying your power bill, and you can't skip your mortgage repayments. This is exactly why inflation is hitting people in my community so hard, and, by the looks of it, if interest rates go up today, it's going to hit people even more. People are being forced to make decisions that they did not anticipate. The choice of whether to put food on the table or to put the lights or heating on is real. It's not just politicians saying these things, because that's what's happening in our communities. My community was told by this Labor government that the increases would be temporary, and they're seeing it now. They were also promised many th…
date: 2026-02-03T13:14:00+00:00

Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Business | House debates
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description: I rise to speak on the Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025. This bill enables eligible registered nurses to prescribe certain medicines under the...
encoded: I rise to speak on the Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025. This bill enables eligible registered nurses to prescribe certain medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. It establishes a framework for approving authorised nurse prescribers, including safeguards that allow approvals to be suspended or revoked where necessary. It also formally recognises authorised nurse prescribers as a new category of PBS prescriber, ensuring that patients receiving care from authorised nurses can access medicines under the PBS. Registered nurses make up around half of Australia's health workforce. They serve communities right across the country, including in rural, regional and remote areas, where access to doctors can be limited and where healthcare workforce shortages are most acute. Expanding scope of practice in a safe and regulated way has the potential to improve access to medicines, particularly for Australians living outside metropolitan centres. The introduction of nurse prescribing follows extensive consultation and regulatory development through the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. An agreement among health ministers and the first cohort of nurses is expected to begin prescribing from mid-2026. The opposition won't stand in the way of this bill passing the House. On its face, the bill is broadly consistent with the objective of ensuring Australians have timely and affordable access to essential health care, particularly in rural and remote communities. However, as always, the details matter. We will be carefully examining the implementation of these arrangements through the upcoming Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee process and considering any issues or amendments that arise once the committee reports later this month. While this bill deals with prescribing arrangements, it sits within a broader challenge facing Australians—the rising costs and challenge of accessing healthcare. Australians relying…
date: 2026-02-03T18:58:00+00:00

Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: Australia is one of the most successful multicultural nations in the world, and that success rests on a simple foundation: a strong, fair and orderly immigration system. Australians are generous...
encoded: Australia is one of the most successful multicultural nations in the world, and that success rests on a simple foundation: a strong, fair and orderly immigration system. Australians are generous people. We welcome migrants. We value their contribution and we are rightly proud of our multicultural society. But Australians also expect their government to manage migration responsibly, to uphold the law and to put community safety first. That is the standard against which the migration section of the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 must be judged. Immigration is not just an abstract policy debate. It affects real people—families trying to find housing, workers competing for jobs, communities relying on already stretched services and migrants who have followed the rules and played by the book. Views on immigration are strong in outer metro electorates such as mine, where infrastructure is under pressure. Western Sydney has a wonderful multicultural community and concerns around immigration levels are not about race but about services and quality of life. In late 2025, results from a local survey showed that many of my constituents believe immigration is too high and impacts roads, hospitals, schools and housing. Eighty-two per cent said that immigration is important to them. Ninety-one per cent said it was placing significant pressure on our services and infrastructure, such as our roads, our schools and our hospitals. Ninety per cent want us to decrease the level of immigration. It's not just about the pressures. Migration concerns are also about the safety of our citizens. Today, I received hundreds of emails from concerned people in my electorate, as well as hundreds more from across Australia, who are deeply concerned about this bill. I say this to them: I have heard you; I have read your emails and your opinions matter. Shane from Orchard Hill shares that immigration is having a negative impact on the community. Ho…
date: 2026-01-20T12:52:00+00:00

Bondi Beach Attack Victims | Condolences | House debates
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description: Her name is a song as poignant and stirring as our national anthem. She was her parents' first Australian. She's the little girl in every home across our country. She is the heartbreak in all our...
encoded: Her name is a song as poignant and stirring as our national anthem. She was her parents' first Australian. She's the little girl in every home across our country. She is the heartbreak in all our hearts. She is 10-year-old Matilda. She is one of 15 innocent people murdered in the terror attack in Bondi, an act of senseless, unimaginable violence. In a place known for openness, beauty and belonging, lives were stolen in moments of terror, leaving families shattered, communities grieving and a nation struggling to comprehend how radical Islamic terrorism could erupt in the heart of everyday Australian life. Behind every one of the 15 lives lost was a person whose story mattered deeply. Among them were parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, volunteers who delivered meals to the vulnerable, musicians whose creativity enriched their communities, people of deep faith and service and ordinary Australians simply walking along the beach with those they loved. Some died shielding their families. Some died trying to stop the gunmen. Some died protecting strangers. They were people who gave, people who created, people who served. They were, all in all, good, everyday Australians. Where there is darkness we look for light, and it was in the darkness of this attack in Bondi where we saw the brightest lights of our national character: first responders who ran towards danger; paramedics, doctors and nurses who fought to save lives; lifeguards who sheltered hundreds, triaged the injured on the sand and carried the wounded to safety; ordinary people throwing themselves at the attackers to protect others. Their actions reflected the courage, decency and instinctive solidarity that define the Australian spirit. The antisemitic attack in Bondi has shaken our country awake to what has been building for years: radical Islamic extremism has spewed its hate onto our whole Australian community. The world realised the threat of Islamic extremism on 11 September 2001, a day when 10 Aust…
date: 2026-01-19T13:38:00+00:00

Personal Explanation | Statements | House debates
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description: Today in question time, the Minister for Communications badly misrepresented comments I've made regarding the government's social media ban. The minister told the chamber I said yesterday that,...
encoded: Today in question time, the Minister for Communications badly misrepresented comments I've made regarding the government's social media ban. The minister told the chamber I said yesterday that, in hindsight, I would not have supported the law. That is incorrect, and the minister needs to tell the truth. I said that I want it to work the way it is intended for Australian kids. I fear the rushed nature, the drip-feeding of platforms and now the revelation that a digital ID might be required are causing doubt and uncertainty. The minister needs to stop doing PR trips to New York during a triple 0 crisis and make this work for Australian children.
date: 2025-11-27T00:00:00+00:00

Personal Explanation | Statements | House debates
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description: I do claim to be misrepresented.
encoded: I do claim to be misrepresented.
date: 2025-11-27T00:00:00+00:00

Personal Explanation | Statements | House debates
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description: I wish to make a personal explanation.
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date: 2025-11-27T00:00:00+00:00

Lindsay Awards | Constituency Statements | House debates
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description: It's a real privilege to represent the best constituents in the country. A testament to this was my 2025 Lindsay Awards last Friday evening. Attended by more than 200 people, the evening...
encoded: It's a real privilege to represent the best constituents in the country. A testament to this was my 2025 Lindsay Awards last Friday evening. Attended by more than 200 people, the evening showcased the strength, leadership and generosity that drive our community forward. This is the Lindsay Awards' second year, with 91 finalists recognised across 12 categories. It's a remarkable achievement and reflection of the depth of talent in, and commitment to, our region. Each winner represented something unique in not just the success in their field but the impact that their work makes in the lives of others. In leadership, Adam Fletcher was recognised for his work building local rugby across the Penrith region, strengthening sport from the grassroots up. The Woman in Leadership award went to Danielle Schwarzer for her work leading all-abilities programs in basketball, making inclusion a standard and not an exception. Our Youth in Leadership winner, Seamus McCauley, has already made his mark through leadership in the hospitality sector—proof that age is not a barrier to creating influence and having an impact on your community. In our emergency services, Stephen Payne was acknowledged for his longstanding service with Fire and Rescue New South Wales—a steady presence when our community needs it most. Our Health Advocates of the Year award, presented jointly to Professor Sam Orde and Professor Ian Seppelt, recognised world-leading innovations in intensive care, research that is saving lives well beyond our electorate. I particularly acknowledge all of our doctors and nurses at Nepean Hospital. Education remains a pillar of our community, and Supinder Bains received Educator of the Year for intergenerational programs in early childhood learning, bringing generations together through teaching and care. In sport, Hayley Muir was awarded Sportsperson of the Year for her outstanding achievements in national and international football. Accessibility in sport was also recognised, wit…
date: 2025-11-24T10:48:00+00:00

Energy | Adjournment | House debates
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description: Every day, when I am speaking to constituents in my community of Lindsay and Western Sydney, one of their top concerns is the astronomical cost of power. In my community and right across Western...
encoded: Every day, when I am speaking to constituents in my community of Lindsay and Western Sydney, one of their top concerns is the astronomical cost of power. In my community and right across Western Sydney—in fact, right across the country—we're paying $1,300 more for energy this year compared to when the Albanese Labor government took office in 2022. It is a shame. Shame on them! Shame on you for doing that! Thirteen hundred dollars in three years—it shouldn't be a joke, but it is. This government is treating everyday Australians as jokes and taking them for granted. It's no small sum of money for many hardworking everyday Australians who live in Lindsay, from Penrith to St Marys and Londonderry down to Luddenham. So many people across the country right now are picking up a second job just to make sure they can cook dinner for their kids and keep the lights on. Seniors are struggling under cost-of-living pressures. As I walk down the high street of Penrith, I can see people living on the streets and double-income families lining up at food banks. I'm particularly worried about seniors in these hot summer days ahead when they're having to make that choice about turning on the air conditioning or not. I'll tell you who needed the $275 reduction in power prices by 2025 from 2022 levels—it's these Australians, the ones I proudly fight for every single day in this place and in my community. In my most recent community survey, Lindsay residents said they overwhelmingly reject net zero by 2050, with less than a quarter supporting it. Almost 90 per cent of Lindsay people said their energy bills have increased, with nearly half saying this has actually severely impacted their standard of living. Energy prices have soared 40 per cent. How does the government think its renewables-only approach to energy production in this country will keep our manufacturers here? A future made in Australia—that's what the Prime Minister is saying when he runs across the country, putting on a hard…
date: 2025-11-05T19:50:00+00:00

Communications, the Arts and Sport Committee; Reference | Committees | House debates
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description: Yes, through you. I understand. On 6 August this year, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the ACCC— which is what I'm discussing now, thank you for your...
encoded: Yes, through you. I understand. On 6 August this year, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the ACCC— which is what I'm discussing now, thank you for your assistance—released its draft final access determination and associated cost modelling for declared voice interconnection services. This determination includes fixed terminating access service, fixed originating access service and mobile terminating access service. Fixed terminating access service covers the cost of terminating a call to a fixed number, while mobile terminating access service applies to mobile calls. Together, they make up the voice usage component of a phone service. When a customer on one network calls a customer on another, a regulated fee applies for the handover of the call. The ACCC's draft report proposes a 75.6 per cent reduction in fixed terminating access service rates and a 24.4 per cent reduction in mobile terminating access service rates, effective 1 January 2026. Our telecommunications fixed voice networks continue to play a critical role in national communications infrastructure, providing redundancy during mobile outages, supporting emergency call systems and underpinning essential services in health, enterprise and government. The communities most at risk of being impacted are those in regional and remote areas. What a surprise! Some challenger and fixed-only providers—and by this I may be smaller end of town, not Telstra, Optus or TPG but Aussie Broadband, Symbio and the like—have expressed to me their concern that the proposed reductions and non-price provisions could undermine service continuity, competition and investment in these essential networks. It is really important, given the current state of our telecommunications sector, that all providers, particularly smaller providers, are able to sustain themselves in the market. They feel that this inquiry would go a long way to testing the viability, transparency and cost implications of these changes before they…
date: 2025-11-05T16:19:00+00:00

Communications, the Arts and Sport Committee; Reference | Committees | House debates
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description: I seek leave to move the following motion: That the following matter be referred to the House Standing Committee on Communications, the Arts and Sport, for inquiry and report: Australian...
encoded: I seek leave to move the following motion: That the following matter be referred to the House Standing Committee on Communications, the Arts and Sport, for inquiry and report: Australian Competition & Consumer Commission's Draft Determination on Voice lnterconnection Services, with particular reference to: (1) the cost modelling inputs and assumptions used in the ACCC's modelling for declared voice interconnection services; (2) the discrepancy between fixed and mobile termination rates and the potential implications for market neutrality; (3) the financial and operational impact on fixed-only voice telecommunications providers; (4) the potential consequences for businesses and consumers in relation to end-user pricing, service availability, and quality—particularly in regional, rural, remote and isolated communities; (5) the implications of the proposed determination for regional, rural and remote communities, where fixed voice services remain essential due to limited mobile coverage; (6) the resilience and redundancy of national voice infrastructure in ensuring service continuity during mobile outages and emergencies; (7) the implementation and transition arrangements required; and (8) any other related matters. Leave not granted. I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Lindsay moving a motion to refer the following matter to the House Standing Committee on Communications, the Arts and Sport, for inquiry and report: Australian Competition & Consumer Commission's Draft Determination on Voice lnterconnection Services, with particular reference to: (1) the cost modelling inputs and assumptions used in the ACCC's modelling for declared voice interconnection services; (2) the discrepancy between fixed and mobile termination rates and the potential implications for market neutrality; (3) the financial and operational impact on fixed-only voice telecommunications providers; (4) the potential consequences for b…
date: 2025-11-05T16:19:00+00:00

Economy | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Prime Minister. The Western Sydney suburbs of Campbelltown, Mount Druitt and Liverpool have two things in common: (1) more than 90 per cent of mortgage holders are...
encoded: My question is to the Prime Minister. The Western Sydney suburbs of Campbelltown, Mount Druitt and Liverpool have two things in common: (1) more than 90 per cent of mortgage holders are struggling to pay their mortgage and (2) they're represented by Labor MPs. Prime Minister, why do Australian households have to suffer because this government can't control its reckless spending and inflation? Does the Prime Minister have any plan to address mortgage stress in these Western Sydney suburbs?
date: 2025-11-03T14:38:00+00:00

Energy | Constituency Statements | House debates
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description: The people of Lindsay are proud, everyday Australians. We love our country and care about our environment, from the Nepean River to the bushland on the urban fringe that frames our suburbs. We've...
encoded: The people of Lindsay are proud, everyday Australians. We love our country and care about our environment, from the Nepean River to the bushland on the urban fringe that frames our suburbs. We've embraced solar; we conserve energy. We want a future that our kids can thrive in. But we will not have our way of life sacrificed, in the name of energy ideology, to such a level where people can barely keep a roof over their heads. This has been made clear in a survey I put out to my community over the last month through emails, social media and every resident's letterbox. So far I've received over 1,500 responses from locals, and the surveys that hit letterboxes just over the last couple of weeks are pouring into my office in the hundreds per day. There is nothing is more important for a member of parliament to do than listen to their community and be their strongest voice in the public sphere. I've listened, and, on Australia's energy future, my community's views are very clear. As of today 65 per cent of people who responded do not support net zero by 2050. When asked if they support net zero at any cost, the number who do not support net zero jumped to 87 per cent. Sixty-eight per cent of people oppose Labor's 2035 emissions reduction target. This isn't politics; it's the real-life struggles of everyday Australians who don't want a target that is destroying them and their families financially and our country economically. These are everyday Australians who are not being listened to by the Albanese Labor government, but they are certainly being listened to by their local member of parliament. A shocking 89 per cent of people said their energy bills have increased. It's concerning that, when respondents were asked how much their energy bills had increased by, many said 50 per cent, hundreds of dollars and that they had at least doubled. Again, 89 per cent say higher energy bills have impacted their standard of living. They're skipping meals to pay for power. They're afra…
date: 2025-10-29T11:01:00+00:00

Telecommunications | Motions | House debates
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description: I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes: (a) the Senate has passed a motion to establish an inquiry, to be conducted by the Environment and Communications References...
encoded: I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes: (a) the Senate has passed a motion to establish an inquiry, to be conducted by the Environment and Communications References Committee, on the triple zero outages of 18 September 2025, with the committee to report by 11 February 2026; (b) the Senate has requested that its resolution on this matter be communicated to the House; (c) on 8 October 2025, the Government blocked a motion moved by the Member for Lindsay to establish a select committee to be known as a House Select Committee on the Triple Zero Ecosystem to inquire into and report on the health of the triple zero ecosystem; (d) the Opposition expedited the passage of the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Triple Zero Custodian and Emergency Calling Powers) Bill 2025 through the House upon a motion first moved by the Opposition; and (e) the recommendations of the Australian Government review into the Optus outage of 8 November 2023 (the Bean Review) have still not been fully implemented by the Government; and (2) requires: (a) the Minister for Communications, as a House Minister, to fully cooperate with the inquiry and appear in person to outline in full her role in the serious outages that have occurred in the triple zero ecosystem; and (b) that the Minister provide transparency around the failure of the Government to ensure that the legal obligations of telecommunications providers to enable emergency services calls at all times are met. Leave not granted. I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Lindsay from moving the following motion immediately: That the House: (1) notes: (a) the Senate has passed a motion to establish an inquiry, to be conducted by the Environment and Communications References Committee, on the triple zero outages of 18 September 2025, with the committee to report by 11 February 2026; (b) the Senate has requested that its resolution on this matter be…
date: 2025-10-29T09:26:00+00:00

Telecommunications | Matters of Public Importance | House debates
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description: It is a tragic circumstance. We have to remember why we are even discussing this. Sadly, four people passed away during an Optus outage, and we are still seeking answers. If there was a gold star...
encoded: It is a tragic circumstance. We have to remember why we are even discussing this. Sadly, four people passed away during an Optus outage, and we are still seeking answers. If there was a gold star for confused tactics today, it would have gone to the Minister for Communications. She is still saying she didn't know about the outage until the Friday, although one of her answers may have suggested she did in fact know on Thursday, but we have an email that was revealed in Senate estimates that actually said her office did find out on the Thursday. Yet she still comes here and declares that we've got it wrong. Her office doesn't have it wrong, the department doesn't have it wrong, ACMA, who is involved, doesn't have it wrong, and certainly she doesn't have it wrong. She also disclosed that she did hold a press conference on the Saturday and then left the country even though there was a crisis unfolding. And where did she go? She went to New York. Sounds great, doesn't it—the Big Apple. She said she delayed her flight, though. Thanks, Minister, for delaying your flight. You certainly delayed the action that was required to address this serious issue. She also seems a bit confused about whether she should apologise or not and says that she shouldn't meet with the families, because that would be disrespectful. In what world is it disrespectful for a government minister representing the crown not to meet with families who have been devastated by such an outage, such a horrible circumstance that no-one would want to happen in this country in 2025? The minister is lacking empathy—even the press gallery knows; it's no hidden secret—and she's lacking knowledge about the time that she received this notification. This goes back to 18 September, where there was an outage that impacted 600. Then four people died, and the Optus CEO got up and promised—and the Optus CEO should not get off free here—Australians that he would do everything in his power to hold his organisation to accoun…
date: 2025-10-08T15:32:00+00:00

Telecommunications | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: Before the outage.
encoded: Before the outage.
date: 2025-10-08T15:17:00+00:00

Telecommunications | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: I refer to the minister's previous answer, where she refused to address whether welfare checks have been conducted. It is an open secret in the press gallery that Labor MPs are complaining to...
encoded: I refer to the minister's previous answer, where she refused to address whether welfare checks have been conducted. It is an open secret in the press gallery that Labor MPs are complaining to journalists that the minister continually fails to show any compassion for victims. Today, secret emails have revealed the minister's office was aware of this crisis 24 hours before the time at which the minister told the House she found out. Yesterday, the minister refused to apologise for this failure. Will the minister finally now apologise to victims and their families? Government members interjecting—
date: 2025-10-08T14:44:00+00:00

Telecommunications | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Minister for Communications. I refer to the minister's previous answer, where she refused to address whether welfare checks have been conducted. It is an open secret in the...
encoded: My question is to the Minister for Communications. I refer to the minister's previous answer, where she refused to address whether welfare checks have been conducted. It is an open secret in the press gallery that Labor MPs are complaining to journalists that the minister continually fails to show any compassion for victims. Today, secret emails have revealed the minister—
date: 2025-10-08T14:44:00+00:00