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Thirty years ago, this week a Royal Commission recommended a raft of changes to prevent Aboriginal people dying in custody. Amongst those were measures to prevent incarceration in the first place – to lift Indigenous people out of poverty, close the gap in...Apr 9, 2021 | Latest News
Last week I wrote to the Prime Minister to clarify my call for a gathering in response to the call from the women of Australia to be heard. The gathering was then called a summit in the shorthand of the media, but the two are very different in nature. There are other...Apr 1, 2021 | Latest News
Your life is precious – not only for you but your loved ones. You’ve heard this before but safety on our roads is paramount and should be at the forefront of your mind coming into this busy holiday period. Gumbuya World is a popular adventure park located in my...Mar 25, 2021 | Latest News
Droughts, bushfires, floods and storms—we are humbled in the face of such displays of nature’s power. Helpless, brought to our knees when control of our lives and property is given over to the mercy of our living experience. Can we even say, ‘I can save?...Mar 18, 2021 | Latest News
This week marked a moment in our history when many thousands of Australians took to the streets to demand respect, justice, and safety for women. As both an elected representative, and a man, I hear the anger, the hurt, and acknowledge the disregard for women that has...Mar 11, 2021 | Latest News
The government will have both interim responses and fuller responses in coming months to the reporting of the Royal Commission into Aged Care. Let me say at the outset that I could not be more proud and supportive of my local Aged Care providers in the Monash...