The Australian Bravery Declarations are awarded annually to those who display courage and bravery to protect others. This year, 22 commendations for brave conduct were awarded, including to Gregory John Anderson from Robina and to Palm Beach’s Lucas Glenn Short. Mr Anderson was commended for his attempted rescue of a man from a rip at…
DetailsThis bill combines a number of tariff proposals that were tabled in parliament in August and November last year, as well as making minor name changes to align with the 2022 harmonised commodity description and coding system. In summary, the proposals incorporated in schedule 1 of this bill include: section 1, a 35 per cent…
DetailsI move that this House (1) notes that: (a) foreign interference online poses a unique risk to the national security of Australia, particularly on social media platforms; (b) these platforms have been successfully weaponised by authoritarian states in an attempt to interfere in our democracy; and (c) under the previous Government, Australia led the world…
DetailsToday I want to highlight the importance of continued funding for domestic violence programs. Last week the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the 2021-22 personal safety survey. It revealed that an estimated eight million Australians have experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15, including 31 per cent of women and 42 per…
DetailsI rise today to speak about a local business success story. It’s an amazing story of achievement by a family owned business that is helping people, particularly young women, to gain valuable skills and confidence to realise their dreams every year. The French Beauty Academy is Australia’s largest and most prestigious registered training provider for…
DetailsI move that this House: (1) notes that the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee tabled its report into the human rights implications of recent violence in Iran on 1 February 2023; (2) acknowledges that submissions to the inquiry overwhelmingly called for the Government to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a…
DetailsJust a short time ago, I attended the launch of Parliamentary Friends of Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness. There I got to hear many of the stories of people who are living with melanoma and skin cancer, and also stories of those people who had undergone some significant treatment. While we all love our sunburnt…
DetailsI move: That this House: (1) acknowledges the Northern Territory Safe Measures Bill 2023 being introduced into the Senate by Senator Price; (2) recognises the need for immediate action to address underlying issues across parts of the Northern Territory following months of escalating crime incidents; and (3) condemns the lack of urgent action taken by…
DetailsI rise to speak on the Customs Legislation Amendment (Controlled Trials and Other Measures) Bill 2022. The bill before the House will allow for time-limited trials of trade and customs practices with approved entities in a controlled regulatory environment known as a regulatory sandbox. The bill contains two schedules: schedule 1, which contains the provisions…
DetailsLike many members in this place, I was very pleased to take part in a range of ceremonies and activities on Australia Day. Every year I have the absolute pleasure of being the presiding officer at citizenship ceremonies in my electorate. This year we welcomed nearly 150 new Aussies at beautiful Burleigh in the morning…
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