Hansard debates

... Moira DEEMING (Western Metropolitan) (10:12): I would also like to join my colleagues here in giving thanks to all of the parliamentary staff, the clerks and Hansard for everything that they have done to make all of our experiences here so much easier. It is just such an honour and a privilege ...

... Moira DEEMING (Western Metropolitan) (12:04): (1502) My question is for the Minister for Ambulance Services. Minister, more than 800 people completed paramedicine degrees in Victoria last year. Ambulance Victoria does not employ most of them. Its first intake this financial year put 53 people on the road – 48 graduates and ...

... Moira DEEMING (Western Metropolitan) (12:08): So demand is at a record high, but in a single quarter last year Ambulance Victoria attended about 100,000 code 1 cases and is only clearing about two-thirds of those within 15 minutes. And in the media the government’s answer has been recruitment statements – 294 paramedics last year, ...

... Moira DEEMING (Western Metropolitan) (12:45): (2658) My question is for the Minister for Prevention of Family Violence or police or the Attorney-General – I am not sure. We know that police must identify a predominant aggressor when they attend a family violence incident, and that statistically that is likely to ...

... Moira DEEMING (Western Metropolitan) (17:52): (2845) My adjournment item for this evening is for the Premier. Premier, it is refreshing to see that you are turning over a new leaf and giving your government a fresh start compared with the previous Labor governments. The action that I seek is ...

... Moira DEEMING (Western Metropolitan) (16:01): I move: That this house: (1)#x9;notes that: (a)#x9;a child cannot consent to commercial sexual exploitation; (b)#x9;the Crimes Act 1958 describes a child as a ‘provider’ or ‘client’ of commercial sexual services; (c)...

... Moira DEEMING (Western Metropolitan) (16:46): That was a lot of straw manning. I did not argue about whether sex work was criminal or not. I did not argue for the repeal of anything like that. The Crimes Act 1958 asks: ‘Has harm been done and can we prove it?’ My ...

... Moira DEEMING (Western Metropolitan) (09:52): I am pleased to finally announce that I have joined Family First and will recontest the 2026 election as their lead candidate for the upper house in Western Metro and as leader of the party for Victoria. I am running to win because I know the west. ...

... Moira DEEMING (Western Metropolitan) (12:57): (2615) My constituency question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. When will the potholes on the Western Freeway exit onto Christies Road be repaired, and will the minister commit to fixing these potholes before the government’s announced Western Freeway upgrade? I ...

... Moira DEEMING (Western Metropolitan) (12:16): (1473) My question is to the Minister for Mental Health. This government identifies gender issues as affecting children’s mental health, including increased risks of anxiety, depression and suicide. My FOI to the Royal Children’s Hospital sought documents concerning the legality of affirming a ...