• Australian Labor Party Representative for Hindmarsh
• Minister for Health and Ageing (since 13 May 2025)
  Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (since 13 May 2025)
  Deputy Leader of the House (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 24 November 2007 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Health Care (25 Jun 2026)

“Thank you to the member for Griffith, who has hosted me in Brisbane a couple of times over the last fortnight. We visited the Coorparoo Medicare Urgent Care Clinic the week before last. At the same time, I visited the Carina-Carindale Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, which services the electorate of Bonner. I was back again last week, at the South Brisbane urgent care clinic, with which the...”

Questions without Notice: Avian Influenza (25 Jun 2026)

“Thank you to my fellow South Australian the terrific member for Sturt. As she knows and as I think we all know, for years we've watched the rest of the world grapple with the impact of the H5N1 variant of avian flu. Over those five years, it's hit every continent except ours, devastating wildlife and upending industries, like poultry and cattle in particular, in almost every other country on...”

Bills: Health Legislation Amendment (Improving Choice and Transparency for Private Health Consumers) Bill 2026; Third Reading (25 Jun 2026)

“by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.”

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• Has spoken in 87 debates in the last year — above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 3 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 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") 565 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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