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Stephen Bates
MP for Brisbane

Youth mental health in worst shape ever because of climate and housing crises

12 February, 2024 - New data from the 2021 Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia report has shown youth mental health at the worst since tracking b...

Another sitting week, another transphobe stunt

18 October, 2023 - Liberal Senator Alex Antic is up to his usual antics this week — introducing a virulently transphobic and homophobic bill to Parliament. T...

Stephen Bates

13 October, 2023 - This year the Brisbane community has seen just how politics can be done differently thanks in no small part to our passionate team who have d...

Transphobia has no place in our Parliament

11 September, 2023 - Greens MPs today joined the trans community and their allies on Parliament’s lawn condemning growing transphobia, homophobia and misogyny. ...

ALP national plan abandons LGBTIQA+ protections

2 June, 2023 - Labor’s decision to significantly cut back their pre-election commitments to protect the LGBTIQA+ community must be condemned, said Australian Gr...

Greens MP: Government must act now to prevent further harm to trans community

19 March, 2023 - Stephen Bates MP for Brisbane and Australian Greens’ Spokesperson for LGBTQIA+ wrote to Immigration Minister Andrew Giles on 19 January, callin...

Treasurer fails to defend Stage 3 tax cuts

6 September, 2022 - In response to a simple question from the Greens Member for Brisbane during Question Time - “How are Labor’s Stage 3 tax cuts actually good ...

LGBTQIA+ Workers Left Out of Jobs and Skills Summit

24 August, 2022 - 24 August 2022 The Labor Party has published the Jobs + Skills Summit Issues Paper, and LGBTQIA+ people have been entirely left out despite li...

First Speech - Stephen Bates

27 July, 2022 - Thank you Mr Speaker. I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land upon which we gather - the Ngunnawal people, and...

Australian Greens announce portfolios for 47th Parliament

17 June, 2022 - The Australian Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, has announced the party’s updated portfolio allocation for the upcoming 47th Parliament, ahead o...

Adam Bandt reveals balance of power asks at Greens national campaign launch in QLD

16 May, 2022 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt will address the Greens official national campaign launch in the Brisbane seat of Griffith today, which the party is hop...

Brisbane Airport Curfew and Demand Management Bill 2022

14 February, 2022 - I move that this bill be now read a second time. The story being told right across Australia, from my electorate of Melbourne to the people ...