I am pleased to rise to speak on the Education and Training Reform Amendment (Regulation of Student Accommodation) Bill 2020. Might I say that on a day like this when there is politics rife and there are all sorts of things happening it is incredible to see how politicians and how this house particularly can come […]

Constituency Question – My question is for the Minister for Education, who I see is in the house. I would like to just acknowledge the fact that Greater Shepparton Secondary College has recently been funded to the sum of $119 million for the build of a new school—greatly welcomed. It has been widely reported to me […]

I rise to make a contribution in relation to the Wage Theft Bill 2020, which seeks to introduce criminal penalties for wage theft. At the heart of this issue, it seems to me, is power imbalance when it comes to wage theft, and I think that is something really important to consider. Recent cases brought to […]

Thank you for the opportunity to make a small contribution in support of the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Bill 2020. When I was at law school at Melbourne University in the 1970s, one of my lecturers was Gareth Evans, and there was not a class that went by where civil liberties were not talked about. […]

Members Statement – Last week the Greater Shepparton Women’s Charter Advisory Committee announced Thelma Bull as its 2020 GSWCAC Women’s Award recipient at the Greater Shepparton International Women’s Day event. The award recognises those who have made a positive impact upon women and the Greater Shepparton community through their positive actions which embrace diversity, inspire […]