Sam Lim

Latest speeches

1. Federation Chamber · Australian Parliament · 16 September 2026

   • Constituency statements: tribute, insurance affordability, racism and connectivity

     “Thank you, Madam Speaker. Some Chinese Australian constituents in Tangney tell me, "I need to work twice as hard." Or ask, "When can I be fully accepted as an Australian?" Other people write to me, telling me to go back…”

     Watch from 49:11

2. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 16 September 2026

   • AML/CTF Amendment Bill: second reading speech (crypto ATMs focus)

     “Thank you, Speaker. I rise to make my contribution on the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2026. This bill delivers on the reforms announced by the Minister for Home Affairs last October to crack down on money laundering…”

     Watch from 28:57

3. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 15 September 2026

   • Question Time II: veterans, hydrogen policy, Robodebt, housing stress and online harms

     “Thank you Speaker. My question is to the Minister for Health. How are new medicines being listed on the PBS by the Albanese Labor government helping Australians living with motor neurone disease? Thank you.”

     Watch from 3:18:15

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

   • Members’ statements: community tributes, cost of living and aged care access

     “Thank you, Madam Speaker. A few months ago, my first Australian neighbor, Uncle Bruce, passed away from mesothelioma. Many people took the time to share their own experiences of neighbors who were just like Uncle Bruce. Through those messages, I…”

     Watch from 56:54

5. Federation Chamber · Australian Parliament · 13 August 2026

   • Tangney: racism concerns and multicultural harmony

     “Thank you Madam Speaker. Earlier this month constituents from the Indian Australian community in Tangney reached out to me about some of the racist abuse that has been said to them. There are people out there propagating division and hatred.…”

     Watch from 1:01:56

   • Asia capability debate opens: report introduced and Tangney on Mandarin

     “Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, when I was young, my family was very poor. We were a Chinese Malaysian family that worked as a rubber tapper in Muar, Malaysia. My native language at home was Chinese. But on my…”

     Watch from 1:11:35

   • Tangney: valuing Asian language skills and reversing decline

     “Some employers see language skill as important, but many see a person ability to speak a second language, a third or even a fourth language as something interesting rather than a key skill. Language is important, but it does not…”

     Watch from 1:16:58

6. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 13 August 2026

   • Gambling reform and Aus‑Alert questions; PM’s Brunei statement; end of QT

     “Thank you very much, Speaker. My question is to the Minister for Emergency Management. How did the trial of the Aus-Alert national emergency warning system perform? What other investment is the Albanese government making in emergency management ahead of the…”

     Watch from 6:16:34