• Australian Labor Party Representative for McMahon
• Minister for Climate Change and Energy (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 9 October 2004 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Energy (4 Feb 2026)

“and the AEMO connection scorecard showing a record 64 gigawatts of new supply in the pipeline.”

Questions without Notice: Energy (4 Feb 2026)

“I thank my honourable friend for the question. What a difference the member for Bonner has made in just the short period she's been here. I'm happy to inform the House: 219,750—that's how many cheaper home batteries have been installed since 1 July, around a thousand more than this time yesterday. That's the sort of embracing of cheaper, cleaner energy we are seeing right across...”

Questions without Notice: Energy (4 Feb 2026)

“As I was saying, we saw a record 64 gigawatts of new energy supply in the pipeline and, just in the last quarter, 1.8 gigawatts of new generation reach the position where it's connected to the grid. Now, the honourable member asked me how this compares to previous approaches. We know that, under the last government, we saw four gigawatts of dispatchable energy leave the grid and only one...”

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• Has spoken in 54 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 16–17 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") 1083 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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