• Australian Labor Party Representative for Fenner
• Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury (since 13 May 2025)
• Entered House of Representatives on 21 August 2010 — Federal election
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Matters of Public Importance: Fuel (24 Mar 2026)

“The three major parties of the right in this country have one thing in common: they're very happy to trade in anger but very unhappy to actually come up with answers. They are all about slogans, but they have no solutions to Australia's problems. If you want to think about how Australia is facing the crisis in the Middle East today, just think about how we would have been placed if the...”

Matters of Public Importance: Fuel (24 Mar 2026)

“and we have made clear that we will now increase them to $100 million, with the Treasurer to introduce legislation to this House tomorrow. Under them, we had four major refineries close. When the Leader of the Opposition was the energy minister, we went from six refineries in Australia down to four. Under them we had Australia's fuel reserve sitting in Texas. Under us it sits in Queensland...”

Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (Genetic Testing Protections in Life Insurance and Other Measures) Bill 2025; Second Reading (23 Mar 2026)

“Ian has familial hypercholesterolaemia, a condition which leads to high cholesterol levels and the risk of heart attack at an early age. He's on cholesterol-lowering medication which controls his cholesterol levels, and when he applied for life insurance, those levels were similar to or lower than the general population. But because he had a genetic result, he had a loading placed on his...”

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• Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 4 comments on this Representative's speeches — well 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") 927 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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