Louise Miller-Frost

Latest speeches

1. Joint Standing Committee on Migration · Australian Parliament · 18 September 2026

   • Source countries, PALM scheme expansion and Filipino teams

     “Thank you. Look, thank you all very much for your time and for the submissions. It's been really very helpful. I certainly, coming from South Australia, understand what you're talking about about the competition for trades. We also have a…”

     Watch from 58:49

2. Federation Chamber · Australian Parliament · 16 September 2026

   • Constituency statements: volunteers, defence estate sales, youth civics and women’s housing

     “Thank you, Deputy Speaker. Well, a couple of weeks ago, I was not the only member for Boothby present in this place. The other member for Boothby was 16-year-old Tisha Soni, who ably represented younger voices as part of the…”

     Watch from 25:42

   • Women’s Health Week: diagnostic bias, endometriosis clinics and PBS changes

     “Thank you, Deputy Speaker. Women's Health Week is an opportunity for us to reflect on the experience of women in health services and the long-overdue progress that's finally being made. And having worked in the health sector, including running women's…”

     Watch from 2:47:10

3. Federation Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 14 September 2026

   • Boothby: Defence of migration levels and sectoral needs

     “Thank you, Deputy Speaker. I'm very happy to speak on this private member's bill and particularly to speak to the gross hypocrisy of it. This comes from an opposition that's busily talking about slashing immigration numbers in their fight against…”

     Watch from 2:01:57

   • Labor: Smart glasses, disability inclusion and privacy law

     “Thank you, Deputy Speaker. In a world where increasingly our personal data is being harvested, commercialised and sold for profit, Australians very much value their privacy. The 2023 Australian Community Attitudes to Privacy Survey found that 93% of Australians say…”

     Watch from 2:47:42

4. Federation Chamber · Australian Parliament · 10 September 2026

   • DFSV debate: men’s role, systems reform and prevention priorities

     “Thank you Deputy Speaker. Look I'd also like to start by thanking the member for Leichhardt and the member for Groom for their really thoughtful and caring contributions. And it is really important that when we think about family, domestic…”

     Watch from 2:49:09

5. House of Representatives Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 9 September 2026

   • Interruption of debate: Miller-Frost: family payments and paid parental leave

     “Thank you, Deputy Speaker, the Albanese Labor government has a focus on families and children, and we understand the enormous challenges that families and children have to navigate, and our government is committed to making this process easier for them.…”

     Watch from 38:43

   • Resumed second reading: Miller‑Frost: value of ECEC and safety regime

     “Thank you, Deputy Speaker. As I was saying, the paid parental leave scheme will now also mean that government will pay a 12% contribution into the parent's superannuation, something that had been campaigned for for many years. So a huge…”

     Watch from 3:27:29

6. House Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 3 September 2026

   • Opening, witness introductions and NSPO mandate

     “Welcome representatives from the National Suicide Prevention Office to give evidence. For the Hansard record, would you please state your name and the capacity in which you appear before the committee? Lovely, thank you very much. Although you're not required…”

     Watch from 9:21

   • Q: Gregg: accountability for implementing the strategy

     “Thank you. I have a queue of people with questions, so I might start with Mr. Gregg.”

     Watch from 23:19