Division
Milton Dick We shall move to the next opposition member amendments. I just advise the House, following on from the member for Warringah, the set of amendments were available and circulated by the member to the House at the first available opportunity. I wanted to advise the House that the member for Lindsay had followed the correct process. Leon Rebello by leave—I move opposition amendments (1) and (2), circulated in my name, together: (1) Schedule 4, item 1, page 89 (lines 4 to 8), omit the item. (2) Schedule 4, item 11, page 92 (line 9), omit subparagraph 8D(2)(a)(iii). These amendments do one simple thing: they reinstate the exemption for foreign-matched lotteries. If they're not agreed to, there are 50 people in my electorate whose jobs are about to disappear, not because they broke the law and not because their employer broke the law, but because this parliament is about to change the rules beneath them. Those 50 people work for the lottery office in Robina, in my electorate. I've spoken to the government. I've spoken to the minister. I've asked this House to reconsider. I'm standing here again because my job is to stand up for the people who sent me here. Behind schedule 4 are not just clauses and definitions; there are people. Rachel has worked at the lottery office for five years. She's a single mother of two school-aged children. Her income helps provide for her children and pay her mortgage. Losing her job, she says, would cause significant financial hardship. Cher has worked there for four years. She raised two children on her own. She fears that, because of her age, finding another job will be difficult, and she says that losing her job could mean she and her daughter have to leave the Gold Coast. Amanda relies on her job to support her young family and pay her mortgage. She says that losing it could mean her family has to sell or lose their home. She said, 'This is more than just a job. This is the very livelihood we rely on.' Next week, if this bill pa
House of Representatives, 2026-08-18. negative: ayes 33, noes 95.
Question
Milton Dick We shall move to the next opposition member amendments. I just advise the House, following on from the member for Warringah, the set of amendments were available and circulated by the member to the House at the first available opportunity. I wanted to advise the House that the member for Lindsay had followed the correct process. Leon Rebello by leave—I move opposition amendments (1) and (2), circulated in my name, together: (1) Schedule 4, item 1, page 89 (lines 4 to 8), omit the item. (2) Schedule 4, item 11, page 92 (line 9), omit subparagraph 8D(2)(a)(iii). These amendments do one simple thing: they reinstate the exemption for foreign-matched lotteries. If they're not agreed to, there are 50 people in my electorate whose jobs are about to disappear, not because they broke the law and not because their employer broke the law, but because this parliament is about to change the rules beneath them. Those 50 people work for the lottery office in Robina, in my electorate. I've spoken to the government. I've spoken to the minister. I've asked this House to reconsider. I'm standing here again because my job is to stand up for the people who sent me here. Behind schedule 4 are not just clauses and definitions; there are people. Rachel has worked at the lottery office for five years. She's a single mother of two school-aged children. Her income helps provide for her children and pay her mortgage. Losing her job, she says, would cause significant financial hardship. Cher has worked there for four years. She raised two children on her own. She fears that, because of her age, finding another job will be difficult, and she says that losing her job could mean she and her daughter have to leave the Gold Coast. Amanda relies on her job to support her young family and pay her mortgage. She says that losing it could mean her family has to sell or lose their home. She said, 'This is more than just a job. This is the very livelihood we rely on.' Next week, if this bill pa
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