• Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingston
• Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (since 13 May 2025)
• Entered House of Representatives on 24 November 2007 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Wages and Salaries (30 Jun 2026)

“I'd like to thank the member for Moore for his question but also for his years and years of advocating for working Australians both before and after coming to this place. From day one, this Labor government has been committed to improving wages and delivering tax cuts for hardworking Australians. From tomorrow, Aussie workers will see further cost-of-living relief because of this government's...”

Bills: Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026; Consideration of Senate Message (30 Jun 2026)

“I move: That the amendments be agreed to. The amendments are a sensible reform to Labor's intractable bargaining reforms to ensure they operate as intended, to ensure mandatory terms included in workplace determinations are not less favourable than the corresponding terms in the previous enterprise agreement, and I commend the amendments to the House.”

Bills: Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026; Consideration of Senate Message (30 Jun 2026)

“I move: That the amendments be considered immediately. Senate's amendments (1) Schedule 1, page 21 (after line 25), after Part 9, insert: Part 9A — Certain mandatory terms of workplace determinations must not be less favourable Fair Work Act 2009 58A Section 270A (heading) Repeal the heading, substitute: 270A Certain terms must not be less favourable 58B After subsection 270A(2)...”

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• Has spoken in 68 debates in the last year — average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 1 comment 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") 757 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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