• 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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Questions without Notice: Energy (27 Nov 2025)

“I thank the honourable member for her question. We would agree with the chief executive officer of Vinnies that energy prices are too high. That's why we're working hard to reduce them. That's why we're working so hard. That's why we're working hard to ensure more energy supply in Western Australia. Two coal-fired power stations in Western Australia announced their closures under the former...”

Questions without Notice: Energy (27 Nov 2025)

“I thank the honourable member for his question. We agree; energy bills are too high. That's why we're working so hard to get them lower. That's the whole point. That's what this government understands. We're doing that by introducing more supply into the system, reversing the situation where four gigawatts of dispatchable power left the grid and only one gigawatt came on. We're reversing that...”

Questions without Notice: Energy (27 Nov 2025)

“I thank the honourable member for his question. He's from New South Wales, and the wholesale price of electricity in New South Wales in May 2022 was $320 a megawatt hour. For this quarter it is $90 a megawatt hour. The retail increase that was hidden by then-minister Taylor in New South Wales was $227, or 14 per cent, for households and $1,130 for small businesses. I wonder whether the member...”

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• Has spoken in 52 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") 1081 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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