• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Corio
• Minister for Defence (since 1 Jun 2022)
  Deputy Prime Minister (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: Nuclear Weapons (1 Jul 2026)

“If you'll indulge me, Mr Speaker, I add my acknowledgement to my good friend Dato' Khaled bin Nordin, the Malaysian defence minister. It's great to see him in the House today. I thank the honourable member for her question. Today is the 80th anniversary of the first detonation by the United States of a nuclear weapon in the Pacific at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Over the decade or...”

Questions without Notice: Australian Defence Force (24 Jun 2026)

“I thank the member for his question and acknowledge the incredible and proud way that he represents the beautiful suburbs of Tangney in this parliament. I got a bit of a taste of that last week when I went with the honourable member to visit a company in his electorate—Australian Safety Engineers, in Canning Vale. ASE make breathing apparatus and air compressors they supply to our...”

Questions without Notice: Defence (23 Jun 2026)

“I thank the member for her question and acknowledge her service in the Australian Army. The Jindalee Operational Radar Network is an incredible technology. It relies on bouncing a signal off the ionosphere, the ceiling of our atmosphere, to detect objects beyond the curvature of the Earth's surface—a radar which can literally see over the horizon. It's a technology which was developed...”

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• Has spoken in 42 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.
• 31 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 510 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)