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…
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…
This is an important debate about illicit tobacco. I thank Senator Cash for bringing this important issue before the Senate. What we know is that, across Australia, suburban shopping strips have been firebombed, businesses are being threatened and sadly people are being killed because criminal gangs have often been allowed to take control of…
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…
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 2 September 2026 The Albanese Government has been caught recycling previously committed funding as a rescue package to prop up Australia’s…
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 27 August 2026 The latest ABS Consumer Price Index shows childcare costs have jumped 7.3 per cent in the past 12…
I want to talk about child care, and the future of safety in child care. Child care is central to the lives of over a million Australian families. It affects whether parents can go to work, can afford to have another child and can feel confident about the care their children receive. When we talk…
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 12 August 2026 The Senate has today agreed to a Coalition-led inquiry into whether Australia’s early childhood education and care system…
I want to begin my short speech by acknowledging the horrific distress and pain of every child and family affected by the allegations involving childcare worker Hamish Tait. No parent should learn through a newspaper or a Facebook group that their child may have been exposed to an alleged offender, yet that is the reality…
