Crimes Amendment (Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Child Sexual Abuse) Bill 2025
House of Representatives Date: 27 October 2025 Speaker:I call the Clerk. Clerk:Private Member’s Business, Notice No. 1, Crimes Amendment (Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Child Sexual Abuse) Bill 2025. Speaker: Call to the Honourable Member for Berowra. Julian Leeser MP (Berowra):Thank you, Mr Speaker. I present the Crimes Amendment (Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Child Sexual Abuse) […]
Fisher Community Awards 2025 Recognition
Federation Chamber Date: 9 October 2025 Andrew Wallace MP:On 19 September this year, I hosted Fisher’s eighth annual Community Awards. It has become one of the Sunshine Coast’s most anticipated events. For the first time, we celebrated with a gala dinner, and we had over 300 locals attending. Incidentally, we had over 300 nominations for […]
APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 1) 2025-26 | HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO
Federation Chamber Date: 8 October 2025 Andrew Wallace MP:I rise to speak on the systemic failings of the Albanese Government in the Home Affairs portfolio. This portfolio should be the foundation of our national security, our border integrity and the public’s confidence that their government can keep them safe. That is government’s first and most […]
THE WAVE: TRANSFORMING TRANSPORT ON THE SUNSHINE COAST
House of Representatives Date: 8 October 2025 Deputy Speaker:I give the call to the Member for Fisher. Andrew Wallace MP:Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. After years of delay and neglect under the former state Labor Government, The Wave heavy rail project, stages 1 and 2, is finally full steam ahead. For too long, Labor promised […]
REMEMBERING THE OCTOBER 7 ATTACKS
House of Representatives Date: 7 October 2025 Speaker:I call the Member for Fisher. Andrew Wallace MP:Today we commemorate the most appalling atrocities that occurred in Israel two years ago today, where we saw the massacre of some 1,200 innocent Israelis. Women, children and men were slaughtered, women were raped, and some 250 people were taken […]
PJCIS Committee Reports | Terrorgram Listing and Telecommunications Bill
House of Representatives Date: 7 October 2025 Speaker:I give the call to the Member for Fisher. Andrew Wallace MP:On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the following reports: Review of the Listing of Terrorgram as a Terrorist Organisation under the Criminal Code and Advisory Report on the Telecommunications and […]
Gambling Harm and Protecting the Age of Innocence
House of Representatives Date: 02 September 2025 Speaker:I give the call to the Member for Fisher. Andrew Wallace MP:Thanks, Mr Deputy Speaker. We all arrive in this place because we want to make a difference. We come here as one of 150 members of parliament, striving to make our country a better place. I have […]
Defence Amendment Bill 2025 – Second Reading Debate
House of Representatives Date: 2 September 2025 Andrew Wallace MP: Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the member for Herbert’s service to this country, as well as the service of the member for Canning and the member for Solomon. I’m probably forgetting others, but, if you served in uniform for this country, then on Australia’s […]
AGRICULTURE IN FISHER
House of Representatives Date: 3 September 2025 Speaker:I call the Member for Fisher. Andrew Wallace MP:Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise to speak on the important matter of agriculture. People often see the seat of Fisher for its glorious Sunshine Coast beaches, but they don’t often go west of the highway. Yet you don’t […]
Celebrating 124 Years of the Australian National Flag
House of Representatives Date: 3 September 2025 Speaker:And to speak in response to the Assistant Minister’s statement, I give the call to the Member for Fisher. Andrew Wallace MP:Thanks, Mr Speaker, and I want to associate the Coalition with the fine speech of the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister on our national flags and […]