• Australian Labor Party Representative for Lilley
• Minister for Communications (since 13 May 2025)
  Minister for Sport (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 18 May 2019 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Cybersafety (3 Feb 2026)

“I thank the member for Petrie for her question and for introducing me to the students at the glorious Humpybong State School on 9 December last year, just 24 hours before the ban hit, to talk about what their life was going to look like in just 24 hours. On 10 December, Australia's online culture changed for the better. On 10 December, parents, teachers, carers, kids and government stood...”

Questions without Notice: Cybersafety (3 Feb 2026)

“If you average that 4.7 million across all of our 151 electorates, it works out to 31,125 accounts in each of our electorates—electorates like Petrie or Banks or Bass. However, despite our best efforts—and I try to deactivate these accounts as quickly as possible—there are a number of accounts that still remain very active in particular electorates. There are social media...”

Condolences: Bondi Beach Attack Victims (19 Jan 2026)

“():  I speak today to honour to lives of the 15 people who were, tragically, killed during the terror attack at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2025. What happened at Bondi Beach was an act of evil. It was an attack against Jewish Australians, and it was an attack against Australian society. There is no place for this hate, this violence or this terrorism in our country. We will not...”

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• Has spoken in 25 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 17–18 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") 205 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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