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George Christensen, former Representative

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  • Former National Party Representative for Dawson
  • Left House of Representatives on 21 May 2022 — retired
  • Entered House of Representatives on 21 August 2010 — Federal election

Most recent appearances in parliament

Parliamentary Representation: Valedictory (31 Mar 2022)

“The American poet Robert Frost was renowned for his work The Road Not Taken, which centres on a choice between two paths. 'Two roads diverged in a yellow wood', it begins, with the poet noting that he could not travel both and be one traveller. So, despite eyeing off one path, he: Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear;...”

Parliamentary Representation: Valedictory (31 Mar 2022)

“Thank you, Member for Kennedy. I've spoken a bit about the local deliverables in this regard. I led the charge on a 'Fix the Bruce' campaign in 2013, and it resulted in $10 billion being set aside by the then Abbott-Truss government for Bruce Highway projects. Against the extreme green network, the Labor Party, GetUp, and many left-wing media outlets, I fought for the Adani Carmichael mine,...”

Bills: Data Availability and Transparency Bill 2020, Data Availability and Transparency (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020; Second Reading (30 Mar 2022)

“It may surprise the member for Maribyrnong to know that I probably agreed with nearly 90 per cent of what he said there. We are in this brave new world where big data poses a grave threat to individual rights and privacy, and big data collected by government that is enjoined with big business is probably the scariest situation that I can imagine arise for privacy and for our freedoms. The one...”

More of George Christensen's recent appearances

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  • Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — 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.
  • 19 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks .
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 435 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)