• Australian Labor Party Representative for Corio
• Minister for Defence (since 1 Jun 2022)
  Deputy Prime Minister (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 24 November 2007 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: International Relations: Australia and Germany (26 Mar 2026)

“I thank the member for his question and acknowledge his great contribution as the government's special envoy for defence. This morning, I had the very real pleasure of meeting with my good friend Boris Pistorius, the German Minister for Defence. Germany is the third-largest economy in the world, with a growing defence budget. It is already far and away the largest contributor in support of...”

Questions without Notice: Australia-European Union Security and Defence Partnership (24 Mar 2026)

“I thank the member for his question and acknowledge his distinguished service in the Australian Army. With Kaja Kallas, the Vice President and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Commission, the Foreign minister and I signed the Australia-EU Security and Defence Partnership. The moment that Russia and China signed a no-limits agreement on the eve of...”

Questions without Notice: Aukus (23 Mar 2026)

“The coalition declared that South Australians could not even build a canoe. Indeed, they tried to take the build of our future submarine offshore, and then they literally failed to deliver in the attack class program. That is very different to Labor because the Albanese and Malinauskas Labor governments, in partnership, are delivering the Osborne Naval Shipyard, which will be a cornerstone of...”

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• Has spoken in 30 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 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") 497 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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