• Australian Labor Party Representative for Watson
• Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (since 13 May 2025)
  Minister for Cyber Security (since 29 Jul 2024)
  Minister for Home Affairs (since 29 Jul 2024)
  Minister for the Arts (since 1 Jun 2022)
  Leader of the House (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 9 October 2004 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Minister for Communications (8 Oct 2025)

“Mr Speaker, in terms of questions—when you go through the list in standing order 100(d) of things that a question must not contain, this has already got most of them. Separate to that, there was an assertion made in the question that can only be made by direct motion and cannot be used in that way.”

Questions without Notice: Minister for Communications (8 Oct 2025)

“If the inference were being made in the form which the Manager of Opposition Business just put, the question wouldn't have concluded with seeking an apology.”

Questions without Notice: Telecommunications (8 Oct 2025)

“On a point of order, Mr Speaker, I refer to your earlier instruction that all references to 'you' are in fact references to the Speaker. There were five violations of that in the 30 seconds of that question.”

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• Has spoken in 137 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 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") 1438 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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