• Australian Labor Party Representative for Banks
• Entered House of Representatives on 3 May 2025 — Federal election
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Statements: Banks Electorate: Energy (5 Feb 2026)

“Recently the suburbs of Lugarno and Peakhurst Heights in my electorate of Banks experienced two power outages in 24 hours. Unfortunately, they were not isolated incidents and were part of the latest string of outages caused by failures of our local grid infrastructure. Local residents have expressed just how challenging this has been for them, including the distress of not being able to...”

Bills: Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Second Reading (5 Feb 2026)

“Back in 2022, before this government was elected, people in my community and many others were struggling to afford to pay for their medications. Back then, a PBS prescription cost $42.50. For a script that was filled monthly, that was many hundreds of dollars a year annually. But since then, this government, this Albanese Labor government, has acted to address it with two cuts to the cost of...”

Bills: Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Second Reading (4 Feb 2026)

“It is such a pleasure to follow on from the wonderful new member for Gorton. Since the federal election last year, I've had the honour of speaking in support of legislation in this House relating to a number of measures and bills in the health portfolio. Today, I rise to support the Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025 because it is yet another...”

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• Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 20 times in debates — well below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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