• Australian Labor Party Representative for Blaxland
• Minister for Education (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 24 November 2007 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Tertiary Education and Training (25 Jun 2026)

“I thank my friend, the brilliant member for Braddon, for her question. I've told the House many times that almost 50 per cent of young Australians in their 30s today have a university degree, but not everywhere—not in the western suburbs of Sydney where I grew up, where it's about half that, not in regional Australia and not in the bush either, where it's even lower. That's not because...”

Bills: Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026; Second Reading (25 Jun 2026)

“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. On election night four years ago the Prime Minister talked about opening the doors of opportunity—the great mission of Labor governments. He said, 'I want every parent to be able to tell their child no matter where you live or where you come from, in Australia the doors of opportunity are open to us all.' 'And like every other Labor...”

Questions without Notice: Early Childhood Education and Care (23 Jun 2026)

“Can I thank my friend the totally awesome dolphin-training member for Tangney for his question? Child care isn't a nice to have for more than a million mums and dads across the country; it's an essential service, and we're rolling out five big reforms to make it better, to make it fairer and to make it safer. The first of those are our cheaper childcare laws, and you'll remember they were...”

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• Has spoken in 50 debates in the last year — below 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 15–16 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") 493 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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