• Australian Labor Party Representative for Corio
• Minister for Defence (since 1 Jun 2022)
  Deputy Prime Minister (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 24 November 2007 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Ukraine (26 Nov 2025)

“I thank the member for her question. Last night, on behalf of the Prime Minister, I attended a virtual meeting of the coalition of the willing in support of Ukraine, which is a group of 35 countries—largely NATO but including both New Zealand and Australia. Present were President Zelensky and US Secretary of State Rubio, both of whom briefed the meeting about the recent peace talks in...”

Condolences: Richardson, Hon. Graham Frederick 'Richo', AO (26 Nov 2025)

“If the contribution that Graham Richardson made to public life was simply measured by what he achieved as a minister in the Hawke and Keating governments, then that alone would mean his legacy was one of titanic proportions. As the minister for social services, he sought to make life fairer for pensioners by increasing the earnings on their savings, by making their pharmaceutical medicines...”

Questions without Notice: Defence Procurement: Submarines (24 Nov 2025)

“What overshadowed the Leader of the Opposition's Defence speech was that, within 24 hours, we had the shadow minister briefing out that he'd absolutely not been consulted on it, which is a demonstration that, no matter what they are talking about, what fundamentally characterises the coalition is that they are deeply divided. Then again, why would the Leader of the Opposition consult with...”

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — below 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 18–19 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") 483 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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