• Independent Representative for Curtin
• Entered House of Representatives on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Statements by Members: Western Australia: Renewable Energy (25 Jun 2026)

“Western Australia's resources sector is world leading, but our prosperity is less secure than it looks. Our economy leans on one industry, one export and one market, and China's steel demand is peaking. At the same time, Western Australians are feeling three pressures at once: rising energy bills, dependence on imported fuel and a changing climate. WA is the only state with rising emissions....”

Matters of Public Importance: Data Centres (24 Jun 2026)

“I thank the member for Warringah for bringing this matter forward. Data centres being built across this country right now are reshaping our energy grid, our water resources and potentially our communities. At the moment Australians have almost no say in whether they deliver us any benefit at all. Australia is one of the most attractive destinations in the world for this investment. We have a...”

Bills: Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026; Second Reading (24 Jun 2026)

“I rise to speak on the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026. This bill bundles together measures with very different impacts. It gives the Fair Work Commission tools to manage a rising tide of applications, a tide now driven in part by paid agents and by artificial intelligence generating claims at volume. It streamlines how dismissal...”

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