• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Rankin
• Treasurer (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Left House of Representatives on n/a — Still in office
• Entered House of Representatives on — Federal election

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Questions without Notice: Taxation (13 Oct 2026)

“The reforms that will be introduced in the parliament tomorrow are all about better aligning the tax treatment of income from working with the tax treatment of income from assets. What we have done is we've picked up the concerns that have been raised for decades in various tax reviews, going all the way back to the Asprey report in 1975, the Ralph review in 1999, the Henry review and the...”

Questions without Notice: Taxation (13 Oct 2026)

“I'm asked about the number of trusts and the number of small businesses. What we've seen in the last 20 years is that the number of discretionary trusts has more than doubled. But, even with that being the case, the vast majority of Australians—somewhere around 95 per cent—don't receive trust income, and less than 10 per cent of small businesses will be affected in any given year...”

Questions without Notice: Taxation (13 Oct 2026)

“I haven't got the call yet, genius!”

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• Has spoken in 116 debates in the last year — well 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") 858 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)