Photograph - Ross Swanborough
“I am quite happy to have my name on the public record as a person who says that a person’s biological sex is a fact.”
“When you consider the volume of this bill, its significance, the controversy that it has caused, the numerous errors that the police minister has made in public, the lack of answers that were provided in Committee of the Whole as distinct from responses that were provided, what else can one say about it other than it is an entirely unsatisfactory state of affairs?
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Prison Fugitives Must Be Named and Shamed
The escape and whereabouts of individuals on parole truly highlights how flawed the criminal justice system has become under Labor’s watch.
The Cook Labor Government’s response has been complacent and lacklustre, failing to take decisive action and leaving the public to suffer the consequences.
Why didn’t the Government know how many parolees were missing?
The escape of parolees is not simply an unfortunate occurrence. It is an occurrence that demands the most urgent of responses.
Is a W.A. Voice to Parliament on Premier Cook’s agenda?
On 14 October 2023, over 60% of Aussies voted against changing the Commonwealth Constitution and said that they don’t want to be divided on race.
Protecting the rights of parents and faith-based schools.
Article 18(4) of the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights protects “the liberty of parents… to ensure the religious & moral education of their children”.
You have my commitment to do what I can to protect the rights of parents to have their children educated by people who share their values, and for schools to employ candidates who are the best ‘fit’ for their organisation.
Government secrecy has no place in this debate.
How could all Western Australians make a fully informed decision regarding an issue that we were expected to vote on last October if we were not afforded the same access to information as the Premier?
Western Australia’s “State of Emergency” finally ended after 963 days.
Unfortunately, the Premier’s new Emergency Management Amendment (Temporary COVID-19 Provisions) Act 2022 – which has replaced his “state of emergency” – doesn’t stop emergency declarations. It just means the Police Commissioner has been given the power to activate a State of Emergency at the drop of a hat.
Special treatment for unionists.
The Attorney General’s commendable desire to trial some novel laws against outlaw motorcycle gangs does not justify this latest example of special treatment for unionists.
Modern Slavery Project Regional Workshop
This workshop was an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas about gathering evidence and research, scrutinising anti-trafficking policy, legislation and oversight of the implementation of anti-trafficking laws.
Petition to defend those unable to speak for themselves.
The Coalition for the Defence of Human Life (CDHL) presented me with a petition of 6221 signatures from Western Australians to table when the 2020 session of Parliament commenced on 11 February.
Quigley has a duty to quibble.
A Supreme Court Judge’s decision to authorise dangerous sex offender Edward Latimer’s release defies community expectations on public safety.
The Attorney-General should have intervened.