Cybersafety | CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS
Federation Chamber | 23 March 2026 Mr WALLACE (Fisher) (10:42): One of the advantages of being dumped from the frontbench is that I get to come back to my electorate, spend more time with my community and take up some of the passions that I’ve been involved with since I’ve been in this place—10 years […]
Women in Defence | PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS
Federation Chamber | 23 March 2026 Mr WALLACE (Fisher) (17:52): I also thank the honourable member for Petrie for her service to the ADF, and all men and women who have served this country in uniform—but, seeing as we’re talking about women in uniform, well done. A big shout-out also goes to Linda Reynolds, a […]
Community Safety First: Protecting Sunshine Coast Families | STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
https://youtu.be/XRVZx_-03EA House of Representatives | 12 March 2026 Mr WALLACE (Fisher) (13:45): Earlier this week, Australians learned through a national investigation by A Current Affair that an accused child sex offender from New Zealand is now living on the Sunshine Coast. This is a man who was charged in New Zealand with extremely serious sexual […]
Mr Joe Tolano | STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
House of Representatives | 11 March 2026 Mr WALLACE (Fisher) (13:33): Last week the Sunshine Coast surf lifesaving community lost one of its own, 18-year-old Metropolitan Caloundra Surf Life Saving Club member, Joe Tolano. Joe disappeared in the surf at Buddina beach while in the water with friends before a training session on Wednesday 4 […]
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025 | Second Reading
House of Representatives | 11 March 2026 Mr WALLACE (Fisher) (12:12): I rise to speak on the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025 and I do so as someone who has spent years in this place fighting for my constituents to have access to something that Australians in our major cities take […]
Alexandra Headland Surf Life Saving Club & Fuel Security | CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS
Federation Chamber | 11 March 2026 Mr WALLACE (Fisher) (10:56): Only a few weeks ago, another tragic incident occurred on the Sunshine Coast that highlighted both the power of the ocean and the extraordinary courage of our surf lifesaving volunteers. In the early hours of Saturday 31 January, in Alexandra Headland, members of the Alex […]
Fuel Security | STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
House of Representatives | 10 March 2026 Mr WALLACE (Fisher) (13:50): Last week, we heard the Minister for Climate Change and Energy stand up in this place in question time and extol the virtues of the government’s liquid fuel supplies. We heard him say, in fact, that there were 34 days of diesel supply. We […]
Fisher Electorate: Anzac Day | CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS
Federation Chamber | 4 March 2026 Mr WALLACE (Fisher) (09:54): Each Anzac Day, we pause to remember those who served, those who sacrificed and those who never came home, but there’s one place—half a world away, in northern France—where Australia’s story is written into the soil: Villers-Bretonneux. In April 1918, as part of the German […]
Fisher Electorate: Aged Care | STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
Federation Chamber | 2 March 2026 Mr WALLACE (Fisher) (16:18): I recently met with RangeCare in Maleny, a not-for-profit that’s been caring for older Australians since 1986, when it began as the Montville Care Group. This year they turn 40. They support around 1,800 Sunshine Coast locals. They employ 260 staff and engage more than […]
National Security | STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
House of Representatives | 2 March 2026 Mr WALLACE (Fisher) (13:45): The Albanese Labor government continues to obfuscate on the return of the so-called ISIS brides. It claims the ISIS brides are not welcome yet fails to use existing tools under the temporary exclusion order regime to prevent their return. Section 10 of the Counter-Terrorism […]