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…
Topics: Artificial Intelligence; Childcare safety; IBAC and integrity bodies E&OE…………………………………… Tom Connell: Joining me now is Matt O’Sullivan, Shadow Minister for Child Protection and Prevention of Family Violence. Thank you for your time today. Senator Matt O’Sullivan: Good to be with you, Tom. Tom Connell: Interesting move from Chris Bowen. So the NT particularly looking at maybe data centres linked directly to gas fired power. Is it fair to say the Coalition…
Julian Leeser MP Shadow Minister for Education Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Federal Member for Berowra 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 in the Senate Senator for Western Australia The Albanese Government’s decision…
Latest Consumer Price Index data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicates childcare costs have risen by 7.6 per cent over the past twelve months, twice the rate of headline inflation. A further blow to Australian families already experiencing the worst collapse in living standards in the developed world. While the Albanese Government…
