Black Saturday is etched into our memories in Indi. It’s a day we will never forget.

Mansfield District Hospital has learnt that, when a local health service works hand-in-hand with the community in the design and implementation of change, their health promotion efforts are vastly more successful.

This is the first time parliament has had a code of conduct, which is extraordinary in itself.

A law that supports both parents to care for their young children at home with paid leave when they choose to is good public policy.

We must do better. We must have proper debates on things that matter so much to us.

he Uluru Statement from the Heart is a generous invitation by the First Peoples of Australia.

This bill is a temporary measure in a time of crisis. We must maximise the opportunity for investment that creates new skills and new jobs, especially in regional Australia, where most of our future energy generation will occur.

I rise in support of these amendments and, indeed, in support of the National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022.

I support the motion. It gives me no joy to do so.

It’s well known that across Australia we have a shortage of health professionals, but rural areas are disproportionately suffering from this shortage, and we know this has been a longstanding challenge.