Media Releases

17 August - The Regions must share in the benefits of the energy transition: Haines and Spender tell Parliament

August 17, 2026

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10 August - Spender Amendment to Close Inducements Loopholes

August 10, 2026

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10 August - Crossbench MPs demand broad review and ambitious reform of Australia’s central climate policy

August 10, 2026

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5 August - Community Strong MPs Champion Small Business Reform

August 05, 2026

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22 July - A Fair Return On Resources Needs Legislation, Not Just A Platform Line

July 22, 2026

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20 July - Spender Calls for Stronger Whistleblower Protections

July 20, 2026

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10 July - Petition to Protect Australians from Meta AI

July 10, 2026

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25 June - Community Strong Australia launched

June 25, 2026

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24 June - Government IR Laws Shouldn't Enable Corruption

June 24, 2026

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22 June - Time to Give Slow Payers a Hurry-Up

June 22, 2026

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3 June - Scamps Chaney & Spender announce Unpackit Awards winners and highlight Australia’s big plastic problem

June 03, 2026

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2 June - Crossbench and Admiral Barrie Call for Transparency on AUKUS Risks

June 02, 2026

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25 May - Community independents

May 25, 2026

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13 May - Taking on tax takes courage. Now the work begins.

May 13, 2026

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13 May - Green shoots, but spending restraint and tax cuts needed

May 13, 2026

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12 May - What I’m Looking for in Budget 2026

May 12, 2026

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30 April - Spender Cautions Government on Grandfathering Tax Arrangements, Call for Income Tax Cuts

April 30, 2026

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30 April - Response to the Royal Commission Interim Report

April 30, 2026

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1 April - Skills Recognition for Permanent Migrants

April 01, 2026

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23 March - Energy Security

March 23, 2026

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11 March - Rebalancing Personal Tax for Opportunity

March 12, 2026

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5 March - War Shouldn't Be a Windfall

March 06, 2026

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18 February - CFMEU Corruption: It's Costing Us Billions and Stalling Housing

February 18, 2026

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10 February - Internet Safety? Algorithm Opt Out

February 10, 2026

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6 February - Not just CGT - Australia needs broader tax reform

February 06, 2026

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19 January - To address hatred and antisemitism, we need actions not words

January 19, 2026

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16 January - Crossbench MPs call on Australia's Parliament to Act

January 16, 2026

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8 January - Spender Welcomes Royal Commission

January 09, 2026

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7 January - Hate Speech Protections

January 07, 2026

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20 December - Independent Inquiry

December 20, 2025

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19 December - Outlaw Hate Speech and call for Minister for Social Cohesion

December 19, 2025

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18 December - Spender will reintroduce hate speech reform - calls on Government and Opposition to support

December 18, 2025

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15 December - Statement on Bondi Shooting

December 15, 2025

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Fix our feed: Government must act on social media algorithms

December 02, 2025

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21 November - New Homes Bonus Scheme

November 21, 2025

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18 November - Spender Criticises Government's Delay on Scams

November 18, 2025

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6 November - Allegra Spender: Why I’m Voting for the EPBC

November 06, 2025

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5 November - Independent MPs: We Need Environmental Laws That Work

November 05, 2025

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2 November - The Nationals Net Zero - No Surprises

November 03, 2025

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13th October - Spender welcomes Government's revisions to super tax

October 13, 2025

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10th October - Statement on the Parliamentary Sports Club

October 10, 2025

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9th October - Crossbench calls for Government to Abandon Flawed FOI Bill

October 09, 2025

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25th September - Statement on the Migration Debate

September 25, 2025

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19th September- Statement on the 2035 Climate Targets

September 19, 2025

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15th September - Statement on the National Climate Risk Assessment

September 15, 2025

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2nd September - Crisis Payments Must Reach Victim Survivors When They Need Them

September 02, 2025

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27 August - Allegra Spender: Statement Regarding Iran Attack

August 28, 2025

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22 August - Spender welcomes constructive outcomes from Roundtable

August 22, 2025

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14 August - Spender Calls for Lower Taxes on Labour income

August 14, 2025

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29 July - Independent MPs Back Strong 2035 Climate Targets

July 29, 2025

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