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ONE FAMILY FREE, FOUR FAMILIES TO GO
It’s great that the Golmohammadian family – Reza, Mogjan, and their daughter Farnaz and son Ali – are being released from immigration detention after eight long years.
It’s been far too long for them to be locked up.
Sunday marked one year that this family arrived in hotel detention in Darwin, […]

CLOSING THE GAP   PARLIAMENT HOUSECANBERRA
MONDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2021 *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY ***
In recent weeks I’ve had the privilege of spending some time with this year’s Senior Australian of the Year, Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann.
We last met the day before the 13th anniversary of Kevin Rudd’s apology to the Stolen Generations.
Miriam-Rose hails from Naiyu community – also known as […]

ROYAL COMMISSION INTO VETERANS SUICIDE  PARLIAMENT HOUSECANBERRA
MONDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2021 *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY ***
I’m very proud to second this motion, Deputy Speaker.
I won’t stop championing a royal commission for Defence and veteran suicide. Let me make clear: we need to do more NOW.
We’re not waiting for a royal commission. We need one, but it doesn’t mean that […]

INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL CAPSPARLIAMENT HOUSECANBERRA
MONDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2021 *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY ***
Deputy Speaker, I support part of the intent of what the Member for Bowman is attempting to achieve, where his attempt is to advocate for the repatriation of Australian citizens and residents who are stranded overseas.
Like most Australians, I’m pained by the disruption the COVID crisis […]

 
FAIR WORK AMENDMENT (SUPPORTING AUSTRALIA’S JOBS AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY) BILL 2020  PARLIAMENT HOUSECANBERRA
MONDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2021 *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY ***
 
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker.
It’s a really simple question that we need to ask ourselves when we look at this Bill.
Will it give Australians stable work, with fair pay?
It’s a very simple question.
And unfortunately, the answer is no, […]

 
Private Members’ Business – The Order of Australia
 Thank you, Deputy Speaker.
The Order of Australia is a truly great honour for all those Australians who are committed to serving their communities.
The Northern Territory has the smallest population of any Australian jurisdiction, with just under 250,000 residents.
So I’m very proud to pay tribute to the wonderful Territorians […]

 
JOBS FOR TERRITORIANS AND THE NT WORKING WOMEN’S CENTRE
PARLIAMENT HOUSECANBERRA
TUESDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2021
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We’ve all been tested in ways we never imagined a year ago.
The pandemic has exposed the huge economic difficulties we now face as we look towards recovery.
Across the country more than two million people are either out of work […]

 
GOLMOHAMMADIAN FAMILY IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION IN DARWIN
 PARLIAMENT HOUSECANBERRA
TUESDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2021
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And may I say that it’s good to be back here in Canberra for another year representing Territorians.
The Territory, as I like to keep reminding you all, is an amazing place full of incredible people from all walks of life and from […]

 
E&OE TRANSCRIPTRADIO INTERVIEWMIX FM DARWINMONDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2021
 
SUBJECTS: Kevin Andrews; territory rights; Industrial Relations bill. KATIE WOOLF, HOST: Joining us live on the line is the member for Solomon Luke Gosling, and I believe he’s in Canberra. Good morning to you, Luke. LUKE GOSLING, MEMBER FOR SOLOMON: Good morning, Katie. How are you?WOOLF: Yeah, good mate. Are you […]

 
E&OE TRANSCRIPTRADIO INTERVIEWMIX FM DARWINTHURSDAY, 28 JANUARY 2021SUBJECTS: Australia Day awards; long range missiles; Indo-Pacific region, NT Senator Sam McMahon’s taxpayer funded trip to Townsville; letter to President Biden; Labor leadership; military history grants  KATIE WOOLF, HOST: Joining me live in the studio for the first time this year, Luke Gosling, Labor’s Member for Solomon. […]