- Feb 21, 2019
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 20, 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 19, 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 14, 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...