This column was first published in The Westender.

Parliament resumes in the week of the 7th of February and we can expect there will be some big issues on the agenda.

At the time of writing I am expecting the Morrison government’s religious discrimination bill to be first up for debate in the House from Tuesday. We have heard contradictory comments about the bill from the Prime Minister and his acting Attorney-General, so it remains to be seen what will actually be before us. The recent public concern about Citipointe College’s deeply inappropriate enrolment “contract” will bring with it even more interest in this bill.

Community-minded local volunteers are being recognised on Australia Day as the Southside’s unsung heroes, for their outstanding work to make our community a better place.

SUBJECT: Labor's Community Battery Plan to cut emissions and power bills in Coorparoo.

An Albanese Labor Government will deliver a community battery for Coorparoo, in a win for local residents who have advocated for clean energy storage.

The Aircraft Noise Ombudsman’s findings reinforce Labor MPs' call for permanent community scrutiny over the Brisbane Airport's operations.

The figures are in, showing the rate of increase in child care fees in our local area. How did your suburb fare?

Queensland’s Labor Senators and MPs call on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to apologise to all Queenslanders after he spent the week bagging our state for his own failures.

The powerful Joint Statutory Committee on Public Accounts and Audit has said it is “unacceptable” that an audit found multiple deficiencies in the Morrison Government’s environmental decision-making.

TERRI BUTLER, MEMBER FOR GRIFFITH: Today we are at the Coorparoo level crossing on Cavendish Road right here in Coorparoo. It’s one of Queensland’s worst traffic snarls and I am delighted to be able to be here with Anthony Albanese, the Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Labor Party, who has been a frequent visitor to Coorparoo to see this important project that needs to be done, that needs to be funded.

Member for Griffith Terri Butler MP said an LNP Brisbane City Council plan for Mowbray Park will break Backbone, a youth arts service that has helped hundreds of young people into employment and is critical to the social and economic fabric of Brisbane.