I thank the member for Macnamara for giving me another opportunity to speak on this topic that I’m so passionate about—homelessness—which absolutely affects my Gold Coast community. In fact, I just came back from returning to the Gold Coast on the weekend for a homelessness fundraiser for the St Johns Crisis Centre based in Surfers […]
Congratulations on your elevation, Deputy Speaker Claydon. I have indescribable gratitude for my constituents in the beautiful electorate of Moncrieff on the Gold Coast, and today I speak for the first time in this 47th Parliament as the shadow minister for early childhood education and shadow minister for youth. But I stand unwavering as the […]
Australia’s construction industry is one of our most vital and important sectors. It’s our construction industry that builds the shopping centres and the supermarkets that we buy our food from, the buildings that we work in and the homes in which we live. The construction industry is responsible for building the roads we drive […]
Congratulations on your elevation to chair of this House, Mr Speaker. Firstly, I would like reiterate my thanks to the Leader of the Opposition for providing me the opportunity to serve as his shadow minister for early childhood education and youth. Supporting our young Australians is something that I’ve been passionate about for […]
Last week, I had the great pleasure of attending the fifth anniversary of the malaria vaccine project at the Institute for Glycomics at my own alma mater, Griffith University, Gold Coast, in Moncrieff. Present among many from the community were General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Lady Cosgrove, who have supported this project since the beginning. […]
Gold Coast Bulletin March 19, 2022
‘When communities come together to assist other in times of crisis like the recent flood events, its a true indication of who we are.’
Ms BELL (Moncrieff) (14:50): My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the minister update the House on steps the Morrison government is taking to safeguard Australia amid a deteriorating global security environment by working with strategic partners and allies, and is the minister aware of any alternative approaches? Mr DUTTON (Dickson—Minister for […]
Ms BELL (Moncrieff) (14:03): My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister please outline to the House the importance of the Morrison government’s actions to strengthen the character test so that we can quickly deport noncitizens who commit violent or sexual offences? Is the Prime Minister aware of any alternative approaches? […]
Ms BELL (Moncrieff) (14:32): My question is also to the Treasurer. How are the Morrison government’s tax cuts helping Australian families, particularly women, keep more of what they earn, and is the Treasurer aware of any alternative approaches? Mr FRYDENBERG (Kooyong—Treasurer) (14:33): I thank the member for Moncrieff for her question. She is a […]
Today marks the release of the 2021 Reimagine Gold Coast Insights Report- the second publication since the pandemic hit. As Chair of the CHT, I convened Reimagine 2.0 in September this year to bring together Industry leaders to plan for the year ahead and beyond for Jobs, Skills and Industry on the Gold Coast. I […]