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Ben Morton, former Representative

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  • Former Liberal Party Representative for Tangney
  • Left House of Representatives on 21 May 2022 — unknown
  • Entered House of Representatives on 2 July 2016 — Federal election

Most recent appearances in parliament

Questions without Notice: National Security (15 Feb 2022)

“I thank the member of Barker for his question, knowing his concern for foreign influences in our democracy, because now more than ever we must be alert and ensure we have the appropriate laws in place to stop foreign entities, foreign governments, foreign companies and foreign foundations from infiltrating our Australian electoral system. Only Australians should influence the Australian...”

Questions without Notice: National Security (15 Feb 2022)

“The ASIO director-general said: … we are seeing attempts at foreign interference at all levels of government, in all states and territories. In their annual threat assessment ASIO revealed that a person linked to a foreign government recently attempted to fund political candidates in an unspecified Australian election. They were doing the bidding of offshore masters, knowingly and...”

Bills: Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Loans Scheme Enhancements) Bill 2021; Second Reading (14 Feb 2022)

“Mr Deputy Speaker, the standing orders are quite clear. The opposition get one opportunity to call a point of order on relevance.”

More of Ben Morton's recent appearances

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  • Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Representatives.
  • People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — below average amongst Representatives.
  • This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 35 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks .
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 141 times in debates — well below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)