（授权翻译：Bill Ma）
议会更新：2024 年 11 月 25 日至 28 日
本周标志着 2024 年议会会议日程的结束。随着圣诞节的临近，对于许多澳大利亚人来说，这将是一个充满挑战的时期，因为生活成本持续对家庭产生负面影响。
这是因为澳大利亚在抗击通胀方面仍处于国际前线地位，我们的核心通胀率高于所有主要发达经济体。虽然海外正在降息，但澳大利亚还没有降息的迹象。
在议会，已通过立法，规定澳大利亚年轻人在社交媒体平台上拥有账户的年龄限制为 16 岁。
保护儿童免受社交媒体的侵害是我们这个时代的决定性问题之一。在其他任何一代人中，孩子在如此小的年龄就接触到如此多令人不安和有害的材料。我们必须采取行动解决这种情况。
该立法是在联盟党提出修改加强隐私规则后通过的。根据我们的改革，人们不能被强迫提供数字身份证或政府颁发的身份证明文件，如驾照或护照。这是一个重要的变化。
本周早些时候，我在堪培拉全国新闻俱乐部发表了关于联盟党对住房的承诺和计划的讲话。我希望观众从这场辩论中得到的主要信息是，联盟党不会接受这一代澳大利亚人没能享有到前几代人享有的购房机会。
我还在议会谈到了工党在住房问题上的失败。在工党执政期间，房屋建设不足，完工率、批准率和首次购房者率都在下降。与此同时，工党一直在实施一代人以来最大的移民计划，有超过 140 万海外移民抵达。
最后，本周早些时候，工党废除了他们的“虚假信息法案”——这是言论自由和民主的胜利。现在，总理必须排除现在或下次选举后重新提出这项立法的可能性。
您可以访问 www.michaelsukkar.com.au 或访问 YouTube，阅读我在议会演讲的文字记录或观看视频。
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--英文原件--
Parliament Update: 25th - 28th November 2024
This week marked the end of the parliamentary sitting calendar for 2024. With the Christmas season fast approaching, for many Australians, this will be a challenging time as the cost of living continues to have an impact on households.
This is because Australia remains at the back of the international pack in fighting inflation with our core inflation rate higher than every major advanced economy. While interest rate cuts are happening overseas, there are none in sight for Australia.
In Parliament, legislation has been passed to introduce an age limit of 16 for young Australians to have an account with social media platforms.
Protecting children from social media is one of the defining issues of our era. In no other generation have children been exposed to so much disturbing and harmful material at such a young age. It is crucial that we act to address this situation.
The legislation was passed after the Coalition negotiated changes which strengthened rules around privacy. Under our changes, people cannot be compelled to provide Digital ID, or government-issued identity documents such as drivers licences or passports. This is an important change.
Earlier this week, I addressed the National Press Club in Canberra about the Coalition's commitment and plans for housing. The main message I wanted viewers to take away from this debate was that the Coalition will not accept a generation of Australians not having the same opportunities that previous generations have enjoyed for home ownership.
I also spoke in Parliament about Labor's failures when it comes to housing. Under Labor, there are not enough houses being built, falling rates of completions, approvals and first home buyers. Meanwhile Labor has been running the biggest migration program in a generation, with more than 1.4 million overseas arrivals.
Finally, earlier this week, Labor scrapped their Misinformation Bill - a win for free speech and our democracy. Now, the Prime Minister must rule out bringing this legislation back, now or after the next election.
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You can read transcripts or watch videos of my speeches in Parliament by visiting www.michaelsukkar.com.au or by visiting YouTube.
Best regards
The Hon Michael Sukkar MP
Federal Member for Deakin
Shadow Minister for Social Services
Shadow Minister for NDIS
Shadow Minister for Housing
Shadow Minister for Homelessness