Elizabeth Watson-Brown

Latest speeches

1. House of Representatives Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Q5: AI data centres, power prices and national AI standards

     “Thank you, Speaker. My question's to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, Anthropic plans to build a giant data center in the Western Downs, potentially increasing Queensland's energy use by 25 percent, the equivalent usage of 1.5 million homes, therefore pushing…”

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2. House of Representatives Chamber · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Greens (Ryan): opposition to algorithm‑driven aged care assessments

     “I just want to speak very briefly about the government's proposed changes to the integrated assessment tool. The Greens fully support the establishment of a permanent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner. The government's amendments show that Labor…”

     Watch from 1:27:49

3. House of Representatives Chamber (part 3 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 16 September 2026

   • Greens position: oppose bill over ‘dodgy’ offsets, back stronger consent

     “Thank you Deputy Speaker. Carbon credits, ACCUs, the IFM, people may have heard these terms being thrown around in the last couple of weeks, but what actually are they? Put simply, the government gives businesses a special token or a…”

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4. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 7 September 2026

   • Question Time: Housing modelling, illicit tobacco, super and youth safety

     “Thank you, Speaker. To the Prime Minister, last week while you met Pacific leaders, your resources minister and the NT Chief Minister turned on fracked gas from the Beetaloo. Experts at Climate Integrity say the 430 trillion cubic feet of…”

     Watch from 5:09:08

5. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 18 August 2026

   • Members’ Statements: Gaza, Gender Equality, LGBTQ Health, Local Issues

     “Thank you, Deputy Speaker. Here are the words of Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's Minister for National Security, from yesterday. Quote, "I think targeted assassinations should be carried out in Gaza, taking down 30 to 40 every night. Not just those who…”

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   • MPI: Australians Paying the Price of Privatisation

     “Thank you very much, Speaker. I propose this MPI today because Australians are being ripped off. And we're in this mess because of decades of bipartisan agreement between Labor and the Coalition on handing our essential services over to private…”

     Watch from 3:24:17

6. House of Representatives Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 August 2026

   • Greens donation critique; Labor frames universities bill

     “...to the massive corporations who hold the old parties in their thrall. And who is to blame for this? It's Liberal and Labor politicians. Labor and Liberal politicians who for decades, for decades have accepted huge donations from big corporations,…”

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