• Australian Labor Party Representative for Rankin
• Treasurer (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 7 September 2013 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Cost of Living (10 Feb 2026)

“Thank you to the honourable member for her question but also for the constructive way that she goes about engaging with the big challenges in our economy. Inflation, which is higher than anyone would like, is a major challenge in our economy and a major focus of this government, and our plan to deal with this tick-up in inflation is to help people with the cost of living in the most...”

Questions without Notice: Economy (10 Feb 2026)

“Thanks to the member for Bass for her question but also for the way that she represents her Tasmanian community in our team and in this place. Australia has got lower unemployment and stronger growth than most of the major advanced economies. We've got faster jobs growth and less debt than all of the major advanced economies, and our economy hasn't gone backwards in any quarter under this...”

Questions without Notice: Economy (10 Feb 2026)

“There are a couple of things about that question. As for the last part of the question, if you look at the Reserve Bank's forecasts, they have inflation peaking around the middle of this year and then trailing away after that. We'll update our own Treasury forecasts in the usual way in the budget, and that will take into consideration recent developments. On the governor's views about the...”

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• Has spoken in 52 debates in the last year — above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 709 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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