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STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS - Raise Our Voice in Parliament
October 19, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:30): I'm delighted today to read a speech by Dylan as part of the Raise Our Voice in Parliament program for 2026. Dylan said: 'I first realised...
Read MoreBILLS - Child Support and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Ending Financial Abuse in the Child Support Scheme No. 1) Bill 2026
October 15, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (11:44): I rise to speak in support of the Child Support and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Ending Financial Abuse in the Child Support Scheme No. 1)...
Read MoreBILLS - Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026
October 13, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (17:08): I rise to speak in support of the Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026. This bill creates new...
Read MoreBILLS - Sex Discrimination and Fair Work Amendment (Equality in Treatment in Religious Schools) Bill 2026 - Second Reading
October 12, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (10:14): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise today to introduce the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work Amendment (Equality in Treatment...
Read MoreBILLS - Carbon Credits and Other Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2026
September 17, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (11:37): I rise to speak on the Carbon Credits and Other Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2026. This bill amends three statutes at the centre of...
Read MoreBILLS - Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026
September 16, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:12): I rise to speak on the Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026. Australia's healthcare system is the envy of the...
Read MoreSTATEMENTS - Artificial Intelligence
September 15, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:00): In the last week, we've seen leaders in the world's pioneer AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI paint an alarming picture of the speed at which...
Read MoreBILLS - Housing Legislation Amendment (National Definition of Affordable Housing) Bill 2026
September 14, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (10:34): It is. I'd like to congratulate the member for Bradfield for bringing this bill, the Housing Legislation Amendment (National Definition of Affordable Housing) Bill 2026, to...
Read MoreSTATEMENTS - Himalayas: Floods
September 14, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:36): Two weeks ago, the UN confirmed what we agreed only a decade ago to avoid. We're going to overshoot the 1.5 degrees target. It's now inevitable....
Read MoreBILLS - Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers Bill 2026
September 09, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:15): I rise to speak on the Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) (Extending Support and Strengthening Safety) Bill 2026. This bill...
Read MoreMATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE - Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence
September 09, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (15:57): Every eight days in this country, a woman is killed by a current or former partner. Our communities are not just grieving; they are despairing. I...
Read MoreCONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS - Security Treaty ANZUS: 75th Anniversary
September 08, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:38): I rise to reflect on the ANZUS alliance as we mark its 75th anniversary. I come to this issue as a parliamentarian but also as a...
Read MoreSTATEMENTS - Veterans
September 08, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:36): Tomorrow will be the second anniversary of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide tabling its final report in parliament. Many Australians, me included, feel...
Read MoreSTATEMENT - Radmore, Det. Supt Jodi
September 07, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:09): I rise today to congratulate an outstanding leader from my community, Jodi Radmore, who is the commander of the Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command. Jodi was...
Read MoreBills - Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Accountability for Tax Adviser Misconduct and Other Measures) Bill 2026
August 20, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (11:32): I rise to speak on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Accountability for Tax Adviser Misconduct and Other Measures) Bill 2026. Although this bill derives its name from...
Read MoreMotions - Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence
August 20, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (09:07): The motion is seconded. Women in my community and around the country are despairing this week. This week we learned that three boys from Scots College, aged...
Read MoreBills - Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026 - Second Reading
August 19, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (10:12): I rise to speak to the Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026. I acknowledge that managed growth was a recommendation of the Universities Accord,...
Read MoreBills - News Media Bargaining (Administration) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail
August 19, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (12:10): by leave—I move amendments (1) to (6), as circulated in my name, together: 1) Clause 6, page 5 (after line 1), after the definition of charge offset, insert:...
Read MoreBills - Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail
August 18, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:40): I move amendments (1) to (11) as circulated in my name together: (1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 4 (line 8), at the end of paragraph (3)(g),...
Read MorePrivate Members' Business - Renewable Energy
August 17, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (11:11): I rise in support of this motion, and I thank the member for Indi for moving it. We are at a critical juncture. First, we need to...
Read MoreStatements by Members - Whistleblower Protection
August 17, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:33): I rise to speak about the fantastic news that last week whistleblower and Wentworth constituent David McBride was released from prison on parole. I send all my...
Read MoreConstituency Statements - Wentworth Electorate: Community Volunteers
August 13, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (09:36): Today I want to pay tribute to a remarkable Australian, Bob Montgomery. Bob and his grandson, Tom, recently rode more than 5,000 kilometres, from Broome to Bob's...
Read MoreAdjournment - Australian Parliament, Small Business
August 13, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (11:52): I want to talk today about the disconnect between politics and community and then about small business and why that should be our focus right now. When...
Read MoreIndigenous Australians
August 12, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (19:30): Less than two weeks ago, ministers and parliamentarians from this place joined Indigenous leaders and leaders from all across Australia at the Garma Festival. Organised by the...
Read MoreInteractive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026
August 12, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (20:29): I rise today to speak on the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 and a related bill. The proliferation of gambling advertising across Australia has harmed...
Read MoreTherapeutic Goods Amendment (Medicines Shortages and Other Measures) Bill 2026
August 11, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (18:29): I rise to speak in support of this bill. This bill strengthens the existing mandatory reporting scheme for medicine shortages. Sponsors will now be required to notify...
Read MoreRegulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026
July 01, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (10:30): I rise in support of the Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026 but also to urge the government to go further on it. I welcome the fact that...
Read MoreConstituency Statements - Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins, Mr Charlie Verco
June 30, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:08): Today I want to pay tribute to two incredible humans from Wentworth, people who have shown unwavering community spirit and courage. The first is Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins....
Read MoreOnline Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026
June 30, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (19:11): I rise to speak on the Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026, which strengthens enforcement of the social media minimum age....
Read MoreADJOURNMENT - Cybersafety
June 25, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:30): Last night, in his annual threat assessment, the Director-General of ASIO, Mike Burgess, warned that Australia's rising terrorist threat is being fuelled by social media. His warning...
Read MoreWorkplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026
June 24, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (17:48): The problem the amendments address is that part 9 of the bill hands the minister sweeping new powers with no statutory limits, no required consultation and no...
Read MoreMATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE - Data Centres
June 24, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (15:31): Thank you to the member for Warringah for bringing forward this matter of public importance to the parliament. The National AI Plan commits to capturing the opportunity...
Read MoreWorkplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026 - Second Reading
June 24, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (11:15): The Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026 makes several changes to the Fair Work Act and related legislation. Most I support; one...
Read MoreCombatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026
June 22, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (19:06): Australia once led the world on tobacco control. Plain packaging, graphic warnings, non-smoking areas, information campaigns and excise yielded substantial government revenues and, more importantly, created a...
Read MorePublic Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Supporting Small Businesses To Be Paid On Time) Bill 2026
June 22, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (10:14): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. It has been an incredibly challenging few years for Australia's small-business community. We've had the COVID...
Read MoreTreasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail
June 04, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (11:55): I've been advocating for tax reform since I was first elected, and I welcome the government's guts to bring a serious proposal forward. I share many of...
Read MoreIncome Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail
June 04, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (12:47): I have been fiercely advocating for tax reform since getting into this parliament. I believe strongly in reforms that ensure younger Australians get a fair go and...
Read MoreTreasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 - Second Reading
June 03, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (18:57): For a long time, I have campaigned hard for the day when this House would be debating the substantive details of tax reform instead of talking about...
Read MoreWentworth Electorate: Volunteering, Wentworth Student-Led Social Cohesion Roundtable
June 03, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (09:30): I often say that this job brings me joy, and a big part of that joy is getting to see up close just how much volunteers do...
Read MoreAppropriation Bill (No. 1) 2026-2027 - Consideration in Detail
June 03, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (18:33): Government spending sits at 26.8 per cent of GDP against a 50-year average of 24.5 per cent, and it is forecast to remain elevated across the entire...
Read MoreTreasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026
May 28, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (11:09): I move: That the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 and Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 be referred to...
Read MoreNational Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
May 27, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (18:14): The National Disability Insurance Scheme is one of the most important social programs in Australia's history. Across this country, it has changed lives in ways that go...
Read MoreGambling Advertising
May 26, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:30): The government's recent response to the Murphy report was long overdue—889 days late. But, when the document was finally tabled, it didn't respond to each recommendation. Instead,...
Read MoreWentworth Electorate: Early Childhood Education and Care
May 25, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:02): I want to speak today about an issue that is raised constantly by the people of Wentworth: child care—specifically cost, access and safety. Australia has some of...
Read MoreDomestic, Family and Sexual Violence
May 25, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (17:57): I rise to speak on this motion. I want to acknowledge the 21 women we have lost to intimate partner and family violence in just this year...
Read MoreSecrecy Provisions Amendment (Repealing Offences) Bill
May 14, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (10:47): I move: (1) Schedule 1, page 6 (after line 32), after item 8, insert: 8A After subsection 122.5(4) of the Criminal Code Insert: (4AA) Where a defendant seeks...
Read MoreTreasury Laws Amendment (The Survivors Law) Bill
May 13, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (10:02): I rise today with honour to speak in support of the Treasury Laws Amendment (The Survivors Law) Bill 2026. Before I address the substance of the bill, I want...
Read MoreSecrecy Provisions Amendment (Repealing Offences) Bill
May 13, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:36): I rise in support of the Secrecy Provisions Amendment (Repealing Offences) Bill 2026. This is some of the most significant reform to Commonwealth secrecy law in...
Read MoreStatements - Veterans
April 01, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (09:45): Yesterday I had the privilege of touring the newly completed Anzac Hall at the Australian War Memorial with the Parliamentary Friends of Veterans. It was a...
Read MoreStatements - Ms Rhoda Roberts AO
March 31, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (18:21): I rise today to honour the life and legacy of Aunty Rhoda Roberts AO, whose contribution to Australia's cultural life was profound and enduring. Across the arts,...
Read MoreExport Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment
March 30, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (15:55): When markets seize in moments of heightened risk, there is a clear and legitimate role for government to step in and stabilise outcomes in the national...
Read MoreStatement by members - Taxation
March 30, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:30): As of this morning, 5,841 Australians have taken the time to send an email to their own MPs through the Tax Reform Now campaign, asking for responsible...
Read MoreHealth Legislation Amendment Improving Choice and Transparency for Private Health Consumers
March 25, 2026
Ms SPENDER(Wentworth) (17:57): I rise to support the Health Legislation Amendment (Improving Choice and Transparency for Private Health Consumers) Bill 2026. One of the things Australians are most proud of...
Read MoreTreasury Laws Amendment Genetic Testing Protections in Life Insurance
March 23, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (17:49): I rise to speak on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Genetic Testing Protections in Life Insurance and Other Measures) Bill 2025 and express my support for this bill....
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence
March 12, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (10:00): I'm here to talk about AI, particularly how it's going to affect not only Wentworth but, actually, our country. AI is a huge opportunity, but it is...
Read MoreTreasury Laws Amendment Bill 2026 (fairer super)
March 05, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (12:53): I move: (1) Schedule 1, item 14, page 8 (after line 19), after section 296-25, insert: 296-26 Exemption — one-off amnesty If your superannuation balance for the 2026-27 income...
Read MoreTreasury Laws Amendment Bill 2026 (fairer super)
March 05, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (12:56): Thank you very much for the response from the government on this. Really, my question to the government is: did you consider options—because it isn't an unreasonable...
Read MoreAnnual Climate Change Statement
March 04, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:42): I rise to speak on the Annual Climate Change Statement 2025 tabled by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. I welcome this fourth annual report. I commend the...
Read MoreTreasury Laws Amendment Bill Superannuation Imposition Bill 2026
March 03, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (19:09): I rise to speak on the Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026 and the associated Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and...
Read MoreCommonwealth Entities Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
March 03, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (18:03): I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Commonwealth Entities Legislation Amendment Bill 2026. This legislation, I believe, is perfectly unobjectionable. It brings the statutory office holders...
Read MoreRoyal Commissions Legislation Amendment (Protections for Providing Information) Bill 2026
March 03, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:19): I rise to speak on the Royal Commissions Legislation Amendment (Protections for Providing Information) Bill 2026. On 14 December, my community experienced a loss and trauma that will...
Read MoreRoyal Commissions Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
March 03, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:19): I rise to speak on the Royal Commissions Legislation Amendment (Protections for Providing Information) Bill 2026. On 14 December, my community experienced a loss and trauma that...
Read MoreMardi Gras, Lifeguards for Life
March 02, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (15:59): I was delighted on the weekend to march in the Mardi Gras parade, one of the highlights of my year. I acknowledge several outstanding Wentworth organisations that...
Read MoreAustralia Indonesia Treaty on Common Security
March 02, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:51): I rise to speak on the motion moved by the member for Solomon, and I thank him for bringing this issue to the attention of the chamber....
Read MoreDefence and Veterans' Service Commissioner Bill 2025
February 11, 2026
Ms SPENDER(Wentworth) (11:45): I welcome the opportunity to support to speak in support of this Defence and Veterans' Service Commissioner Bill 2025. I'm privileged to represent a large and deeply...
Read MoreTreasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025
February 11, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (18:38): I rise to speak to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025. While I will not oppose this bill, I want to...
Read MoreAustralian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No 2) 2025
February 11, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (12:56): I rise today to speak on the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025. Australia's intelligence agencies, including the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, ASIO, play...
Read MoreParliamentary Standards
February 11, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (14:03): on indulgence—I'm regularly told by members of the public that the behaviour in this chamber is out of step with what modern Australia expects. People often tell...
Read MoreNational Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026
February 10, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:58): I rise to speak in support of the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026. I'm honoured to speak on...
Read MoreTrust in Government
February 10, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (12:30): I'd like to talk today about trust and how to build it, particularly trust in government. The ANU Australian Election Study recently found that only one in...
Read MoreDomestic and Family Violence
February 10, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:17): Australia is facing a national crisis in domestic and family violence. Intimate partner homicide rates are rising, not falling. In 2023-24, 46 women were killed by a...
Read MoreUniversities Accord Bill
February 09, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (18:34): I support the amendment put forward by the member for Berowra in relation to the Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025. I think the point...
Read MorePrivate Members Business Economy
February 09, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (11:48): I move: That this House: (1) notes that the: (a) Consumer Price Index rose 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to December 2025, up from a...
Read MoreMilano Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
February 09, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:29): The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina have well and truly kicked off, and I'm incredibly proud to see several athletes from Wentworth competing for Australia on...
Read MoreFiscal Policy
February 05, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:30): I'm in the House to talk about something a bit unusual, something I never thought I would be talking about in the House, which is one of...
Read MoreHealth Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025
February 04, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:01): I rise to support the Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025. This bill amends the National Health Act 1953 and the Health Insurance Act...
Read MoreCorporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025
February 04, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:22): I rise in support of the Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025. Millions of Australians interact with digital assets in some form, as developers, as investors...
Read MorePerth: Attack, seconding the Motion
February 03, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:53): I second the motion and I rise to speak in support of it. I unequivocally condemn the horrendous attack against peaceful protesters marching in Boorloo/Perth on 26...
Read MoreCombatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026
January 20, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (12:16): I rise today to speak in support of the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026. These are modest changes in this bill,...
Read MoreSupport following the attack at Bondi Beach
January 20, 2026
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (10:00): Bondi Beach was perfect that Sunday: hot, clear skies, cool waves and people excited for the coming holidays. Around the country, and especially in Wentworth, Jewish Australians...
Read MoreEnvironment Protection Reform Bill 2025
November 27, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (09:28): I won't keep people from their families for very long. I just want to say that I think that this is a positive deal both for the...
Read MoreExcise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill
November 25, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (18:00): I rise to speak briefly on the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025. While I support the bill in its efforts to provide some temporary relief...
Read MoreAustralian Content Requirement
November 25, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:02): Thank you very much to the minister for your engagement on these amendments and also throughout the time on this very important legislation, which I would...
Read MoreNational Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025
November 06, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (15:27): I move the amendment as circulated in my name: (1) Page 13 (after line 24), after clause 20, insert: 20A Publication of reasons If a registrable decision...
Read MoreEnvironment Protection Reform Bill 2025
November 06, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (12:19): by leave—I move amendments (1) to (3) on sheet 1 and amendment (1) on sheet 2 as circulated in my name together: SHEET 1 (1) Schedule 1,...
Read MoreEnvironment Protection Reform Bill 2025
November 05, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (18:52): Our environment is in crisis. Nature is one of Australia's most precious assets—internationally recognised, deeply loved, and a source of solace, wellbeing and joy for so many—but...
Read MoreFreedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail
November 05, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:28): I also rise to support this amendment. Out of all of the bill, this is probably the most important part to change. I thank the member for...
Read MoreFreedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 - Second Reading
November 04, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (21:10): Could you think of a more beautifully ironic way for the government to debate a bill that concerns one of the greatest transparency features in our democracy:...
Read MoreRegulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail
November 04, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (15:43): I rise to speak to the Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill in the consideration in detail stage. I was intending to move an amendment in relation to a...
Read MorePRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS - Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union
November 03, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:09): I rise to speak on this important motion and echo serious concerns that I have and that my community has about the CFMEU and the corruption in...
Read MoreRegulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2025
November 03, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (12:24): I rise in support of the Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2025 and would like to inform the House that I'll also be moving an amendment to it....
Read MoreAdministrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail
November 03, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (12:05): I'd like to ask the minister about the case that I'm trying to make in relation to vulnerable Australians who go to the ART to be heard...
Read MoreDefence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025
October 30, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (12:55): I rise in support of the Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025, which will establish the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence. I think this...
Read MoreAdministrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
October 30, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (12:14): I rise to speak on the Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025. The ART commenced operation in October 2024 in place of the Administrative...
Read MoreEducation Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - Second Reading
October 29, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:32): I rise to support the Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025. I commend the government for its efforts to strengthen the regulation of international...
Read MoreSocial Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025
October 29, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (10:44): I move amendment (1) as circulated in my name: (1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 5), omit "Schedules 3 and 4", substitute "Schedules 3, 4 and...
Read MoreConstituency Statements - Screen & Visual Arts, Community Refugee Program
October 28, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:00): Wentworth is home to many communities I care deeply about, including those working in film and television. From production companies and screenwriters to actors, crews and creators,...
Read MoreCriminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2025
October 28, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (17:14): I rise to speak in support of the Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2025. The purpose of this change is to grant the government...
Read MorePrivate Members' Business - Building and Construction Industry
October 27, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (12:58): I rise to speak on this important motion moved by the Member for Wright. Last week, the AustralianFinancial Review reported that, at the current rate, every state in this...
Read MoreQuestions Without Notice - Freedom of Information
October 09, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (14:44): My question is for the Prime Minister. The royal commission into robodebt found that cabinet secrecy enabled the appalling abuse of power to continue for years, yet...
Read MoreAustralian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025
October 09, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (12:57): I rise in support of the Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025. This bill establishes the long-promised Australian Centre for Disease Control, a national body to...
Read MoreAppropriation Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026
October 08, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (11:11): I would like to question the government today about two critical areas of economic reform—principles for tax reform and fiscal rules. I believe these are interrelated and...
Read MoreTreasury Laws Amendment Bill 2025
October 08, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:53): I rise to speak on Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025, which, on balance I believe introduces some broadly sensible measures. I...
Read MoreMATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE - Middle East
October 07, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:09): The barbaric atrocities of 7 October 2023 are seared in our minds: around 1,200 dead, 251 hostages taken—48 of those still in Gaza—women raped, children murdered and...
Read MoreMatters of Public Importance - Taxation
September 03, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (15:25): I commend the member for Curtin for putting forward this really important MPI; for her advocacy in the previous parliament, and this parliament, on the need to...
Read MoreDefence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025
September 03, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (12:56): The defence community is a hugely important part of my community of Wentworth. I'm honoured to host three major defence communities in Wentworth, including HMAS Watson, Victoria Barracks...
Read MoreCONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS - Wentworth Electorate: Sport
September 02, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (16:00): I want to take this opportunity today to congratulate some incredible sporting groups in my electorate of Wentworth. Firstly, the Easts Rugby Club's Beasties capped off their...
Read MoreHome Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025
September 02, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (13:10): I second the amendment. I acknowledge that, in this parliament, our first priority must be to keep communities safe, and I recognise that the government is trying...
Read MorePRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS - Domestic and Family Violence
September 01, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (18:54): I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) one in four women and one in 14 men have experienced violence by an intimate partner since the...
Read MoreAdjournment - Business
August 26, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (19:30): Tonight I want to put on the table an issue that is really important to Australian businesses, the Australian community and the Australian economy, and that is...
Read MoreUniversities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025
August 25, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (15:48): I rise to speak in support of the Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025 and I do so...
Read MoreFair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025
July 30, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (18:47): I rise to speak on the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025. Penalty and overtime rates are a really important part of our...
Read MoreSurf Life Saving Sydney Branch Awards of Excellence
July 30, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (09:30): I want to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the many volunteers in Wentworth who dedicate themselves to protecting our community and our precious coastal environment....
Read MoreUniversities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 Per Cent) Bill 2025
July 29, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (19:20): I rise to speak on the Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 Per Cent) Bill 2025 that is in front of the parliament, and I rise...
Read MoreDisorderly Conduct in Parliament
July 23, 2025
Ms SPENDER (Wentworth) (10:29): I move an amendment to the motion: That standing order 91 be amended as follows: 91 Disorderly conduct A Member's conduct shall be considered disorderly if the...
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