18 Sep | '2026

Interview with Patricia Karvelas, ABC Afternoon Briefing

ANGIE BELL MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR THE ARTS, SPORT AND YOUTH FEDERAL MEMBER FOR MONCRIEFF   TRANSCRIPT   INTERVIEW WITH PATRICIA KARVELAS, AFTERNOON BRIEFING   Topics: AI, Copyright, Women   E&OE…   PATRICIA KARVELAS Now, and the Australian newspaper is reporting that Shadow frontbencher Angie Bell, who is the last remaining Queensland Liberal woman in […]

18 Sep | '2026

Australians want to get ahead. Here’s our plan to help them.

For many Gold Coast families, small businesses and young people, the biggest questions are not theoretical. They are practical.   Can I afford my mortgage this month? Can my business keep its doors open? Will my electricity bill come down? And will our kids have the same opportunities we once took for granted?   These […]

15 Sep | '2026

Albanese’s big test: Australian creatives and AI companies need certainty

Angie Bell MP Shadow Minister for The Arts Shadow Minister for Sport Shadow Minister for Youth Federal Member for Moncrieff Aaron Violi MP Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy Shadow Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Shadow Minister for Cyber Security Federal Member for Casey JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The Prime Minister promised Australian creatives that […]

11 Sep | '2026

Interview with Tom Connell, News24

Topics: Community Grants, Gas Reservation, Antisemitism in the Arts E&OE… TOM CONNELL We have had a lot of debate this week again about government grants. This is something that has popped up on both sides, you’d have to say on the political aisle. The latest ones, the focus is on Labor for this invitation-only scheme. […]

18 Aug | '2026

Standing up for the Human Rights and Freedoms of the Baha’i Faith

I rise today to speak about the people of Iran, particularly those who continue to suffer under a regime that denies fundamental human rights and freedoms—I don’t want the spotlight to come off this issue in this place—and I do so with a focus on the people of the Baha’i faith. It’s very important to […]

13 Aug | '2026

Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2026

I rise today to speak on the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026. I want to thank the member for Nicholls for his outstanding contribution to this debate earlier. He highlighted some concerns very similar to those I have with Labor’s bill as well. I want to begin with something very simple. This debate […]

11 Aug | '2026

Gold Coast Infrastructure

I rise tonight to speak about two issues that are incredibly important to my community on the Gold Coast: disaster recovery funding and the completion of Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3. They are very different issues, but they have something in common. They both ensure that communities that I represent have the infrastructure and […]

6 Aug | '2026

Interview with Patricia Karvelas, Afternoon Briefing

Topics: Gambling Reform, Migration Cuts.   E&OE…   PATRICIA KARVELAS I want to bring in my political panel for today. Jerome Laxale is the Labor MP for Bennelong. Angie Bell is the Shadow Minister for the Arts. Welcome to both of you.   ANGIE BELL Great to be with you, PK.   PATRICIA KARVELAS Now, […]

25 Jul | '2026

Divisive debate flags ignorance of our past

There are few symbols more recognisable, or more meaningful, than the Australian flag.   It flies above our schools, our war memorials, and our Parliament. It is draped over the coffins of Australians who have served our nation. It is worn with pride by our athletes as they stand on the podium. It is carried […]