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November 18, 2024

Coles and Woolworths have taken Australians for a ride

While families have been struggling to balance the household budget, both Coles and Woolies made more than $1 billion in after-tax profits in the previous financial year.

November 18, 2024

Lobbyists have too much access to our politicians

Too often, we’re left questioning whether the decisions made by those in power are made for the right reasons.

November 18, 2024

Electoral reform needs scrutiny, not stitch ups

The community that brought me to this parliament brought me here with a very clear mandate to ask for greater scrutiny, to shine a light into dark corners, to turn up the torch and, indeed, to turn up the heat when I see something that isn’t right.

November 18, 2024

The housing crisis continues unabated in Australia

House prices continue to grow, and the average home now costs more than 16x the average annual income.

November 6, 2024

Increasing funding for public schools

I want to see students right across Australia, no matter their socioeconomic status, do the very best they can.

November 6, 2024

Women’s health isn’t just a women’s problem

Before coming to this place, my life’s work was as a nurse, a midwife and a public health researcher.

November 5, 2024

Simplifying the veterans’ entitlement system

When men and women make that decision to serve, it’s fair that their government in turn takes care of them. But, as a nation, we are not doing enough to deliver on our end of this bargain.

 

November 4, 2024

Australia needs a childcare system accessible by all

Quality early childhood education is transformational.

November 4, 2024

Sharing the story of Cherie from Wodonga

Cherie told me that “We are trapped in this constant cycle of renting and moving every year.”

November 4, 2024

Pork barrelling is a flaw of Australia’s democracy

This undermines public trust in Governments and in politicians who are elected to make decisions and spend taxpayer money on our behalf, in the public interest and for the common good.

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