Has the budget really helped first homebuyers?

Today, I asked the Prime Minister in Question Time: Twice in this parliament, the Prime Minister has been directly asked to guarantee housing prices will not tank. Twice he refused. The Prime Minister keeps claiming his budget is helping first home buyers. Can he tell the House whether the number of first homebuyers has actually…

Human rights matter in Bangladesh

It is part of our role as decent human beings to shed light where human rights are being violated – even if it is not in or own nation. I voiced my concerns in Federal Parliament about the case of barrister Sayedul Haque Suman who is being held in custody in Bangladesh. This matter has…

Labor’s failed gun buyback scheme

Labor’s proposed national gun buyback scheme has failed its own deadline, with states and territories rejecting to sign up to Labor’s unworkable proposal before laws were meant to be passed by 1 July. The Prime Minister promised agreement by March and legislation by 1 July. In a win for common sense and the country’s one…