• Australian Labor Party Representative for McMahon
• Minister for Climate Change and Energy (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 9 October 2004 — Federal election
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Statements by Members: Health Care (10 Feb 2026)

“I want to update the House on some very positive news for my community in relation to health services and provision. Firstly, there are the Albanese government's highly successful urgent care clinics. There are people in my community who have benefited very much from these urgent care clinics. In particular, the Westmead clinic, which services Greystanes, has seen 21,452 people through its...”

Questions without Notice: Renewable Energy (10 Feb 2026)

“I thank the honourable member for the question, given the honourable member denies the science of climate change. I'm not sure that he's particularly interested in how we get renewable energy, given he doesn't accept the scientific consensus of 99 per cent of scientists across the world. Nevertheless, I make this point. Firstly, we don't have a renewables-only energy policy. We have a policy...”

Questions without Notice: Renewable Energy (10 Feb 2026)

“That's a pretty broad question when it comes to renewable energy, and the vast majority of investment in renewable energy will come from the private sector. That's the fact. We do have government schemes to support renewable energy, most notably the Capacity Investment Scheme, which is a very successful scheme. The cost is commercial in confidence.”

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• Has spoken in 55 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 2 comments on this Representative's speeches — above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 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") 1088 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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