Today Abigail passed a motion in Parliament commemorating the International Day of Sign Languages and calling on all members of Parliament to make disability-inclusive practices, including Auslan interpretation and Easy Read materials, standard practice across all parliamentary processes.

Today in Parliament, Abigail passed a motion condemning the Treasurer’s fearmongering and misuse of data to justify a harsh and unnecessary workers compensation bill, highlighting that our inquiry into it exposed misleading financial claims about icare and confirmed that the scheme’s finances have actually improved.

Today in Parliament, Abigail gave a speech highlighting that global efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C are failing, fossil fuel use remains at record highs and climate impacts are disproportionately harming vulnerable communities while calling for urgent action to achieve net zero emissions well before 2050 and prevent catastrophic environmental, social and economic consequences.

Today Abigail passed a motion in Parliament celebrating International Cephalopod Awareness Week.

Today in Parliament, Abigail supported a Greens disallowance motion, condemning the Government’s quiet rollback of evidence requirements for evictions under the guise of “significant renovations,” which undermines last year’s no-grounds eviction reforms, criticising Labor’s backflip, lack of consultation with renters’ advocates and alignment with developer and real estate interests.

Today during Question Time, Abigail asked the Minister for Climate Change what the government is doing to ensure that the rapid expansion of data centres and their enormous energy, water and land demands, do not undermine the renewable energy road map, delay urgently needed housing developments, or drive up power bills for consumers.

Today Abigail passed a motion in Parliament recognising the first anniversary of the fall of Bangladesh's 17‑year authoritarian regime following a mass uprising, which is now known as the Monsoon Revolution.

Today in Parliament, Abigail passed a motion calling on the Australian government to uphold its moral responsibility to act in response to the continuing human rights violations in Afghanistan.

Today in Parliament, Abigail passed a motion commending MATES in Construction for their Fly the Flag initiative, which encourages construction workers to look out for one another in an industry with some of the highest suicide rates in Australia.

Today Abigail gave a motion in Parliament about Israel's ongoing genocidal campaign against the people of Palestine, reminding the chamber that the world must not look away from Gaza. 

Today in Parliament, Abigail secured 20 Greens amendments to the Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Amendment Bill 2025 and spoke on the bill, supporting its intentions but criticising the Government’s rushed and politicised process and lack of consultation.

Today in Parliament, Abigail spoke in support of a Greens motion calling out NSW Health’s proposed social media policy for seeking to silence health workers who speak out about unsafe conditions, warning that the policy undermines transparency, workers’ rights, and public accountability, and commending unions and frontline staff for courageously continuing to raise the alarm.

Today in Parliament, Abigail contributed to a debate in support of a motion backing the IEU’s Day of Action for community preschools.

Today Abigail passed a motion in Parliament commending Baby Priya’s parents for their courageous advocacy following the tragic loss of their daughter, which led to the Federal Government introducing the Fair Work Amendment (Baby Priya’s) Bill 2025 to close a legal loophole denying paid parental leave after infant loss and to secure fairer entitlements for future working parents.

Today Abigail gave notice of a motion about the alarming prevalence of discrimination reported by disabled passengers with assistance animals across the taxi and rideshare industry.