Angie Bell's recent appearances (OpenAustralia.org)
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date: 2026-02-10T22:05:33+00:00
items: Day, Mr Ali, Surf Lifesaving | Adjournment | House debates
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items: g14.2
items: Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Government Spending | Private Members' Business | House debates
items: Economy | Matters of Public Importance | House debates
items: Economy | Statements | House debates
items: Bondi Beach Attack Victims | Condolences | House debates
items: Environment | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Labor Government | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025; Consideration in Detail | Bills | House debates
items: Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 | Questions without Notice | House debates

Day, Mr Ali, Surf Lifesaving | Adjournment | House debates
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description: The Gold Coast is home to some of our nation's most extraordinary athletes, and I rise to acknowledge and celebrate the incredible career and retirement of one of Australia's greatest surf...
encoded: The Gold Coast is home to some of our nation's most extraordinary athletes, and I rise to acknowledge and celebrate the incredible career and retirement of one of Australia's greatest surf lifesaving athletes and legends, Ironman champion Ali Day. Ali Day's career stands as one of the most dominant and respected in the history of Ironman racing. Over more than a decade at the elite level, he did not simply compete; he set the standard. His achievements include multiple Australian Ironman championships, Coolangatta Gold victories and national series titles that place him firmly among the legends of sport. But statistics alone do not capture Ali Day's contribution. Raised in a family deeply connected to surf lifesaving, Ali brought to the sport a profound respect for the ocean, for competition and for the values that underpin surf lifesaving in Australia—discipline, service, resilience and mateship. These values were evident every time he stepped onto the beach. In a sport defined by endurance and adversity, Ali Day distinguished himself through consistency and professionalism, year after year—I think it was 11. Across changing conditions and fierce competition, he performed at the highest level. He raced hard, he raced fair, and he conducted himself with humility in victory and grace in defeat. He forced others to lift their standards, sharpen their preparation and push beyond what they thought was possible. In doing so, he elevated the entire sport. Importantly, Ali's influence extended well beyond the course. To young athletes watching from the shoreline, he became a role model. He was proof that excellence is earned through commitment, sacrifice and persistence, and his career showed that greatness is built in early mornings, long sessions and quiet determination. As the federal member for Moncrieff, I'm particularly proud of Ali Day's connection to our coastal communities. Surf lifesaving is woven into the fabric of the Gold Coast and coastal Australia. It repres…
date: 2026-02-10T19:39:00+00:00

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title: National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026, National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
description: They need action, Member for Durack. And they certainly deserve more than legislation constructed to sound transformative while offering little substance to turn the dial on disadvantage. They...
encoded: They need action, Member for Durack. And they certainly deserve more than legislation constructed to sound transformative while offering little substance to turn the dial on disadvantage. They need a government that's focused on outcomes, not headlines. We haven't seen that yet—not once from this Albanese government. After carefully considering the bills, the detail of the proposed commission, the consultation undertaken and the record of this government, the coalition will oppose this legislation. There's no question that improved outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children must be a national priority. But the evidence is clear: under this Labor government, outcomes are simply going backwards. They're all spin, no substance—again, headlines, not the work. Under Labor's watch, four Closing the Gap targets are worsening: adult incarceration, children in and out of home care, children commencing school developmentally on track, and suicide, which is very sad. Youth detention is up 11 per cent. Preschool attendance is down 2.6 per cent—and that was a big increase under the Morrison government—and 1.2 per cent fewer Indigenous children are developmentally on track when they start school. Child safety indicators are worsening, and the system is not responding quickly enough, yet the government's answer is another national bureaucracy rather than directing resources to the frontline services and communities where they are so desperately needed. The Prime Minister has repeatedly pointed to structural change as the solution. But, in reality, structural change without functional outcomes is absolutely meaningless to a child living in overcrowded housing, exposed to violence, not attending school or, indeed, removed from their family. Structural change, Prime Minister, is not about building structures. It's about deploying the efforts of existing structures to maximum effect and dealing with those organisations you fund that are not contributing as intended. B…
date: 2026-02-10T12:50:00+00:00

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title: National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026, National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
description: Yes, for those listening from home, you've got me again. I'm here to represent Senator Kerrynne Liddle, a South Australian senator and an Indigenous senator from Adelaide and, actually, from the...
encoded: Yes, for those listening from home, you've got me again. I'm here to represent Senator Kerrynne Liddle, a South Australian senator and an Indigenous senator from Adelaide and, actually, from the Northern Territory as well. Today I rise to speak on the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026 and the associated National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026. At the outset, I acknowledge the seriousness of the issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children today, issues that demand practical action, accountability and relentless focus on outcomes on the front line. That is key. I acknowledge the upcoming anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations and the members of the Stolen Generations that will be present in the chamber this week for that very sad anniversary. The bill empowers the national commissioner to promote, improve and support the rights, safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children while driving greater accountability for policies impacting this group. The associated transitional provisions bill ensures the continuity of the national commission as it transfers from an executive agency to a statutory authority. But this empowerment will do little. Indigenous Australians deserve more than symbolism. They deserve more than Canberra-centric bureaucracy. They do not need more talk. They do not need more consultation. They need resources and focus to be on the front line.
date: 2026-02-10T12:50:00+00:00

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: I rise today to speak on the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical changes No. 1) Bill 2026. The opposition will not oppose the Social Security and Other Legislation...
encoded: I rise today to speak on the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical changes No. 1) Bill 2026. The opposition will not oppose the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026 in the House of Representatives. However, we do hold concerns on some aspects of the bill before us today. The coalition has always taken the view that Australia must maintain a strong, fair and sustainable social services safety net. Few countries in the world provide the level of support that Australian taxpayers fund for people who are out of work, facing hardship or experiencing a family breakdown. That's something Australians should be proud of. However, we must also never lose sight of a fundamental truth: our social services safety net is not a bottomless resource. It's built on the sacrifice of millions of hardworking Australian taxpayers. It exists because Australians go to work, run small businesses, invest, take all the risks and contribute to the national economy. We therefore have a responsibility to manage this system very carefully and responsibly through disciplined economic management. We have a responsibility to future generations who will be left to shoulder the long-term fiscal consequences of the decisions that we make in this place today. At its core, a well-designed income support system must provide a robust and sustainable safety net. It must protect the most vulnerable. That is how we are judged as a society. It must support people through genuine periods of hardship, and it must enable pathways to independence and self-reliance. Our focus should always be on helping more Australians move into work and contribute to strengthening the economy—that is the Liberal way—not on keeping people permanently connected to the welfare system. Our welfare system must be fit for purpose today and properly equipped to meet tomorrow's challenges. While in government, the coalition demonstrated that it's possible to strengthen t…
date: 2026-02-10T12:34:00+00:00

Government Spending | Private Members' Business | House debates
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description: I would ask that the member direct his comments through the chair.
encoded: I would ask that the member direct his comments through the chair.
date: 2026-02-09T11:36:00+00:00

Economy | Matters of Public Importance | House debates
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description: I withdraw. This week we saw interest rates rise again, and we saw the Treasurer's 13th interest rate rise since he became the Treasurer. Not happy, Jim! We saw the Prime Minister's 13th interest...
encoded: I withdraw. This week we saw interest rates rise again, and we saw the Treasurer's 13th interest rate rise since he became the Treasurer. Not happy, Jim! We saw the Prime Minister's 13th interest rate rise since he became the Prime Minister. Labor has been responsible for the economy for four years and has been responsible for 13 interest rate rises—and Australians are buckling under the stress. Australians should be very unhappy with the Prime Minister and with the Treasurer's very poor performance. Families were already hurting, and with the Treasurer's 13th rate rise, they are going to be hurting even more. And, as the shadow minister for youth, this pain then rolls down to the young, who feel the pinch too, because retailers and small businesses can't afford to employ them, and there have been 41,000 insolvencies since Labor came to power that can no longer employ young people on their books. As the shadow minister for youth, I often talk with young people about what impacts them. Whilst they are sometimes uncertain about what career or what job they might want to go to next, they're very clear on the financial pressures they face and their families face. Last week, I was in Hobart talking to young people. They were unanimous in detailing how hard it is to get a doctor's appointment, never mind a job in small business. If they can find a doctor with availability, then the next hurdle for them is the cost. They also said that the doctor who might have an available appointment is definitely not a bulk-billing doctor. They also said that they have to pay $120 upfront, with approximately $70 for the out-of-pocket fee. Now, that's not one Medicare card; that's two—a Medicare card and a credit card. And guess what? Young people can't get a credit card. Therefore, they don't go to the doctor in Hobart, so their health is suffering, and, as a consequence of their health suffering, so too is their mental health, because they cannot access a GP and certainly cannot access…
date: 2026-02-05T15:59:00+00:00

Economy | Matters of Public Importance | House debates
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description: I didn't think it was an unparliamentary word.
encoded: I didn't think it was an unparliamentary word.
date: 2026-02-05T15:59:00+00:00

Economy | Matters of Public Importance | House debates
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description: The Minister for Small Business interjected when the member for Goldstein was delivering his speech on his MPI. I'd like Australians to know that what she said was that small businesses are...
encoded: The Minister for Small Business interjected when the member for Goldstein was delivering his speech on his MPI. I'd like Australians to know that what she said was that small businesses are dodgy. I say the Minister for Small Business is dodgy, I say the Treasurer is dodgy and I say the Prime Minister is dodgy.
date: 2026-02-05T15:59:00+00:00

Economy | Statements | House debates
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description: The Reserve Bank's latest decision confirms what Australians already know: Labor has lost control of the economy. They've lost control of energy costs. They've lost control of social cohesion....
encoded: The Reserve Bank's latest decision confirms what Australians already know: Labor has lost control of the economy. They've lost control of energy costs. They've lost control of social cohesion. They've lost control of our borders. After 13 interest rate rises, families are hurting. Mortgages are up around $1,800 a month, rents are surging, groceries cost more every week and power bills are nearly 40 per cent higher despite repeated promises to bring them down. Australians were told that relief was coming. Instead, they got record prices. Living standards have collapsed at the fastest rate in the developed world. Families are paying 16 per cent more for food, 22 per cent more for rent and nearly 40 per cent more for electricity. These are not statistics. These are household budgets being smashed by this government. At a time when Australians are already under pressure, the government's failures are adding further strain to housing, services and community confidence. It all flows from the same problem: an addiction to spending and a refusal to take responsibility. Labor's spending spree has driven inflation higher for longer, forcing the Reserve Bank to act. Instead of getting spending under control, Labor's answer is always the same. It is higher taxes on savings, on houses, on super and on family business, and that is not economic management. Labor spends, prices rise and you pay. (Time expired)
date: 2026-02-05T13:57:00+00:00

Bondi Beach Attack Victims | Condolences | House debates
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description: I add my heartfelt sympathy for the victims and their families around the events of 14 December at our beloved Bondi Beach. I acknowledge their pain and embrace those impacted; some, we know,...
encoded: I add my heartfelt sympathy for the victims and their families around the events of 14 December at our beloved Bondi Beach. I acknowledge their pain and embrace those impacted; some, we know, were here in the gallery earlier this morning. The Gold Coast community send our deepest condolences: shalom aleichem—peace be upon you. My local Jewish communities send their love and support for your loss. We thank those first responders, the emergency services, but also I feel compelled, as the co-chair of Parliamentary Friends of Surf Lifesaving, to thanks those volunteer lifeguards—in fact, the 73 of them that day at Bondi who went way outside of their comfort zones, untrained for these matters, to attend to Australians and to save those lives. Thank you to all of those volunteers at Bondi surf lifesaving club. What we saw at Bondi—the loss of 15 lives—was nothing short of horrific. It was a despicable act of terror targeting innocent Australians who were celebrating Hanukkah—people gathered in joy, community and faith whose lives were stolen by hatred and violence. The youngest, just 10, had her future stolen. Our future as a country was stolen. Today we remember those who were senselessly killed. We grieve with their families and their loved ones, and we recommit ourselves to ensuring that such acts of terror, hatred and violence have no place in Australia. But condolences, thoughts and prayers alone are not enough. The Jewish community is rightly angry, and I have words and sentiment directly from the three Gold Coast rabbis, Rabbis Gurevitch, Serebryanski and Cohen, who I joined with my Gold Coast colleagues in solidarity at the Bondi massacre remembrance at the Home of the Arts on 22 December. I was with Rabbi Serebryanski at Hanukkah celebrations when the news of the massacre unfolded. Their words, they say, must be matched with honesty, with leadership and with action. Antisemitism—what should more truthfully be called Jew hatred—has been allowed to fester in this c…
date: 2026-01-19T13:16:00+00:00

Environment | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: The coalition has engaged in good faith with the government to secure environmental law reform—reform that will deliver for the environment and for jobs, industry and investment—in...
encoded: The coalition has engaged in good faith with the government to secure environmental law reform—reform that will deliver for the environment and for jobs, industry and investment—in our great nation because Australians deserve environmental laws that are productive, practical and durable. But the legislation in its current form, despite the lofty rhetoric of those opposite, falls well short of delivering the certainty, the balance and the productivity that our nation needs. The coalition have engaged constructively throughout this process and we have put forward a list of seven substantive concerns to the government, which Labor has failed to address in their amendments. They have failed to deal with the core concerns raised by industry and housing stakeholders. The coalition has been clear, the housing sector has been clear and the Senate inquiry has been clear that no-one is asking for lower standards. It is clarity, efficiency and regulatory settings that allow them to build, innovate and grow. We all share the goal of protecting Australia's environment. Environmental protection and national productivity are not mutually exclusive. We cannot risk sending investment offshore, slowing productivity and putting thousands of jobs at risks. If the government continues with its antijobs, antiproductivity and anti-investment pathway then we cannot support the legislation. Australia needs good environment laws, not political shortcuts disguised as reform. We remain ready to work constructively to deliver a better pathway forward for our environment and for our economy. (Time expired)
date: 2025-11-25T13:54:00+00:00

Labor Government | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: They'd love that!
encoded: They'd love that!
date: 2025-11-24T14:05:00+00:00

National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025; Consideration in Detail | Bills | House debates
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description: I understand, thank you, that amendment and how technical it is. There are very many technicalities in these bills. There are technicalities in all of the bills. There are administrative bills....
encoded: I understand, thank you, that amendment and how technical it is. There are very many technicalities in these bills. There are technicalities in all of the bills. There are administrative bills. There are seven bills in total, in fact, and the coalition hasn't had the opportunity to speak even to the reform bill in the House, apart from the second reading debate. There are many technicalities in this bill, covering many areas of problems. The EPA, the unacceptable impacts, the net gain and the streamlined pathways are all technicalities in this bill that need to be addressed. Judging by its shutdown that we've seen today of democratic debate, this is not a government that looks like it is prepared to do any negotiation at all around these bills. There are technicalities that will have unintended consequences throughout all of these bills, which this government doesn't seem prepared to hear about—on these EPBC reforms. It's important.
date: 2025-11-06T15:28:00+00:00

National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025; Consideration in Detail | Bills | House debates
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description: Thank you for the opportunity to speak to this bill and to this set of bills. I wasn't able to speak on consideration in detail on this bill before the House, because the government shut me down....
encoded: Thank you for the opportunity to speak to this bill and to this set of bills. I wasn't able to speak on consideration in detail on this bill before the House, because the government shut me down. I'm not going to get the opportunity to ask the minister representing the minister for the environment the long list of questions that I had to ask. And now I'm going to be allowed just a couple of minutes to say why we do not agree with these bills in their current form. I understand I'm speaking to a bill around administration that is linked to the reform bill. I understand the procedure and that we are speaking to the amendment. But what I would like to do is highlight the difficulties with this bill from the opposition's point of view. I have stakeholders on both sides—on the conservation side and on business, industry and productivity—coming to me saying that this is not workable for them. And what I would like to put to the House and to Australians across the country is that the coalition has been shut down time and time again today when we've been trying to talk about the flaws in this group of bills. I want to talk to the environmental protection authority, which will now have sweeping powers. It'll have a CEO that will not be able to be fired by the minister. If the CEO of the EPA is not performing very well, there will be no scrutiny from the minister. There are some other problems with this bill. Unacceptable impacts in the bills—
date: 2025-11-06T15:28:00+00:00

Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: Mr Speaker, it is around relevance, because the minister was not asked about those on this side. The minister was asked about critical minerals, and the Western Australian Premier wandering...
encoded: Mr Speaker, it is around relevance, because the minister was not asked about those on this side. The minister was asked about critical minerals, and the Western Australian Premier wandering around begging you all to listen to—
date: 2025-11-06T14:47:00+00:00

Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Minister for Resources. Yesterday the Western Australian Premier, Roger Cook, was wandering around parliament, pleading with every minister who would listen to please,...
encoded: My question is to the Minister for Resources. Yesterday the Western Australian Premier, Roger Cook, was wandering around parliament, pleading with every minister who would listen to please, please, please not cave in to the Labor Left dominated backbench on the EPBC bills. Will the minister listen to the Premier of her own state about critical minerals, or to her left-wing backbench here in Canberra?
date: 2025-11-06T14:44:00+00:00

Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Minister for Resources. Yesterday the Western Australian Premier, Roger Cook, was wandering around parliament pleading with every minister who would listen to please,...
encoded: My question is to the Minister for Resources. Yesterday the Western Australian Premier, Roger Cook, was wandering around parliament pleading with every minister who would listen to please, please, please not cave in to the Labor Left dominated backbench on the EPBC bills. Will the minister listen to the Premier of her own state or to her left-wing backbench?
date: 2025-11-06T14:44:00+00:00

National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025; Consideration in Detail | Bills | House debates
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description: Shame on you!
encoded: Shame on you!
date: 2025-11-06T13:54:00+00:00

National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025; Consideration in Detail | Bills | House debates
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description: I'm aggrieved by this government, which has gagged debate time and time again. We have all been here witnessing what's been going on. What is this government hiding? They did not allow me the...
encoded: I'm aggrieved by this government, which has gagged debate time and time again. We have all been here witnessing what's been going on. What is this government hiding? They did not allow me the opportunity to speak in consideration in detail and to ask the minister who is representing the environment minister in this House questions on the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 and the bill that we are now talking about, the National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025. We have questions, on behalf of Australians, that this minister will not answer. He will not give the coalition the opportunity to ask questions in consideration in detail. Now, this does not look to me and this does not look to Australians to be a government that is willing to negotiate on the EPBC reform bills. To shut down debate, when I had 50 questions for you, Minister, in consideration in detail, and then to be closed—
date: 2025-11-06T13:54:00+00:00

National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025; Consideration in Detail | Bills | House debates
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description: I'm seeking the call to speak to the consideration in detail on the EPA bill.
encoded: I'm seeking the call to speak to the consideration in detail on the EPA bill.
date: 2025-11-06T13:49:00+00:00