JMR with Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, The Hon Paul Fletcher Walking through to central Geelong’s restaurant and retail precinct is about to get easier with work to open up Denny’s Place laneway now underway, thanks to the backing of all levels of government. State Member Read more…
I was delighted to help officially open the Yellow Gums Performance Space, built with $140,000 from the Morrison Government. This is a wonderful asset for the Jan Juc community. The space will not only host live music performances but will be an important place to facilitate a broad range of Read more…
The Victorian Ombudsman’s report – Investigation into decision-making under the Victorian Border Crossing Permit Directions – highlights the Andrews Government’s failure to safeguard fundamental human rights. The report released today confirms the grave concerns I expressed over a number of months when I led the campaign to #BringVictoriansHome which helped Read more…
I welcome the Morrison Government’s strong stand to protect Australians from online harm. The Social Media (Online Trolling) Bill 2021 is an important reform in holding social media companies to account for the terrible harm caused by anonymous trolls. Too many times, social media platforms have shown a reprehensible disregard Read more…
Speaking with Laura Jayes on how the Morrison Government’s world-leading social media defamation and online trolling reforms will empower Australians to ‘unmask’ online trolls who post defamatory comments anonymously and my own personal experience of serious systemic abuse from two anonymous Twitter accounts which I reported to police.
The Morrison Government is funding vital local projects under the Risk and Resilience Grants Program to further protect communities from bushfires, floods and other extreme weather events. Senator for Victoria Sarah Henderson said funding for risk reduction and mitigation initiatives will better prepare our communities and reduce the loss and Read more…
