In Parliament

On Feb 9th 2023, I spoke in Parliament about the urgency of ending mandatory detention. This week in parliament, the Labor government, with the support of the Liberals and Nationals, voted together to redesignate...

On February 7, I moved a motion in Parliament calling on the Government to end fossil fuel subsidies and gave a speech. Mr CHANDLER-MATHER: I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) Vanuatu's...

On December 1st, I gave this 90 second statement. Mr CHANDLER-MATHER: After the Greens secured a deal from Labor to introduce one-million-dollar fines for bankers who break the rules, it took Labor one day...

On 24 November 2022, I asked a question about the government's support for fossil fuel exports continuing. Mr CHANDLER-MATHER: My question is to the Minister for Resources. Minister, you have previously said you supported Australia...

On 23 November 2022, I gave a speech during the second reading debate on the government's National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022, calling out the ways in which the NACC won't go far enough to address...

On 22 November, I spoke in solidarity with Palestine in Parliament. On 29 November it will be the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people. The United Nations has just appointed independent human...

On November 22, I gave a speech in Parliament written by Araminta Crocombe, for Youth Voice in Parliament Week. I rise now to deliver a speech written for me by Araminta Crocombe, a 15-year-old...

On November 10, I spoke in Parliament about the need for the government to tax fossil fuel companies and provide cost of living relief. Over the last five years, 71 big coal, oil and...

On 10 November, I asked the Treasurer about the affordability of the homes which would be built under Labor's Housing Accord. Mr CHANDLER-MATHER: My question is to the Treasurer on the housing affordability crisis....

On November 9, I spoke to the government's IR bill, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022, about giving workers back the right to strike. Mr CHANDLER-MATHER (Griffith) (10:10): There are...