Question Time AU

Take Note Debate

Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, Middle East

Senate · Monday 28 July 2025

Official Hansard for this day (APH) · Read this debate on OpenAustralia

At a glance

Senators debated the government's answers to questions without notice concerning disability rights and foreign policy. The Australian Greens criticised the failure to introduce a disability rights act and the continuation of defence cooperation with Israel. They argued that current measures were insufficient to address systemic discrimination or breaches of international law. The motion was agreed to without a ministerial response.

Outcome

The question was agreed to.

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How the debate unfolded

Opened the debate

Jordon Steele-John (WA) (Australian Greens) Greens

Steele-John moved the motion to take note of answers given by the Minister for Disability and the Prime Minister. Steele-John argued that the government had failed to introduce a disability rights act as recommended by the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. Steele-John stated that excluding disabled people from decision-making processes constituted systemic discrimination. Steele-John called for legislation to enshrine the rights of disabled people to be central to decisions affecting their lives.