Ms Cynthia Lui MP
Former MemberAustralian Labor Party
Electorate: Cook
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Some votes may not appear here if they were party votes where individual member votes were not recorded.
Supported the bill and raised concerns about vaping being smuggled into discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, sold for up to $150, which she warned would worsen already poor health outcomes for First Nations people.
“The impact of vaping on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities will see their health status only worsen over time.”— 2024-09-11View Hansard
Supported both bills, particularly welcoming the removal of blue card requirements for kinship carers which she said would encourage more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to take up kinship care and keep children connected to family, culture and country.
“It takes a village to raise a child, and the new reforms relating to kinship, for me, are about supporting the village to raise a child.”— 2024-09-11View Hansard
Welcomed the removal of blue card requirements for kinship carers, noting the QFCC finding that blue card screening was not designed for kinship care and created barriers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
“I welcome these new reforms because I know they will encourage more families to take up kinship care and keep First Nations children connected to kinship.”— 2024-09-11View Hansard