Senate Community Affairs References Committee - Brisbane, QLD (part 2 of 2)
27 July 2026
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Senate Community Affairs References Committee Australian Parliament
27:50 - 29:59
Speaker 28
Open this hearing of the Senate Community Affairs References Committee's Inquiry in Australia. I begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet and pay my respects to their elders past and present, and I extend that respect to any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are with us here today. The committee will be conducting today's hearing via video conference and in person. I'm senator Penny Orman Payne, and I have with me, senator Askew. And online, we have senators Anand Raja, Antique Whitaker, and Rustin.
These are public proceedings being video streamed live via the parliament's website and a hands up transcript is being made. I remind all witnesses that in giving evidence to the committee, they are protected by parliamentary privilege. It is unlawful for anyone to threaten or disadvantage a witness on account of evidence given to a committee, and such action may be treated by the senate as a contempt. It is also a contempt to give false or misleading evidence, and witnesses also have a right to request to be heard in camera. If a witness objects to answering a question, they should state the ground upon which the objection is made, and the committee will determine whether it will insist on an answer having regard to the ground which is claimed.
If the committee determines to insist on an answer, a witness may request that the answer be given in camera. I remind senators of their obligations under behavior code for Australian parliamentarians to treat witnesses with dignity, courtesy, fairness, and respect. I remind committee members and witnesses who are appearing via video via video conference and who aren't speaking, if you could please mute your microphones as you are now. Now this particular session of this afternoon's hearing is an opportunity for the committee to hear from members of the community about their lived experiences. And I remind the committee that this particular panel is a listening exercise for us so we won't be asking questions.
I would also like to remind everyone that this is a public hearing. They're formal proceedings of the senate, and it needs to be conducted in an orderly and respectful...
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