Groom Electorate: Housing & Railway Parklands

Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (09:55): Toowoomba, like the rest of Australia, has been facing a housing crisis. We’ve had one solution on the table now for over two years, but if we don’t act on it we are at risk of losing that funding. Toowoomba has similar problems to those we’ve seen elsewhere. We’ve got vacancy…

Statement on the passing of Mr John Sessarago

Sessarago, Mr John (Sess) Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:46): I rise to speak in memory of a truly great teacher and mentor, Mr John Sessarago. Sess, as he was lovingly known, was farewelled last week at Fairholme College, a school he had taught at for 36 years. John was born in Roma to Brian and Elizabeth…

Help To Buy Bill 2023

Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (18:09): You find me in a state of absolute shock. I just heard a Labor member stand up and speak ill of throwing money around willy-nilly. I think this is throwing out the entire Labor Party scheme and the building blocks of the whole Labor Party—a government that came in and increased…

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2023-2024

Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (17:44): What a fantastic contribution to end on productivity, a point that I will take further. I am going to make the obvious observation and repeat what has been said. The incursion of conflict into a conversation on productivity is something that is detrimental to all Australians across the workforce and all…

Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost Of Living Tax Cuts) Bill 2024

Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (10:15): At the request of the member for Hume, I move opposition amendment (1): (1) Clause 1, page 1 (lines 5 and 6), omit “Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Act 2024“, substitute “Treasury Laws Amendment (Broken Promise) Act 2024“. This amendment would change the name of the Treasury Laws…

Cost Of Living, Taxation

Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (16:05): There’s so much to cover here today. Goodness me, where do I start? In times past, it took wars to unify the House. Nowadays, Elton John does the job just fine in the way he has brought us together. I’m going to blame the member for Moreton for this. I hope…

Speech on the Richardson Report

Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (16:30): I would like to use this opportunity to talk about a topic that has been raised several times in question time this week. It is a very important topic to be raised in a parliament that was born in a conversation on integrity. At multiple stages this week in question time,…

Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax cuts)

Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (20:05): Thank you, Deputy Speaker Vasta, for the opportunity to talk about tax cuts and the Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) 2024. One of the reasons I entered politics, and one of the reasons I’m on this side of the House, is that we’re not new to this, we’re…

Labor’s terrible IR laws

Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (12:16): I’d hate to be seen as seconding the motion, but I’m happy to speak to it! The member for Hawke is a good man, and I think he has good intentions. But, sadly, we’re in the game of politics, where consequences are what we’re judged on, not our intentions. Ultimately, in…

SPEECH: Closure of NAB Pittsworth

Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:48): I am quite angry at the hypocrisy of the NAB, particularly their closure of the Pittsworth branch. If you go to Pittsworth, there’s a sign on the wall of the bank saying ‘NAB, we think local’. If that sign read ‘NAB—it’s all about profits’ or ‘NAB—we couldn’t give a stuff about…