• Australian Labor Party Representative for McMahon
• Minister for Climate Change and Energy (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 9 October 2004 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Energy (5 Feb 2026)

“I thank the honourable gentleman for his question. I take responsibility for the energy system in Australia. I take responsibility, as the minister, for progress. I take responsibility for dealing with the headwinds and the setbacks. That's what a minister does. A minister takes responsibility and deals with it—doesn't hide. Electricity rises before an election, for example. That's an...”

Questions without Notice: Energy (5 Feb 2026)

“I thank the honourable member for his question and congratulate him on hosting 1,549 cheaper home batteries that have been stored in the electorate of Wide Bay since 1 July. And I note that in May 2022 the wholesale price of energy in Queensland was $347 a megawatt hour and is today $58 a megawatt hour.”

Questions without Notice: Energy (5 Feb 2026)

“The honourable member asked me when retail prices are set, and they apply from 1 July, and they apply after the default market offer is released, under the normal course of events, when they're not hidden before an election by a minister. That is the normal course of events—that a draft default market offer will be released in March and a final in May. That can be changed by law, if the...”

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• Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 2 comments on this Representative's speeches — above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 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") 1085 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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