Opened the debate
Payman argued that the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy failed to answer her question about ensuring women's welfare remained central to Australia's agenda as President of Negotiations for COP31. Payman stated that the Minister avoided the issue by focusing on political opponents instead of providing substantive answers. Payman highlighted that she had submitted 69 orders for production of documents since July 2025, many of which were returned with extensive redactions. Payman contended that the government had the capacity to redact 144 pages of documents but chose not to be transparent with the public. Payman asserted that this lack of honesty undermined democratic processes and disappointed Australians.