• Liberal Party Representative for Cook
• Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition (since 17 Feb 2026)
  Co-Chair of the Coalition Policy Development Committee (since 17 Feb 2026)
  Shadow Assistant Minister for Finance (since 17 Feb 2026)
• Entered House of Representatives on 13 April 2024 — Federal election
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Statements by Members: Housing (25 Jun 2026)

“They pay 20 per cent. You beat communist China by 10 per cent. We've got nurses and teachers in communist China paying lower CGT than you and the rest of your comrades have put in place.”

Statements by Members: Housing (25 Jun 2026)

“The Prime Minister reckons he wants to hear from young people on housing, but does he really? Andrew in my electorate wrote: Life has been hard for someone in his late 20s—my wife's a Nurse and I'm a teacher, we should be able to have a roof over our head and not worry about money...my wife and I have been saving, investing and working hard to try and build a home. …The Labor...”

Bills: Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026; Second Reading (24 Jun 2026)

“This bill, the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026, asks parliament to consider two very different propositions cynically tied together. The first is sensible. It deals with the workload facing the Fair Work Commission. They are under water and we need to help them. We fully support the government in this aim. This seeks to make the...”

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