Gordon Reid's recent appearances (OpenAustralia.org)
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date: 2026-02-05T22:06:04+00:00
items: Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026; Report from Committee | Bills | House debates
items: Bondi Beach Attack Victims | Condolences | House debates
items: The People's Pantry | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Conrad, Bridget | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Report | Committees | House debates
items: Robertson Electorate: Woy Woy Road | Grievance Debate | House debates
items: Hourigan, Dr Colette | Adjournment | House debates
items: Health Care | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Robertson Electorate: Automatic External Defibrillators | Constituency Statements | House debates
items: Medicare | Statements by Members | House debates
items: World Pharmacists Day | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Cancer, Scolyer, Professor Richard, AO | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Renewable Energy | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Robertson Electorate: Tourism | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Robertson Electorate: Mental Health | Constituency Statements | House debates
items: National Security | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) (Repeal) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Oliver, Ms Holly, Scouts Australia | Statements by Members | House debates

Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026; Report from Committee | Bills | House debates
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description: On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the committee's report, incorporating a dissenting report, entitled Review of the exposure draft...
encoded: On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the committee's report, incorporating a dissenting report, entitled Review of the exposure draft legislation: Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026. Report made a parliamentary paper in accordance with standing order 39(e).
date: 2026-01-20T09:04:00+00:00

Bondi Beach Attack Victims | Condolences | House debates
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description: The recent terror attack in Bondi was an act of violence designed not only to take innocent lives but to fracture our sense of safety, to sow fear in our public places and to test the strength of...
encoded: The recent terror attack in Bondi was an act of violence designed not only to take innocent lives but to fracture our sense of safety, to sow fear in our public places and to test the strength of our national character. It was an attack on Jewish Australians celebrating—families, workers, visitors—people who simply expected to return home safely. Let me be unequivocal: terrorism has no place in Australia. Hate has no home here. Antisemitism, racism and all forms of extremism—whether political, religious or ideological—are fundamentally incompatible with Australian values. Violence driven by these forces will never define who we are as a nation. Australia is strongest not when we retreat from one another but when we stand closer together. In the days following the Bondi attack, we saw grief ripple through communities right across our vast country. We saw fear, but we also saw courage. We saw strangers supporting strangers. We saw first responders running towards danger and communities refusing to be divided. That response tells us something profound about Australia; terror may strike, but terror will never win. In the immediate aftermath of the attack, we witnessed extraordinary courage from those who ran towards danger when others were fleeing. I want to place on record deep gratitude to the New South Wales police and the New South Wales Ambulance, who acted with speed, professionalism and selflessness in the most confronting of circumstances. Police officers secured the scene and neutralised the threat. Paramedics treated the injured under immense pressure. They made rapid, life-saving decisions in chaotic and dangerous conditions—often at great personal risk—and their actions saved lives. I also want to acknowledge the doctors, nurses, allied health staff and support teams in our emergency departments who received the injured. Long after the sirens faded these professionals continued to work, bearing witness to unimaginable grief. Emergency departments do not clos…
date: 2026-01-19T12:10:00+00:00

The People's Pantry | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: Recently I had the opportunity to visit The People's Pantry in Woy Woy to see firsthand the incredible work this organisation and its volunteers are doing to support vulnerable community members...
encoded: Recently I had the opportunity to visit The People's Pantry in Woy Woy to see firsthand the incredible work this organisation and its volunteers are doing to support vulnerable community members and reduce food wastage. The People's Pantry is a not-for-profit organisation with the objective of helping provide quality groceries at affordable prices and salvaging otherwise good produce and grocery items from ending up in landfill. The People's Pantry works alongside local supermarkets as well as Foodbank and SecondBite to prevent groceries or produce from ending up in the bin. Open every Monday and Wednesday, the service helped over 3,000 people in 2024 and saved a whopping 22,000 kilograms of food from ending up in landfill sites. I would like to thank the following volunteers: Jo-Anne Barron, Yeshe Thubten, Shauntelle Wana, Veronica Baker, the late Gary Hayward, Angela O'Donnell, Gayle Hartley, Christopher Bryden, Peter Wade-Ferrill, Mick and Joy Ball, Sandy Shapley, Angela Carswell, Jennifer Jackson, Susan Giaquinto, Samantha Young, Brian Dawson, Libby Rhys-Jones, Zoe Zhao, Aysha Basheer, Kerry Jarman and Michael O'Donnell. To the phenomenal food rescue project officer, Fiona MacPhail: thank you for the support that you provide. Thank you to Erica Harker in food pantry accounts and ordering. And to CEO Vivian Muraahi: thank you for your leadership, advocacy and dedication to our Central Coast community.
date: 2025-11-26T13:43:00+00:00

Conrad, Bridget | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: I rise to congratulate and commend a tremendous young sailor from my community, Bridget Conrad. Bridget is a rising sports star in the world of sailing and recently was named as a finalist for...
encoded: I rise to congratulate and commend a tremendous young sailor from my community, Bridget Conrad. Bridget is a rising sports star in the world of sailing and recently was named as a finalist for Sport NSW's Athlete of the Year and for Australian Sailing's Female Sailor of the Year. Bridget grew up on the Central Coast and first discovered sailing on a school excursion to the Gosford Sailing Club to celebrate Tom Slingsby's Olympic gold medal in 2012. She says that after Tom autographed her hand that day she was inspired to learn how to sail and instantly developed the goal of following in his footsteps into the professional SailGP circuit and the America's Cup. When Bridget was 12, she started sailing the Optimist and went on to represent Australia at several international events as part of the Australian Optimist Sailing Team. Following this, she moved into the 420 class, and she and her crew became back-to-back female national champions. In 2024, Bridget placed third at the SailGP WASZP grand final in San Francisco and seventh female at the WASZP Worlds in Norway. If that wasn't enough, she was recently awarded the 2024-25 NSW/ACT Female Sailor of the Year. Bridget tells me that she is super excited for future competitions, including the SailGP grand final qualifier in December, the Asia-Pacific championship in January and the world championship in March. Congratulations, Bridget.
date: 2025-11-24T13:46:00+00:00

Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Report | Committees | House debates
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description: On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the committee's Advisory report on the Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Bill...
encoded: On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the committee's Advisory report on the Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Bill 2025. Report made a parliamentary paper in accordance with standing order 39(e). by leave—The Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Bill 2025, also known as the SONIC Bill, represents arguably the most significant reform to oversight of the Australian intelligence community since the 1980s. The bill realises important and long-awaited reforms that have been recommended by multiple independent reviews over a number of years. The bill will ensure that Australia's intelligence oversight framework evolves in line with the increasingly complex intelligence and security environment. The SONIC Bill proposes to expand the oversight functions of the committee and of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security to include all 10 agencies of the national intelligence community. This includes the whole of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission as well as the intelligence functions of the Australian Federal Police, AUSTRAC and the Department of Home Affairs. The bill also broadens the own-motion powers of the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor and includes measures to strengthen the relationship between the three oversight bodies. In relation to the committee, the bill will give statutory recognition to the increasing role the committee has had in recent years in reviewing counterterrorism and national security legislation. The bill will enable the committee to review proposed reforms to such legislation as well as existing sunsetting legislation on its own motion or on referral by the relevant minister, the Attorney-General or a house of the parliament. The bill will also empower the committee to request the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security to inquire into an agency's operational activities and the committee to receive …
date: 2025-11-05T09:11:00+00:00

Robertson Electorate: Woy Woy Road | Grievance Debate | House debates
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description: The Central Coast has over 2,000 kilometres of local roads managed by the Central Coast Council, a large network of infrastructure to maintain. The Central Coast Council has responsibility for...
encoded: The Central Coast has over 2,000 kilometres of local roads managed by the Central Coast Council, a large network of infrastructure to maintain. The Central Coast Council has responsibility for managing and addressing safety matters affecting Woy Woy Road. Woy Woy Road is a busy commuter thoroughfare for residents travelling to and from the M1 from the peninsula or sounding suburbs. As the population has increased over the last decade, so too has the volume of traffic passing through Woy Woy Road, which has led to a number of crashes in recent years, some involving fatalities. There's been increasing feedback from the community about the design of the road and that this design leads to risky driver behaviour and, in turn, leads to more crashes. As the federal member for Robertson, which includes the area encompassing Woy Woy Road, I have received correspondence from the community inquiring about what action the federal government can take to help address the issues affecting Woy Woy Road. After some careful deliberation and following discussions with my state and local government counterparts, I have launched a petition to fix Woy Woy Road. The objective of this petition is to raise awareness for Woy Woy Road and what potential measures and, ultimately, funding can be implemented by all three levels of government. I aim to register as many signatures as possible on this petition so that I can demonstrate to all three levels of government and their departments the concern in my community about Woy Woy Road and the urgent action that is required. Since launching the petition in late September, my office and I have recorded over 500 signatures of people who want to see action taken to fix Woy Woy Road. I will continue to collect and I'll continue to record those signatures over the coming months. I invite residents living on the Central Coast to either visit my website to complete that petition online or to come into my office to complete the physical petition itself. I…
date: 2025-11-04T13:07:00+00:00

Hourigan, Dr Colette | Adjournment | House debates
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description: Today I'd like to recognise, in this parliament, an outstanding medical professional and doctor on the Central Coast: Dr Colette Hourigan. Dr Hourigan's career has included a number of unique and...
encoded: Today I'd like to recognise, in this parliament, an outstanding medical professional and doctor on the Central Coast: Dr Colette Hourigan. Dr Hourigan's career has included a number of unique and fulfilling roles across her 42 years of medical service. I asked Dr Hourigan recently to give me some of the highlights of her amazing career. In the following is some insight into that tremendous professional life. Dr Hourigan grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney and attended local public schools. She graduated from Sydney university and then went on to work at Royal North Shore Hospital, where the first two years of her working life as a doctor corresponded with the New South Wales statewide specialist doctors strike. Dr Hourigan then decided to help solo GPs working in remote areas, undertaking locum work to give them much-needed reprieve. Dr Hourigan tells me that she realised then that general practice isn't just about caring for individual patients; it's about improving the health outcomes of communities as a whole. She then spent 15 years working as a GP in Chatswood and Gosford before deciding to do more training to be a women's health GP and working out of a community women's health centre on the Central Coast. Dr Hourigan worked for 20 years at the centre. During this time, she established the first GP led clinic to help women suffering from incontinence, ran community education sessions to promote better health in the community, assisted women and children experiencing domestic and sexual violence, trained GPs in women's health and IED insertion techniques, mentored GPs, ran clinics for adolescent girls at Gosford headspace for four years, did pro bono work to help women from different cultures who couldn't access Medicare and volunteered her time on a women's health board and on panels to promote better health services for women. After all of this incredible work, Dr Hourigan still wanted to do more, so she moved back into mainstream general practice to sup…
date: 2025-10-30T13:05:00+00:00

Health Care | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. How are the Albanese Labor government's historic investments in Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme helping Australians with the cost of...
encoded: My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. How are the Albanese Labor government's historic investments in Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme helping Australians with the cost of living and with access to the health care that they need? Why is this important after a decade of cuts and neglect?
date: 2025-10-30T14:17:00+00:00

Robertson Electorate: Automatic External Defibrillators | Constituency Statements | House debates
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description: I would like to commend the Tarragal Glen Residents Committee on its work procuring and installing several automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, on site to assist residents to respond...
encoded: I would like to commend the Tarragal Glen Residents Committee on its work procuring and installing several automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, on site to assist residents to respond quickly to emergency situations. An AED is a portable medical device that can save the life of someone in cardiac arrest by delivering an electric shock to the heart. Anyone can use an AED, because it analyses the heart's rhythm— A division having been called in the House of Representatives— Sitting suspended from 10:24 to 10:46 I would like to commend the Tarragal Glen Residents Committee on its work to procure and install several automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, onsite to assist residents to respond quickly in emergency situations. The Tarragal Glen Residents Committee chairman, Mr Peter Speers, along with committee member Mr Jim Skene have been pivotal in supporting and bringing this project to fruition. Both individuals are responsible for devising and implementing this project through the committee. To obtain the AEDs Peter and Jim completed an application of funding support through the Australian government's Stronger Communities Program. The project was successful in receiving $16,200 to purchase six defibrillators, which have now been installed in weatherproof cabinets that are strategically placed around the Tarragal Glen village. In addition to this, one of the six defibrillators has been placed in the village bus to ensure coverage and access during journeys outside the village, in the community. I'm also pleased to note that Mr Speers has organised training via e-modules for the 500 village residents on how to appropriately use the AEDs during emergencies and has partnered with retired GP Dr John Anderson to facilitate further face-to-face training exercises on familiarisation with the AEDs. As an emergency doctor at Wyong, I can attest to the benefits of AEDs strategically located throughout our community. AEDs increase the likelihood of survival by up to …
date: 2025-10-29T10:24:00+00:00

Medicare | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: Yet again, we mark another chapter in our nation's history books: the chapter where the health of the nation is strengthened—a chapter focused on health care for all Australians and not...
encoded: Yet again, we mark another chapter in our nation's history books: the chapter where the health of the nation is strengthened—a chapter focused on health care for all Australians and not just some. The Albanese government is making the single largest investment in Medicare since its creation over 40 years ago. Over $8.5 billion is being invested into Medicare to make sure that patients can get the care that they need when they need it. It is also supporting our Australian doctors—our Australian general practitioners—the backbone of our health workforce. This isn't just a commitment for those practices and for those GPs; it is making sure that GPs can focus on what they do, and that is preventive primary health care. It is making sure that preventive health measures are put in place so that these chronic diseases don't spiral out of control, aren't exacerbated and don't require an emergency department admission. It is making sure that hypertension remains low and that cholesterol remains low so it doesn't become a heart attack or a stroke. That is this government's focus. This government's focus is to make sure that we are funding bulk-billing and that we are sustaining the beating heart that is our healthcare system: bulk-billing.
date: 2025-10-28T13:44:00+00:00

World Pharmacists Day | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: On 25 September the world, including Australians, marked World Pharmacists Day, an opportunity to recognise and to celebrate the important role of pharmacists in meeting the healthcare needs in...
encoded: On 25 September the world, including Australians, marked World Pharmacists Day, an opportunity to recognise and to celebrate the important role of pharmacists in meeting the healthcare needs in our communities right across the country. This year, the theme was 'Think health, think pharmacy first'. It highlights how community pharmacists are stepping up to deliver more health care than ever before, helping communities access care faster, closer to home and more equitably. Across the country, pharmacists are transforming how patients access care, and Australia has more than 6,000 community pharmacies, with almost 500 million patient visits per year. They are one of the most trusted professions. On the Central Coast, I have met many outstanding local pharmacists who provide exceptional health care. One pharmacist who I have had the privilege of working with closely is Trent Playford. Trent is an experienced and community driven pharmacist with nearly 20 years in the profession. He's the owner of the West Gosford pharmacy and Priceline Pharmacy Kincumber, where he leads a team committed to delivering innovative, patient focused health care right across the Central Coast. I want to thank Trent and his team for all of their fantastic work in our community, and I want to thank all of our hardworking pharmacists on the Central Coast and across Australia. The work you do improves health outcomes and saves lives.
date: 2025-10-27T13:46:00+00:00

Cancer, Scolyer, Professor Richard, AO | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Prime Minister. What contribution has former Australian of the Year Richard Colyer made to cancer research and advocacy, and what steps has the government announced today to...
encoded: My question is to the Prime Minister. What contribution has former Australian of the Year Richard Colyer made to cancer research and advocacy, and what steps has the government announced today to build on Professor Scolyer's work?
date: 2025-09-03T14:04:00+00:00

Renewable Energy | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How are homes, businesses and community groups embracing the opportunities of clean energy, and what obstacles stand in the way of...
encoded: My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How are homes, businesses and community groups embracing the opportunities of clean energy, and what obstacles stand in the way of that clean energy?
date: 2025-09-02T14:14:00+00:00

Robertson Electorate: Tourism | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: As many in this chamber may already know, my electorate of Robertson incorporates the magnificent peninsula on the New South Wales Central Coast. The peninsula is home to the suburbs of Woy Woy,...
encoded: As many in this chamber may already know, my electorate of Robertson incorporates the magnificent peninsula on the New South Wales Central Coast. The peninsula is home to the suburbs of Woy Woy, Blackwall, Booker Bay, Ettalong Beach and Umina Beach. The peninsula is where I was raised and where I went to school, and it's home to so many of my happy memories as a child. It is also blessed with natural beauty and is surrounded by the iconic Brisbane Water National Park, as well as sparkling waterways and family-friendly beaches. As a popular visitor destination during the summer months for Sydneysiders and people from all parts of Australia and, indeed, the world, a new tourist guide to explore the peninsula has been created. 'The Peninsula Path' has been marvellously put together by local businessowner and passionate local Kate Toon, with design assistance from Sue Waterson. Kate owns and operates the cosy bookshop Umina Beach Book Nook and is so optimistic about our peninsula community. Kate has lived in the area for 16 years and has seen the peninsula transformed from a sleepy seaside community to a thriving destination that's only an hour's drive from Sydney. 'The Peninsula Path' helps tourists discover hidden gems and must-see businesses, including Margarita Daze, Pro Juice, The Box and many others. It's an evolving project, and 'The Peninsula Path' will continue to add local businesses as it develops. Thank you, Kate Toon and all those involved in this magnificent app.
date: 2025-09-01T13:40:00+00:00

Robertson Electorate: Mental Health | Constituency Statements | House debates
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description: Recently I had the pleasure of welcoming the new Special Envoy for Men's Health and member for Hunter, Dan Repacholi, to the Central Coast to discuss men's health in the region. Dan and I visited...
encoded: Recently I had the pleasure of welcoming the new Special Envoy for Men's Health and member for Hunter, Dan Repacholi, to the Central Coast to discuss men's health in the region. Dan and I visited the Black Wolf Collective, an awesome local business offering barber, tattoo, piercing and tattoo removal services in Erina. The Black Wolf Collective has partnered with two amazing organisations, the Black Dog Institute and RizeUp, to help bring awareness to men's health and to support other services. The Black Dog Institute is a proudly independent, not-for-profit, globally renowned mental health research institute connected to the University of New South Wales in Sydney. It is the only medical research institute in Australia that investigates mental health across the lifespan, from childhood through to adulthood. The Black Dog Institute believes in creating hope for those experiencing mental illness by improving mental health outcomes for all Australians. RizeUp is a community-driven organisation of passionate men and women dedicated to supporting the many families affected by family and domestic violence. The Black Wolf Collective also helps raise funds for both organisations through its businesses. By having deep and meaningful conversations with its clients, the business promotes a welcoming and safe space. Clients are supported through their visit and provided with the opportunity to donate any sum, great or small, to either organisation. To date the business has raised over $5,000, and it has said it will continue to support both the Black Dog Institute and RizeUp into the future. The owner of the Black Wolf Collective, Alex Molloy, says that they have seen firsthand how mental health affects people of all ages, including teenagers, and that's why part of their mission is to break the stigma early, starting in high school. Through their space, their podcast and their fundraising for the Black Dog Institute and by starting conversations, the Black Wolf Collective are…
date: 2025-08-28T10:18:00+00:00

National Security | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. How has the government responded today to those who seek to spread hatred and undermine social cohesion in our country?
encoded: My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. How has the government responded today to those who seek to spread hatred and undermine social cohesion in our country?
date: 2025-08-26T14:11:00+00:00

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: Today in this chamber it is with great pride that I speak on the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025, one that protects the penalty and overtime rates of...
encoded: Today in this chamber it is with great pride that I speak on the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025, one that protects the penalty and overtime rates of Australian workers. It is a bill that goes to the very heart of Labor values: the protection and safeguarding of the working men and women on this country. Penalty rates are a critical pillar in Australia's industrial and employment relations framework and one that Labor has always fought for and will continue to fight for now and into the future. Penalty rates are a lifeline for millions of Australians. And they are not a perk; penalty rates are not a privilege. They are recognition of the sacrifices made by millions of workers—workers who give up their weekends, who give up their night, who give up their public holidays and who give up their precious time with their families, with their loved ones, in order to keep our great country running. This is the retail worker who opens up the shop on a Sunday. It's a cafe worker who's serving you your coffee. It's the nurse working on Christmas and New Year's Day. And it's the aged-care worker who, on Anzac Day, is looking after our most vulnerable. For many, especially our young people, penalty rates can be the difference between scraping by and saving for a better future for themselves and for their family. Yet, time and time again, election after election, debate after debate, we have seen attempts by some to undermine and to cut penalty and overtime rates, and that is a shame. It is often under the disguise of workplace modernisation and workplace flexibility. But let's call this out for what it is. It's the erosion of dignity. It's the calculated effort to weaken the value of the worker, to strip away compensation for unsociable hours and to shift the balance further in favour of profit and further away from people. The economic arguments made by those seeking to cut or to slash penalty rates are flawed at best. They say cutting pena…
date: 2025-07-31T10:25:00+00:00

Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) (Repeal) Bill 2025; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: A lack of courage! What a fascinating statement—a lack of courage. Can I just say that it was the courage of this Albanese Labor government that invested in Medicare after 10 years of...
encoded: A lack of courage! What a fascinating statement—a lack of courage. Can I just say that it was the courage of this Albanese Labor government that invested in Medicare after 10 years of Liberal-National neglect. They decimated our universal healthcare system, making it harder and more expensive for people to see a doctor, whether that be to access a GP, pathology, imaging or an emergency department. They chronically underfunded our nation's hospitals through the national health agreement. It was an absolute travesty. I still vividly remember—this is pre COVID—standing in the emergency department, looking out through the window, and there was a TV in the waiting room. And I remember the former member for Cook, the then prime minister of Australia, continuing to parrot the lines that the Liberal-National government were continuing to invest in primary health care, in the health care of Australians and in Medicare. I looked around in that waiting room and I looked around at the sick people who couldn't access health care because it had been chronically underfunded, and that was part of a tipping point for me. That was part of a moment that—like the member for Goldstein just said—made me a Labor MP. That made me put up my hand, doorknock tens of thousands of houses, talk to constituents right across my electorate, talk to people in Dobell and in Shortland—the great Central Coast region of New South Wales—and say, 'Hey, this isn't good enough.' People are waiting too long in EDs. People can't see a GP. People can't get access to the pathology services and imaging services that they need to live long, happy, healthy and productive lives. And that's what made me run for parliament. When we heard the first speeches of some of these amazing Labor members who sit in this chamber here today, they talked about the importance of Medicare, because it is important. It is important. Medicare is important, and bulk-billing is the beating heart of Medicare; it is the beating heart of A…
date: 2025-07-30T11:28:00+00:00

Health Care | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. How are medicines listed on the PBS helping to improve the lives of Australians? Why is the government so determined to make PBS medicines...
encoded: My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. How are medicines listed on the PBS helping to improve the lives of Australians? Why is the government so determined to make PBS medicines cheaper for Australians, and why is this necessary?
date: 2025-07-30T14:45:00+00:00

Oliver, Ms Holly, Scouts Australia | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: I rise to recognise Holly Oliver of Avoca Beach for her contributions to the Central Coast community, particularly in supporting young people through her involvement with Scouts NSW and Scouts...
encoded: I rise to recognise Holly Oliver of Avoca Beach for her contributions to the Central Coast community, particularly in supporting young people through her involvement with Scouts NSW and Scouts Australia. Holly is the group leader at the 1st Avoca Beach Scout Group and is also the Regional Commissioner for Scouts Australia. By day, Holly is a regional health, safety and environment manager for a multinational food company. Holly moved to the Central Coast with her family in 2018 and decided to join the local scouts to better integrate and understand her new community, as well as to give back. A scout for 15 years prior, Holly has used her expertise from her day job to assist in her roles with Scouts Australia. Scouts Australia has embraced a diverse, inclusive approach and proudly celebrates 50 years of participation by girls and women. At its core, scouting is about developing well-rounded individuals. Through the youth led, adult supported philosophy, young members set their own goals, plan activities and review their progress. Scouts Australia fosters resilience, leadership and confidence in a fun, adventurous and supportive environment. I want to take this opportunity to thank Holly for all of her work at the 1st Avoca Beach Scouts Group and, more broadly, in her role in Scouts Australia. Scouts Australia is a tremendous organisation with so much history supporting communities right across Australia.
date: 2025-07-29T13:40:00+00:00