• Australian Labor Party Representative for Hawke
• Minister for Aged Care and Seniors (since 13 May 2025)
• Entered House of Representatives on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Aged Care (4 Feb 2026)

“I thank the member for the question and his tireless advocacy for older Territorians, for First Nations people and for working people in Darwin and beyond. This Labor government was re-elected to build on its strong record of delivery. When it comes to properly supporting aged-care workers, that's exactly what we're doing. Just last week we took another major step forward in our delivery of a...”

Constituency Statements: Medicare, Hume Men's Shed, Country Fire Authority (3 Feb 2026)

“I recently had the pleasure of visiting the dedicated team at Melton Medical and Dental Centre to mark their transition to 100 per cent bulk-billing for every patient. This is a direct result of the Albanese Labor government's Medicare reforms, which are delivering on our commitment to making it free to see the GP again, with more clinics across Hawke moving to fully bulk-billed care so our...”

Questions without Notice: Health Care (27 Nov 2025)

“I thank the member for Hunter for his question, and I thank him for the work that he's doing to improve the health of men all across our country, including through his most recent and certainly most successful hair removal experience. When we came to government, we inherited an aged-care sector crippled by a decade of neglect, a workforce stretched to breaking point, wages that failed to...”

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• Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — 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") 128 times in debates — below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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