• Australian Labor Party Representative for Leichhardt
• Entered House of Representatives on 3 May 2025 — Federal election
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Constituency Statements: Leichhardt Electorate: Health Care (26 Mar 2026)

“Seven to 11 Mount Milman Drive, Smithfield—that is the address of the brand new urgent care clinic open for the north of Cairns. This election commitment was brought about by the people of Cairns and an army of volunteers who went door to door with a petition calling on the north of Cairns to grab an urgent care clinic. This is democracy in action. The people called for it, we were able...”

Matters of Public Importance: Albanese Government (25 Mar 2026)

“I'm honoured and surprised to be going this early! In 10 minutes, you can listen to 'Welcome to the Jungle' and 'Sweet Child o' Mine', or you can drive from Craiglie to Port Douglas, or, in the member for Gippsland's electorate, you can't quite get from Sale to Maffra. Ten minutes is 600 seconds. It's not a long time, but it is the time allotted for matters of public importance. During this...”

Statements by Members: Albanese Government (25 Mar 2026)

“Today marks 12 months since the Albanese Labor government announced cost-of-living top-up tax cuts for 14 million Australians, because we want Australians to keep more of what they earn. Australians up in my part of the world work hard in a variety of jobs, often in the heat, but they go at it. Often, it creates a hard-earned thirst—just a quick reminder that the beer excise has also...”

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• Has spoken in 67 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 46 times in debates — well below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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