Senator Matt O’Sullivan Shadow Minister for Choice in Childcare and Early Learning Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence Deputy Manager of Opposition Business Senator for Western Australia Media Release 30 September 2026 New inflation figures released today show Australian families continue to face rising childcare costs despite billions of dollars…
Senator Matt O’Sullivan Shadow Minister for Choice in Childcare and Early Learning Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence Deputy Manager of Opposition Business Senator for Western Australia Media Release 23 September 2026 New research released today by The Parenthood confirms the reality families across Australia know all too well, raising…
Today’s reporting in the Australian exposes a horrifying failure of child protection in Western Australia. As the shadow minister for child protection and the prevention of family violence and as a proud Western Australian, I am deeply disturbed by what’s been revealed. The police were reportedly called more than 50 times to a house in…
The government’s proposed Defence estate sell-off raises some very serious questions it has not yet answered. It is a real hammer blow to my home state of Western Australia. Earlier this year, Labor announced that 67 Defence sites would be wholly or partially divested. This is the largest Defence estate divestment in Australia’s history. Decisions…
Pozieres—for an entire generation, that name evokes memories of suffering, courage, mateship, ‘the mincing machine’ and, ultimately, sacrifice. The Battle of Pozieres and nearby Mouquet Farm was the Australian Imperial Force’s first major action of the Somme offensive and, over the course of several weeks, claimed more than 23,000 casualties and witnessed some of the…
Topics: Andrew Hastie; One Nation; Secret Harbour by-election; Childcare E&OE…………………………………… Ash Gillon: Returning to Canberra now, joining me live is the Shadow Minister for Choice in Childcare and Early Learning, Matt O’Sullivan. Senator, appreciate your time, thank you. I’ll get to your portfolio issues shortly, but first as a fellow West Australian who’s close to Andrew…
Senator Matt O’Sullivan Shadow Minister for Choice in Childcare and Early Learning Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence Deputy Manager of Opposition Business Senator for Western Australia Media Release 10 September 2026 A new report released today from the Centre of the Independent Studies reveals Labor’s push towards universal childcare…
The Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission’s yearly report to parliament tabled today showed us again that our systems are failing Australian women and children. Prevention is too little and too late. Frontline services are struggling to keep up with demand, and the data is unclear on whether funding is making any real progress at…
Senator Matt O’Sullivan Shadow Minister for Choice in Childcare and Early Learning Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence Deputy Manager of Opposition Business Senator for Western Australia Media Release 7 September 2026 As Australia marks National Child Protection Week, NSW Police have warned that some childcare centres may be putting…
I rise to speak to a number that should not exist: 68. It is 68 women and children whose lives have been taken by violence since 1 January this year. Behind every number is a person with their own personality, hopes and dreams —with a favourite song that won’t be sung anymore, a favourite food…
