• Australian Greens Representative for Melbourne
• Entered House of Representatives on 21 August 2010 — Federal election
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Adjournment: Cost of Living (26 Mar 2025)

“We will work for genuinely affordable housing, to get mental and dental health care into Medicare and to fully wipe student debt. And we will tax the excessive profits of the big corporations and the obscene wealth of billionaires to pay for it. It is clearer than ever before that we can't keep voting for the same two parties and expecting a different result. If you want action and you want...”

Adjournment: Cost of Living (26 Mar 2025)

“If you're worried about the cost-of-living crisis, you're not alone. If you're worried about how you or your kids might be able to afford a home, you are not alone. If you think that, in a wealthy country like ours, everyone should be able to afford the basics, you are not alone. And, if you think it's wrong that one in three big corporations pays no tax—$0 tax—you are not alone....”

Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (More Cost of Living Relief) Bill 2025; Second Reading (26 Mar 2025)

“The Greens will be supporting this bill and voting for it, but we should be clear. This tiny tax-tweak budget is a massive missed opportunity for real cost-of-living relief, like getting dental into Medicare—73c a day in 15 months time won't help that much when your rent has gone up by hundreds of dollars already. Everyday people are being asked to wait over a year for a very, very...”

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• Has spoken in 65 debates in the last year — above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 13 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above 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") 960 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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