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Senate Estimates | Australian Electoral Commission

I spoke with the Tom Rogers of the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) about the recent referendum and how the same shade of purple was used by the ‘Yes’ campaign. One Nation calls on the Special Minister of State, Senator Farrell to introduce legislation to grant the AEC control over their own colourway, to prevent attempts […]

Exactly Who is Calling the Shots in Australia?

I asked Minister Gallagher how many vaccines are provided with an indemnity protection clause by the Australian government whereby those harmed cannot sue the company because the government has taken on the responsibility for harm done. Her answer was that indemnity was put in place due to the emergency nature of COVID response in the […]

Asia Pacific Security Innovation Forum

I was invited to join this International Parliamentary Assembly Virtual Event for the Asia Pacific Security Innovation Forum, a non-partisan New Zealand think tank, formed in 2019. It aims to strengthen strategic partnerships and alliances in international relations. The theme of this event was Traditional and Non-traditional Security Challenges: Lessons Learned. I was impressed with […]

Tough Questions Asked on Digital ID Bill

How can Minister Gallagher claim Digital ID will be secure given government is one of the largest perpetrators of data breaches? I questioned whether it “wouldn’t be compulsory” in the same way the government claims vaccines were never compulsory. What Minister Gallagher failed to mention is that Section 74(4) of the Digital ID Bill allows […]

Obscene Rush to Push Bills Through the Senate!

Labor is gagging the senate and forcing a vote on bills without debate. These are bills relating to legislation of great significance, which will impact the lives of everyday Australians. The Senate’s role is to ensure legislation has proper scrutiny. This is 1000s of pages of legislation, including the Identity Verification Services Bill which is […]