Claire Clutterham
Sturt · Australian Labor Party · Australia
“Some in this House have asked: how many cups of coffee can you buy with the Albanese Labor government's 1 July 2026 tax cuts? But I ask: how many cups of coffee can you buy with the money that you save from seeing a GP for free?”
“The eSafety Commissioner has identified serious compliance concerns and is actively investigating five major platforms due to their noncompliance.”
“But we need action from the entire parliament, in this place and in the other place, for that to happen. I call on all members and senators to walk together to take this action. I do that because this issue is also deeply personal for me. In my first speech to this parliament, I spoke about my own experience of bullying at school.”
“One of the early scenes in the 2010 movie The Social Network depicted young women at Harvard recoiling in disgust as they discover a website created by one of their peers that allowed male students to compare them based on their so-called 'hotness'. The website was a precursor to what would become Facebook.”
“Social media is a part of the world they have always known, yet they were remarkably forthright about its downsides. They spoke about algorithms that keep them scrolling, the pressure to seek approval through likes and followers, and the impact social media was having on their confidence, self-esteem and mental health.”
“That is why keeping children safe online should be a bipartisan issue. When the Albanese Labor government introduced the social media minimum age of 16 last year, we did so because we listened to parents, educators, experts and young people.”
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“I rise today to speak in support of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 1) Bill 2025, which continues the government's response into the recommendations arising from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. The final report from that royal commission contained 122 recommendations. These evidence based recommendations were designed to set out a blueprint for the transformational reform required to address the national tragedy of defence and veteran suicide—and it is a national tragedy. The entire defence and veteran ecosystem was considered by the recommendations, meaning they touched Commonwealth, state and territory government agencies and other institutions responsible for the health and wellbeing of serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force members and their families.”
“At the top of the list, quite rightly, is community safety and the risk to community safety that would arise if the person in question were released on parole. Other factors include: the person's conduct while serving his or her sentence; the likely effect on the victim or the victim's family of releasing the person on parole; the nature and circumstances of the offence relating to the person sentenced; the person's criminal history; the risk of noncompliance with any parole order, the behaviour of the person when under previous parole orders, if that is relevant; whether releasing the person on parole is likely to assist the person to adjust to lawful community life; whether the length of the parole period is sufficient to achieve the purposes of parole; and then any special circumstances, including the likelihood that the person will be subject to removal or deportation upon release.”
“The parole board bill will establish the Commonwealth Parole Board and set out the process and framework required to support the work of the board so that it can make the effective, risk-informed decisions about federal offenders, including those who have been found mentally unfit to be tried or acquitted because of mental illness. The decisions are about whether these persons should be released into the community on parole or other conditional release arrangements. By way of background, the purpose of parole is set out in section 19AKA of the Crimes Act, being the protection of the community, the rehabilitation of the offender and the reintegration of the offender into the community. Section 19ALA of the Crimes Act then sets out a comprehensive list of factors to be considered when determining whether parole should be granted.”
“What this means is that determinations about the circumstances under which a federal offender should be released into the community on parole are critical decisions. These bills would ensure that these decisions are made by experts who not only have the qualifications, experience and knowledge to assess the risk posed to the community about whether an offender is suitable for release into the community on parole but are independent and impartial, with no actual or perceived skin in the game, and equipped to operate in an environment that promotes transparency and accountability. The bills therefore improve the integrity levels in the federal criminal justice system because of the way that these key principles will be embedded. How does it work?”
“It is therefore entirely appropriate that these two bills would amend part 1B of the Crimes Act 1914 to establish a statutory independent Commonwealth parole board to make effective and risk-informed decisions about the conditional release and management of federal offenders and other detained persons. Federal offences are offences against the law of the Commonwealth, and a federal offender is one who commits a federal offence. It is only fair to the people of Australia that decisions regarding the release of federal offenders into the community are to be made following a carefully managed process that has at its heart community safety. Australians expect this, and Australians deserve this.”
“There are 10 divisions within this part, covering general sentencing principles; sentences of imprisonment; the fixing of non-parole periods and recognisance release orders; conditional release on parole or licence, including revocation of parole or licence; discharge without conviction; conditional release and alternative sentencing; unfitness to be tried; acquittal because of mental illness; summary disposition of persons suffering from mental illness or intellectual disability, including alternative sentencing for persons falling within those categories; and finally, the sharing of information in relation to federal offences.”
“I rise today to speak in support of the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025 and the Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions Bill) 2025. These bills are an important step in ensuring that, for federal offences, there is an independent and effective process for assessing the risk of releasing an offender and an independent and effective process for determining whether to grant, deny or cancel parole—and to set appropriate conditions for parole release. In order to do this, the bills make consequential amendments to part 1B of the Crimes Act of 1914, which is the part of that legislation that deals with sentencing, imprisonment and release of federal offenders.”
“This year I proudly wear the orange ribbon, alongside many of my parliamentary colleagues, as a visible symbol of solidarity and commitment to ending gender based violence. I am proud to serve in a government that is committed to ending violence against women and children—a government that has invested more than $4 billion towards this goal. Violence against women is preventable. It requires awareness, action and accountability. Let's use these 16 days, and every day, to work towards a future where women and girls live free from violence.”
“(): From 25 November to 10 December, we mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, a global campaign calling for an end to violence against women and girls. Recently, I had the privilege of meeting with Kae and Lindy from the Flinders club of Zonta International in Adelaide, an organisation doing remarkable work to empower women and girls in our community. Zonta stands for women's rights and advocates for equality, education and an end to child marriage and gender based violence. In Adelaide, Zonta's efforts range from advocacy to practical support such as contributing handmade breast pads for inclusion in packs given to new mothers leaving hospital who would otherwise be leaving with nothing. These small acts of care make a big difference.”
“I know that this has not always been easy for you, and that sometimes it has been overwhelming, so I thank you for your contribution to working with the government to reform the aged-care sector so we can all work together to ensure that older Australians receive the dignified care they deserve, where they want to receive it.”
“The other cohort I would like to acknowledge and thank are those who work tirelessly to ensure that the legalities, policies and guidelines associated with the government's reform agenda are digested, simplified and then conveyed to relevant stakeholders and users. To the legal professionals and advisers—including one of my constituents, Rebecca—I also say thank you. Thank you for your tireless work in going through guidelines, regulations, legislation and policies to try and help your clients—the aged-care providers and the users of aged-care services—understand how the system works and how they can best navigate it.”
“The government may set the reform agenda, but those on the ground execute it—primarily the dedicated, compassionate staff who work in aged care, like Megan McNaughton at Bupa Campbelltown, in my electorate of Sturt, whose patience, good humour and empathy are on display every single day. Every day Megan and her team, some of whom have been working in aged care for over 20 years, provide patient, dedicated and empathetic care to residents and their families in often challenging, complex and sometimes sad circumstances. Megan, thank you. Please keep doing what you're doing. You and your team are so valued, by me and by this government, for what you do for others.”
“A higher level of care available at home means that more older Australians will be able to get the support they need without going into a clinical setting. Importantly, they'll be able to stay at home as they recover from the health challenges that they face without having to return to hospital. Now, all of these reforms do not happen in one weekend. A major milestone was 1 November 2025, but there is much more to do in order to ensure that every older Australian can live their life with dignity and respect while receiving quality, targeted care. The Albanese Labor government will continue that work to ensure that that goal is achieved. There are also other groups who are involved in the rebuild of the aged-care system, and I would like to pay tribute to them.”
“My nanna had very strong opinions on the performance of the Adelaide Crows, on politics, on her community. More candles on the birthday cake does not mean fewer opinions, contributions or views or less value. In Australia, being old should not mean being forgotten or overlooked or provided with anything less than exceptional care. Being an older member of the community should not mean you don't have a choice in how you live your life, where you live your life or what support you need to continue to live your life to its fullest. Every day that an older Australian spends in hospital when they should be discharged home or in another, more appropriate care environment is not okay. Every day that an older Australian waits for the service they need to enable them to continue to live their lives the way they want to is not okay.”
“It is a blessing to get old, to age, to have lots of birthdays, to be surrounded by children and grandchildren, like Norma Boyce, who lives at the Estia aged-care facility in Myrtle Bank in my electorate of Sturt and who I recently visited to celebrate her 100th birthday—or like Elodie, who lives at the aged-care facility in Rostrevor, who I was also lucky enough to see on her 101st birthday. You might even be as lucky as my nanna, who made it to the grand age of 90 and who, when she passed, was surrounded by not only her six children and 14 grandchildren but also 10 great-grandchildren. Not everyone gets that opportunity, so to get old is a blessing, and elderly Australians still have a contribution to make as they age. They still have value. Norma and Elodie are still sharp.”
“In 2026, the investment in fee-free university-ready places will hit $173 million, with almost 25,000 people projected to take advantage of the scheme, which is critical, given that it is estimated by the Australian Universities Accord that, by 2050, 80 per cent of the workforce will need a tertiary qualification. Phones are pinging around the country as I speak, notifying students that their HELP or VET debts have shrunk by 20 per cent. That is the sound of a government that values education, wants all Australians to have access to a quality education and has cost-of-living relief at the centre of its policy agenda.”
“We know that almost every Australian will interact with a nurse, midwife or teacher over their life, and we know that social workers are critical to the wellbeing of all people in Australia. We are giving people who have signed up to do some of the most important jobs in this country the extra help that they need to get the qualifications. Then, when you add the fee for university-ready places or for bridging or enabling courses that help people prepare for university—acting as a bridge between school or work and higher education—you start to understand the scale of this government's commitment to education.”
“This government also recognises not only that the end of the course or the end of degree debt requires servicing but that life also must be lived and costs met during the course or degree. Before we took office, too many students were dropping out because they couldn't afford unpaid placements, which in some cases run for weeks. We need more teachers, nurses, midwives and social workers, and we need to ensure that they can still pay the bills whilst they study these critical and much-needed professions. Paid prac for eligible teaching students, nursing students, midwifery students and social work students offers around $330 per week and is currently supporting 68,000 higher education students, including VET students, whilst they complete their studies.”
“This is important for those people because the average student debt is around $27,000, meaning that the average debt reduction is roughly $5,500 per year for around 3 million Australians to the tune of $16 billion. We promised this, and we are delivering this. We've also raised the minimum income amount before people have to start making repayments on their remaining debt from $54,435 to $67,000 but as a percentage of a wage above the minimum repayment threshold, which reduces each outlay each year. Under this government, some things go up, like the minimum repayment threshold, and some things go down, like student debt—all designed so more money stays in the pockets of Australians. This is real, tangible, cost-of-living relief.”
“Following the election and before the opening of the 48th parliament, the Prime Minister, ably supported by the Minister for Education, said wiping 20 per cent of student debt would be the first piece of legislation passed, and it was. The government said to those Australians with qualifying HELP and VET debts, 'You will see that debt reduction before the end of 2025.' That is now happening. That is what delivery looks like. That is what good policy looks like. That is what action on cost-of-living relief for Australians looks like. In my electorate of Sturt alone, 26,353 Australians will have 20 per cent of their student debt wiped.”
“On 3 November 2024 at Norwood International High School in my electorate of Sturt the Prime Minister made an announcement that reflects Labor's commitment to education, to the notion that education is a right and to the understanding that education lifts people out of poverty, gives them opportunities and allows them to contribute to our community and to provide for their families. It allows them access to the employment market, to good, secure and meaningful jobs. A good education is good for working families, working families that Labor will always strive to protect. That announcement was that Labor would slash 20 per cent from student debt, HELP and VET if returned to government at the 2025 election. Young people, who are typically the biggest cohort of those with HELP and VET debts, heard that promise.”
“I move: That this House: (1) commends the Government for delivering on its commitment to cut student debt by 20 per cent for: (a) apprenticeship support loans; (b) the Higher Education Loan Program; (c) student start-up loans; (d) vocational education and training student loans; and (e) the student financial supplement schemes; (2) recognises that this will help more than three million Australians, whose student debt balances backdated to 1 June 2025 will begin to be reduced this month as the Australian Taxation Office implements the change; (3) acknowledges that this will reduce the average student debt of $27,600 by $5,520, and when combined with the Government's 2024 changes to indexation, will cut approximately $20 billion in debt; (4) welcomes the Government's changes to make student loan repayments fairer by: (a) replacing the current repayment system with a new marginal repayment system; and (b) raising the minimum income threshold for repayments from $54,435 in 2024-25 to $67,000 in 2025-26; (5) further acknowledges that reducing the debt burden for Australian graduates will help them build a better future for themselves and their families; and (6) further commends the Government for: (a) taking action on issues of intergenerational fairness; (b) building a better and fairer education system; and (c) supporting Australians with cost of living measures.”
“That is why, since coming to government, we have worked tirelessly to make mental health care more accessible for everyone—because mental health is health. Without mental health, we don't have health and, without health, we cannot contribute, we don't grow productivity, we don't grow our economic prosperity and we don't move forward. Economically successful and prosperous communities are underpinned by physically and mentally healthy populations. Compassionate, dignified and effective care and services that are accessible and affordable are essential to the success of our economy and of our country, and this government will continue to invest to provide that framework to Australians.”
“It's estimated that this service will provide support to more than 150,000 people each year. During my campaign for the seat of Sturt, I met a young police sergeant, Kyria, who had just finished her night shift and who I, unfortunately, woke up when I knocked on her door in the suburb of Dernancourt. Kyria told me that almost every call-out she attended on each and every shift was related to mental health either caused organically or because of drug addiction. A paramedic, Josh, who I met when I was doorknocking in Campbelltown, told me that almost every call-out he attended as part of his work serving the community was caused by mental health, with some people with mental health conditions calling an ambulance 50 to 60 times a year. The impact of mental health on individuals, on families and on communities is enormous and is growing.”
“It will also provide 20 youth specialist care centres for young people with complex mental health needs and eight new perinatal mental health centres to help new parents deal with the challenges of parenting their precious newborn babies. But these centres and services cannot operate successfully without the people to operate them, which is why the government is also facilitating more than 1,200 training places for mental health professionals and peer workers. This is in addition to other initiatives to build the mental health workforce, with more than 4,000 psychology scholarships, internships and training places available. Importantly, from early in 2026, the Albanese Labor government will also roll out a new National Early Intervention Service, which will deliver free phone and online mental health support from trained professionals.”
“The Albanese Labor government is determined to provide mental health help to Australians by delivering more mental health services in communities across this country, including a Medicare mental health clinic in Sturt, which will offer free, walk-in mental health support services. When the Sturt clinic opens, it will be one of more than 90 mental health centres operating across Australia and part of the government's historic plan to strengthen Medicare with a $1.1 billion commitment to deliver new and expanded mental health services to Australians. In addition, the $1.1 billion investment will provide 58 new, upgraded or expanded headspace services, taking the number to over 170.”
“My Lift the Lid walk was championed by the Magill Sunrise Rotary Club, and I acknowledge Lindsay Davis and his team for their efforts in putting the morning together. Lindsay and his colleagues at the Magill Sunrise Rotary Club recognised that now, more than ever, we need to break down the stigma that continues to plague our society so that people are more comfortable discussing and seeking help for mental health issues. The Lift the Lid walk held in Sturt was held on a beautiful, fresh morning, with everyone in purple T-shirts and no-one racing to finish the walk first but everyone simply walking together to talk to each other, to provide company for each other and to ask how everyone was doing. Unsurprisingly, everyone that I walked with was dealing with a mental health challenge of some degree. This is not weakness; this is life.”
“Can I start by thanking my friend the member for Monash for her work in the mental health space and for advocating for better mental health outcomes for her community. On Sunday 9 November 2025, I joined a small group of like minded people as we participated in a five-kilometre walk through beautiful Linear Park located in my electorate of Sturt. The walk was organised by Rotary Australia as part of a national initiative to 'lift the lid' on talking about mental health to raise awareness of mental health across Australia, with funds raised as part of the initiative going towards mental health research and noting that, in 2025, $500,000 has been raised as part of the Lift the Lid walks.”
“When I recently visited Highbury Primary School to present them with pristine, new Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags for them to fly on Remembrance Day, year 3 students Ariana and Connor and year 6 students Johnathan and Dario gave me a tour of the school, showed me the flagpoles and spoke to me about why their school houses are named the way that they are. Foggo, Elliot, Smart, Tolley—four young men, not significantly older than the students who attend Highbury Primary School now, whose acts of bravery and stories are being remembered and celebrated by the students and whose lives and sacrifice are a continual reminder to the students of how to live the school values of persistence, resilience, respect and responsibility.”
“At Highbury Primary School, in the north-eastern part of my electorate of Sturt, the students care deeply about honouring our Defence Force personnel—those who serve and those who have served our country, particularly those who made the ultimate sacrifice and lost their lives in battle. Under the leadership of Principal Belinda Smith, the commitment of the student body to honouring our veterans is apparent not just on Anzac Day or Remembrance Day but every day because their school houses are named after soldiers who grew up in the Highbury area and who signed up to serve our country.”
“Given the current dynamic security environment, underpinned by challenges that are unprecedented in number and nature and that point to unprecedented harm if not managed, there can be no argument that the nature and scale of the threats facing Australia are significant. Intelligence and security agencies need to be able to do the work required to anticipate and manage these threats but in an oversight environment that is appropriately robust and fair, driven towards ensuring that public trust and confidence are maintained to the highest standards. This bill strikes that balance. I stand with the Attorney-General and thank her for her work on this important bill, which I commend to the House.”
“Thirdly, the prohibition on interference with privacy should be understood to comprise freedom from unwarranted and unreasonable intrusions into activities that society recognises as falling within the sphere of individual autonomy. It should also be understood that the right to privacy may be limited in the pursuit of a legitimate objective and where the limitation is rationally connected to the legitimate objective and is not arbitrary. Schedule 1 contains several measures that engage with the right to privacy, and each of these measures has a legitimate objective in that they are designed to ensure that the national intelligence community is holistically and appropriately overseen by oversight bodies. Each of the measures is proportionate in achieving the legitimate objectives outlined in the bill and is subject to safeguards.”
“Secondly, the right to a fair trial and a fair hearing is engaged by schedule 1 of the bill, which requires the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security to consult the head of an intelligence agency on whether the terms of a proposed response to the PJCIS would prejudice the fair trial of a person or the impartial adjudication of a matter. Prior to sharing ACIC examination material, the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security will be required to consult with the CEO of the ACIC as to whether the sharing of that information could reasonably be expected to prejudice the fair trial of a relevant person. These consultation requirements therefore promote the right to a fair trial by ensuring there are safeguards for the disclosure of information in connection with that trial.”
“This bill is also compatible with the human rights and freedoms recognised or declared in the international instruments listed in section 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Firstly, with respect to the right to humane treatment in detention, the inclusion in the bill of the IGIS's expanded remit over the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, which can detain persons under the Australian Crime Commission Act 2022 in limited circumstances, means the right to humane detention is promoted, because the effect of the bill is to enable independent oversight of places of detention.”
“Schedule 4 would amend the meaning of 'counterterrorism and national security legislation' for the purpose of the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010 to ensure that that monitor is able to review any Commonwealth legislation relating to counterterrorism or national security. The expansion of this mandate is illustrative of the fact that legislation is moving beyond only terrorism related activity to address national security threats of a more varied, complex and interconnected nature. The measures contained in the bill are designed to ensure that robust and holistic oversight of Australia's intelligence community is achieved. This is a bill that delivers on the commitments of the Albanese Labor government to maintain the trust and integrity of our institutions and, fundamentally, to keep Australian safe.”
“Schedule 1 will also facilitate the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to request that the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security conduct an inquiry into the legality and propriety of particular operational activities of the agencies within the IGIS's jurisdiction. Schedule 2 of the bill would amend the review and access of a ACIC criminal intelligence assessment records under the archives law, and schedule 3 would amend the Criminal Code Act to introduce an exemption from civil and criminal liability for Defence officials and others for certain computer related conduct.”
“It goes without saying that the greater the potential for the powers of agencies to infringe on individual freedoms and liberties, the greater the need for accountability in the exercise of that power. This bill will operate to amend the Intelligence Services Act of 2001 and the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act of 1986 to ensure holistic and robust oversight of all 10 national intelligence community agencies, which the member for Werriwa outlined in her remarks. Firstly, schedule 1 of the bill would expand the jurisdictions of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to oversee the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and the intelligence functions of AUSTRAC, the AFP and Home Affairs.”
“Our security and intelligence agencies conduct themselves not only with dedication and commitment but with integrity and propriety and within the bounds of the law. This is a critical strength. In Australia, we trust these agencies, and this trust allows them to carry out the difficult and complex work that they do, and I thank them for this difficult and complex work. As this work grows increasingly more complex and challenging, reforms must also adapt. In this respect, this bill will extend consistent statutory and parliamentary oversight to all agencies exercising intelligence capabilities. Public trust and confidence in our security and intelligence agencies can only be assured through rigorous and effective oversight and, to the extent possible, public accountability.”
“Intelligence and security agencies must be appropriately equipped and resourced, and the legislative framework must facilitate this without hindrance by prescribing specific powers that allow our intelligence and security agencies to detect, disrupt and respond to threats to the nation's security. Given the significance of these powers and their potential to infringe on individual rights and freedoms if not clearly and precisely defined, they must be balanced with proper and appropriate oversight to ensure public trust is maintained and the rule of law is upheld. This is especially critical given that the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns and restrictions on freedoms have, in some settings, driven anti-authority and conspiracy messaging.”
“To do this, the director-general and his dedicated and committed team scrutinise open-source information, rely on subject matter experts, draw on expertise in analytical techniques and review and analyse classified intelligence. This painstaking and important work is done with a view to producing full, frank, indepth assessments about future trajectories and vulnerabilities, underpinned by data and evidence that has been verified and validated. This sort of knowledge helps us anticipate the security environment and, in turn, helps us prepare so Australians are kept safe. There can be no argument: there is no greater responsibility for a government than keeping Australians safe.”
“I rise today to speak on the Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Bill 2025. Earlier this year, the director-general of security delivered the annual threat assessment, which had a number of key messages, including the importance of looking forward; of anticipation; of identifying trends, patterns and fundamental long-term shifts in behaviour. The past and present are, of course, still relevant, but a future-facing outlook was described by the director-general as being critical at this junction in our security environment—as being necessary to be prepared to meet the varied, dynamic, unpredictable and constantly moving and changing risks and challenges that we face.”
“Rita's aims are to reach the younger generation in order to instil the value of thriving communities, to impart the wisdom that, when communities work together, everyone rises and to crystallise the importance of giving back and supporting those who have supported you or who need even greater support. I have been lucky to have had many long conversations with Rita. She is an intelligent and fierce woman with a very proud Sicilian heritage. She is determined to highlight the importance of maintaining Sicilian culture, be it Sicilian dialect or cuisine. Rita, thank you for your always-warm Sicilian hospitality. I wish you luck and support in your endeavours to ensure the long-term viability of the club.”
“The present-day facility at Klemzig has been the club's permanent home since 1992. The club's original motivations of holding onto and passing on the culture, values and traditions that the Sicilian immigrants brought with them and of providing a safe, supportive social network for the members have remained, but a new goal has also formed. It's one that Rita and her colleagues are pursuing with vigour. That goal is firmly directed at second- and third-generation Sicilian migrants: the younger generation who lead lives that are busier and far more complex than the lives that were led 50 years ago and who find it hard to make time to come to the club and invest in its sustainability.”
“The club's colours are red and yellow, the colours of the Sicilian flag, and its logo is the trinacria, which has Greek heritage but represents the island of Sicily. The Medusa head represents the power of the sea and protection by the Greek goddess Athena, the stalks of wheat represent the fertility of the land of Sicily, and the three legs represent the three capes or ports at each extremity of the triangular shaped island that is Sicily. The idea for the club was born between two of the original members, who had immigrated to Australia from Sicily and who wanted to socialise with other Sicilian migrants. The club began in people's houses but, as numbers grew, bigger facilities were required, and the club's first external premises were developed at Camden Park.”
“My electorate of Sturt is home to a thriving Italian community, and the Sicilia Social and Sports Club on OG Road at Klemzig is one of the heartbeats. Just a week ago, the Sicilia club celebrated its 50th birthday with a very big party. Excellent food, good wine, a beautifully decorated room and a rocking dance floor with sharply dressed dancers are what you'd expect at a big celebration, and this is definitely what the Sicilia club delivered. But it also delivered a valuable lesson in history and culture and in what the benefits of a strong community can bring. The club's president for the past 18 years, Rita Bianca Palumbo, spoke proudly of the Sicilian region and the Sicilian ethos and traditions that the club that has lovingly maintained for 50 years.”
“My question is to the Treasurer. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to make the most of the global transformation to cleaner, cheaper and more reliable energy? How does this compare to other approaches?”
“I am grateful to all my parliamentary colleagues who have joined the friendship group and who attended Plane in the Paddock today, where they had the opportunity to go inside and have a look at an RFDS plane kitted out to carry out aeromedical retrievals and deliver the finest care to the farthest corners of this great country. So to all the doctors, nurses, LAMEs, pilots, engineers, dentists and administrators who work for the RFDS: thank you. They're the most dedicated and motivated cohort I've had the privilege to meet, all united by a common purpose—to do what they can for their fellow Australians. So let's keep the royal flying doctor flying.”
“Today I had the privilege of launching the Parliamentary Friends of the Royal Flying Doctor Service on the front lawns of Parliament House. This is an organisation close to my heart. It was a deep honour to be joined today by Her Excellency the Hon. Ms Sam Mostyn AC, the Governor-General of Australia, who announced that she will be a patron of the organisation. Thank you, Your Excellency, for championing this wonderful organisation, led ably by federation chair Tracey Hayes and CEO Emma Buchanan. The RFDS is an organisation that I am deeply passionate about, as many Australians are, and that's why I was determined to bring the RFDS into the heart of this parliament and establish the friendship group, to share the incredible work of the organisation with my parliamentary colleagues from all sides of the House here in Canberra.”
“It addresses the oft-used abuses of process that impact on people's right to access information, and demonstrates the importance of a highly functioning and transparent system of information access balanced with an efficient and effective government and balanced with the public interest. I commend the bill to the House.”
“There are not inexhaustible government resources available to process large and complex requests, or to have processed requests that are abusive to people and abuse government processes. The fee for access, which I again stress does not apply to personal information, is not, as has been described, a 'truth tax'. It's not that. It's designed to reduce the number of vexatious requests that are made each year, and that detract from those with credible, genuine requests from having those requests addressed promptly. The bill provides important clarity to how and when information can be accessed.”