Speeches

Labor will put Anthony Roberts' Sydenham to Bansktown plans for mass rezoning in the shredder. 

Notice of Motion regarding student concessions.

Notice of Motion regarding motorway exhaust stacks.

Question on Notice to the Minister for Resources, Energy and Utilities and Minister for the Arts regarding the cost of dredging Hawthorne Canal.

The Fair Trading Amendment (Ticket Scalping and Gift Cards) Bill 2017 seeks to address growing problems with ticket reselling, or scalping, using so-called bots and associated technology. The bill also prohibits the sale of gift cards with an expiry of less than three years. 

Over the past 48 hours, news feeds across the globe have been filled with two simple words, "Me too"—women sharing personal stories of sexual harassment, abuse, violence and rape. It makes for harrowing reading, but it is a deeply personal reminder of the extent of the sexualised violence women face. Unsurprisingly, many tell of harassment in the workplace. 

By leave: Autism affects one in 100 children in Australia, and the rate is increasing. Kids with autism often are misunderstood. They are not naughty, but they can find it difficult to cope in new situations or struggle to communicate. Many parents and carers with children diagnosed with autism still face social isolation and have a desire to connect with others who are experiencing the same challenges.

Notice of Motion regarding Inner West Sydney Clearways.

The Minister has doubled down on a policy that will put our bus drivers' jobs at risk, a policy that will threaten our bus stops, our vital bus routes and critical bus maintenance.

For over 40 years Vivi Germano-Koutsounados has been advocating for culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia. Vivi migrated to Australia from Greece in 1954 when she was only nine years old. Her experience of migration has driven her passion for multiculturalism, social justice and human rights for migrants and refugees.