• Australian Labor Party Representative for Macquarie
• Entered House of Representatives on 2 July 2016 — Federal election
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Private Members' Business: Veterans (22 Jun 2026)

“Support for veterans and their families is one of the most serious responsibilities that we have as a government. When we came to office, the system supporting veterans was under considerable strain—I think that's the polite way of putting it. There was a significant backlog of claims, including 42,000 claims that had not even been looked at by anyone in the Department of Veterans'...”

Bills: Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026; Second Reading (22 Jun 2026)

“It's pretty disgraceful hearing a member opposite talk about lack of action. These are not newly emerged issues. These are issues that, when the member for Goldstein was last in government, we supported that government in trying to take action on. Did they go far enough? No way. But we supported those steps. I'm going to read to you from a media release, put out in September 2018 by the then...”

Statements by Members: Bowel Cancer (22 Jun 2026)

“There's a group of people in parliament today raising awareness about early-onset bowel cancer. I met with Mieke and Andrew, two young people who've each battled early-onset bowel cancer. Their message is: you are never too young. Bowel cancer is the deadliest cancer for Australians aged 25 to 54. Bowel cancer rates are two to three times higher among Australians born in the 1990s than those...”

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• Has spoken in 71 debates in the last year — average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 657 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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