Malarndirri McCarthy

Latest speeches

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

   • Indigenous Australians Minister: WA child protection failures

     “Yeah, thank you, President, and thank you, Senator Nampijinpa Price, for the question. It has been incredibly distressing to see the stories that we've seen in Western Australia, and it is too familiar a story, really, in so many families…”

     Watch from 24:04

2. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 10 September 2026

   • Remote Indigenous laundries: McCarthy on Closing the Gap initiatives

     “Thank you, President, and I thank Senator Sterle for the question, and we know how hard Senator Sterle works for the communities of Western Australia. It is a simple concept, President, but laundries can have an incredibly important impact. Access…”

     Watch from 49:18

3. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 9 September 2026

   • McCarthy: explanation on OPD vs FOI records

     “Uh, thank you, Acting Deputy President. I rise in place of Senator Farrell in this response on behalf of Minister Anika Wells. I'd make the point that the comparison between OPD 321 and FOI 27022 is not a direct like-for-like…”

     Watch from 11:50

4. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 8 September 2026

   • Land transport corruption allegations: McCarthy PII claim

     “Minister McCarthy. Thank you, Acting Deputy President. As minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, I refer to the order for the production of document number 576 relating to allegations of unacceptable behavior on land…”

     Watch from 33:09

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

   • Question Time: AI, veterans’ allied health cap, remote jobs

     “Thank you, President. And I thank Senator Cox for the question. I know that she does a lot in Western Australia as a senator there along with her colleagues in terms of the remote regions. We promised at the last…”

     Watch from 2:55:31

6. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 August 2026

   • Question Time 4: PFAS pesticides, CFMEU corruption inquiry and gig worker protections

     “Thank you, President. And I thank Senator Thorpe for the question and for the advance knowledge of the question as well, Senator Thorpe. Firstly, thank you for your work with PFAS and the Senate inquiry, and I understand that the…”

     Watch from 4:56:51