Tania Lawrence

Latest speeches

1. Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security · Australian Parliament · 16 September 2026

   • Q: Lawrence: CDOs in force and safeguards for children

     “Right. Thank you. And then, um, just with respect to young people, you know, appreciating that that is the way that you're now seeing across mixed ideologies, which we haven't had a chance to speak to today, but no doubt…”

     Watch from 1:17:13

   • Q: Lawrence: CDOs in force and safeguards for children

     “And that's using the violent extremism risk management framework, the VERA? Sorry. Is that utilizing the VERA-2R framework?”

     Watch from 1:18:46

2. Federation Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 15 September 2026

   • Youth leadership, regional safety and community events

     “Thank you, Deputy Speaker. All the best to the Fremantle Dockers AFL women's side as they take on the Western Bulldogs, and to the Dockers men's team for the preliminary finals against Sydney. Congratulations also to Ashley Sharp, who took…”

     Watch from 55:26

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

   • Question Time I: Whyalla steelworks, ADF recruitment, gas reservation and AI standards

     “Thank you Speaker, my question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Why are more Australians choosing to join and stay in the Australian Defence Force under the Albanese Labor Government? And how is this investment putting defence recruitment and retention…”

     Watch from 2:15:25

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

   • Government response: Hasluck and Boothby defend migration settings

     “Thank you, Deputy Speaker. Like the member for Gippsland, I too celebrate our agricultural sector, particularly having grown up in the oldest inland town of Western Australia, the town of York. Thank you, Deputy Speaker. Like the member for Gippsland,…”

     Watch from 1:51:38

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

   • Government (Lawrence): crypto ATMs, victim profile and PJCIS scrutiny

     “Thank you, Deputy Speaker. When I spoke in this place on the 2024 reforms, I said that money laundering was not some abstract or victimless offence. I said it was the fundamental underpinning and enabler of most serious and organised…”

     Watch from 2:28:18

   • Adjournment: clean energy skills, local jobs and transport workers

     “Thank you, Speaker. One thing I've said many times in this place is that talent is spread everywhere across this great nation, but opportunities are not. But we are absolutely working and are determined to change that, and we can…”

     Watch from 2:55:28

6. Federation Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 8 September 2026

   • Technical issue and restart of statements

     “When the Federation Chamber resumed earlier, there were technical difficulties with the broadcast which would have prevented the preparation of a Hansard transcript. Accordingly, with the agreement of members, we will restart the period for constituency statements. Are there any…”

     Watch from 36:51