We are all Australians here and we have grown up with the Australian dream – a home among the gumtrees, a place to put our feet up at the end of the working day, to raise the kids and be together as a family. But this Labor Government is demolishing the Australian dream. With the…
Last month, the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia released The Small Business Perspectives Report 2026 based on a survey of 572 small businesses, with a particular focus on regional, rural and remote businesses. In the CEO’s summary, she includes the challenges of: Rising costs Falling profits Workforce shortages Housing, childcare and connectivity gaps And…
With much fanfare on the weekend, the Labor NSW and federal governments announced they had arrived at a gun buyback scheme Months after rushing in new federal reforms in January, this was the first official agreement between the federal government and any state or territory. And what a disaster it is… Here is my speech…
I know first-hand the damage an addiction to gambling can do. It is critical to get gambling reform right to protect younger generations from addiction. I spoke about my motivation for representing Parkes in my maiden speech, which you can listen to here. Part of that speech related to my own experiences, including gambling addiction…
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…
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…
These days, we can let someone on the other side of the world know what we are thinking almost before we have thought it, but sadly, it has become harder and harder to send a simple letter. The services of Australia Post are not only costing more, but are become fewer and fewer. These services,…
On the weekend, Shadow Envoy for Men and Boys and Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien and myself held a Men’s, Boys’ and Dads’ Forum in Dubbo to allow a safe space for people to talk about their concerns. It was a forum that explored both pain and hope. These are important conversations to have.…
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In parliament today, I congratulated the five members of the Parkes electorate community who have been named in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours list. Included on the list are: Juley Clarke, of Forbes, who has been recognised with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to primary education. Mrs Clarke has been…