

The importance of school chaplains
Thank you, Madam Speaker, and I thank Mr Coe for bringing this matter of public importance before the Assembly today. On many prior...
Feb 21, 2019


Waitangi Day (+ address to Speaker re out-of-home care)
New Zealand’s national day, Waitangi Day, is observed each year on 6 February and commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi by...
Feb 20, 2019


No more violence in schools
Every student and teacher deserves to be safe in ACT schools. Recent news reports and personal communications from Ginninderra residents,...
Feb 20, 2019


Celebrating Saraswati Puja
The Canberra Sanatani Sangha invited me to join them for a Saraswati Puja on Sunday, 10 February, at the Flynn Community Hub in my...
Feb 19, 2019


No to cyberbullying
Estimates suggest that one in five Australian children aged 8 to 15 have experienced ‘cyberbullying’. This can occur using social media,...
Feb 14, 2019


A commitment to middle years
Reliable research shows that most Australian young people in the middle years (age 8–15) are doing fine, but for those who aren’t, this...
Feb 14, 2019


We need a languages policy for the ACT
The ACT Government’s first languages policy was released in 2012 and included commitments important to Canberrans from culturally and...
Feb 12, 2019