

Krishna and Kanti OAM
Today in the assembly I publicly congratulated two men (whom I am blessed to call friends) on being awarded the Medal of the Order of...
Aug 1, 2019


Vanuatu Independence Day
Vanuatu and Australia have close historical links. The former New Hebrides (as it was then called) was a major source of labour on...
Jul 31, 2019


Canberra Japan Club
I loved attending the Canberra Japan Club’s Autumn Festival this past weekend. Called Aki Matsuri in Japanese, the festival traditionally...
Jun 5, 2019


Multicultural Matters
The Canberra Liberals are proud to be the most culturally and linguistically diverse party in the ACT Legislative Assembly. We are 100...
Apr 18, 2019


Monaro Portuguese School and more support for community language schools in the ACT
In the ACT, we are lucky to have a large number of community language schools committed to preserving and even expanding the use of...
Mar 21, 2019


Living multiculturalism and supporting the Welcoming Cities network
The Canberra Liberals are proud of Australia’s multicultural history. Currently, three of the eleven Liberal MLAs in the ACT Assembly are...
Mar 21, 2019


Harmony Day and the importance of promoting tolerance and inclusion
Today the ‘matter of public importance’ debated in the Assembly was the importance of promoting tolerance and inclusion in the ACT. On...
Mar 21, 2019


Better disability support for CALD Canberrans
According to the 2016 census, 26.4 percent of Canberra’s residents are migrants. Although those born overseas have the same rate of...
Mar 20, 2019


Condolences to Christchurch community
Last night I attended a vigil and prayer meeting at the Canberra Islamic Centre in recognition of the senseless tragedy that took place...
Mar 19, 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