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• Historic 'Climate Change Bill' passes the House with amendments from metro Independents

  Posted August 04, 2022 · 1 reaction

  What an historic day. The ‘Climate Change Bill’ has passed the House of Representatives. While we await the progress of the Bill which now moves to Committee and then the Senate, this is a small win that we must celebrate after a grim decade of climate inaction in Australia. Today is a win for the communities who elected a record number of Independents in the hopes of climate action. I along with each of the metro Independents or ‘teals’ moved an amendment to strengthen the bill, and all of us had our amendments to the Climate Change Bill agreed to.

• Zali Steggall speaks on what the 2022 Climate Change Bill does (and does not) address

  Posted August 04, 2022 · 1 reaction

  This bill is more explicitly about legislating 2030 and 2050 targets. Here's what's missing.

• An update on the Government's climate change bill

  Posted July 28, 2022 · 1 reaction

  As one of the first orders of business in the 47th Parliament, the Government has introduced a climate bill focussed on legislating a 43% emissions reduction target.
  
  I embrace this early intention to take action on emissions. All Australians – regardless of the strength of their ambition for climate action – want certainty, a thriving economy, and solutions to what is our greatest threat and also our greatest opportunity....

• Crossbench collaborates to improve Parliamentary debate

  Posted July 27, 2022

  Crossbench collaborates to improve Parliamentary debate

• OPINION: Renewable Energy Storage Target can stabilise grid and accelerate transition

  Posted June 24, 2022 · 1 reaction

  With a Renewable Energy Storage Target, we can accelerate our net zero transition and stabilise our grid.

  Zali Steggall OAM MP, originally published in The Australian 

• OPINION: Good Climate Laws Should Not Be Bare Minimum

  Posted June 21, 2022 · 1 reaction

  Legislated targets, an independent regulator, and regular reviews will need to win multiparty and Senate support. 

  - Zali Steggall OAM MP, originally published in the Australian Financial Review

• OPINION: New House, new rules - Government should expedite Parliamentary reform

  Posted June 06, 2022 · 1 reaction

  "Over the past three years, I have been quite shocked at the lack of genuine debate in the House.

  The procedures around passing legislation and consideration of any proposed amendments have been mostly tokenistic. Coalition members often repeated speeches and notes provided by the prime minister’s team. On one occasion, a Coalition member even delivered a seven-minute speech on legislation that had actually been passed a week earlier."

• Zali Steggall calls for improvements to Parliamentary process

  Posted June 02, 2022 · 1 reaction

  1 June 2022 - Zali Steggall appeared on ABC's 7:30 calling for reform of the Parliamentary process to ensure fair representation of the crossbench and a more productive form of politics. 

• Congratulations to the new Government Ministers

  Posted June 01, 2022 · 1 reaction

  1 June 2022 - Zali Steggall issues a statement congratulating the Ministers of the new Government on their appointment and welcomes the increased number of women in Cabinet. 

• Zali Steggall calls for female speaker and parliamentary reform

  Posted May 31, 2022 · 1 reaction

  31 May 2022 - Sydney Morning Herald: Zali Steggall calls for female speaker and parliamentary reform