3 Sep | '2025

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Board of Management Functions) Bill 2025

I rise on the matter of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Board of Management Functions) Bill 2025. The bill adjusts the EPBC Act, specifically in relation to our Commonwealth national parks, including the iconic and deeply loved Kakadu National Park, the alluring Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and the beautiful Booderee National Park.

1 Sep | '2025

Social Cohesion

I am an Australian and I’m proud to be an Australian and I’m proud of our Australian flag. Do those opposite feel as proud of our nation as we do on this side of the House; are they as proud of our national flag as we are?

27 Aug | '2025

Moncrieff Electorate: Vietnam Veterans’ Day

I recently had the great privilege of joining my community for the annual Kokoda Day and Vietnam Veterans’ Day commemorations. This year marked the 83rd Kokoda Day commemoration and, as I do each year, I joined the Rotary Club of Broadwater Southport and the Surfers Paradise RSL Sub-Branch for their service.

26 Aug | '2025

Transcript – DOORSTOP INTERVIEW

ANGIE BELL:
What we have seen to date is three years of failure to reform the EPBC Act under a Labor Albanese government. We have seen three years of failure and delay with a foot on the brake when it comes to reforming the EPBC Act. And now, what we’re hearing is that the government is on a fast train to reforming the EPBC Act. What I will say about that is that this government has had plenty of time to decide on an update to the EPBC Act and reform it, and it has failed categorically.

25 Aug | '2025

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – Environment

Last Friday, we heard an extraordinary admission from those opposite in relation to South Australia’s algal bloom crisis. The member for Adelaide and its beaches said that he accepted criticism that this has been a bit slow, and that the best time to have done this would have been some weeks ago, maybe even a few months ago. So why didn’t they act sooner?

25 Aug | '2025

Transcript – Sky News Regional Breakfast with Jaynie Seal

JAYNIE SEAL:
In a bid to revive South Australia’s algae-hit coastal towns, the state government is rolling out 20,000 Coast is Calling travel vouchers. They are worth up to $500 each and are aimed at luring visitors back to holiday hotspots along the coast. The voucher can be used for discounts on accommodation, tours and experiences.

22 Aug | '2025

Transcript – Paul Murray Live, Sky News

PAUL MURRAY:
Thank you so much for watching. A conversation took place this evening between Sharri Markson and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The whole conversation is up at skynews.com.au. He engaged with the criticism that he has previously levelled at the Australian Prime Minister and Australia’s decision to begin the process of recognising Palestine as its own country when the UN votes in a couple of weeks’ time.

20 Aug | '2025

ANTHONY ALBANESE FAILS SOUTH AUSTRALIANS ON ALGAL BLOOM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has failed South Australians today. After months of distraction on global affairs where Australia has little role and even less influence, the Prime Minister has finally bothered to visit South Australia, a state in the grip of one of its worst natural disasters. His government has found $600 million for a Rugby League team in Papua New Guinea, but today could only scrape together an additional $6.25 million in immediate support for South Australians. That is a slap in the face for communities living through an environmental crisis devastating ecosystems twice the size of the ACT.