• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Lilley
• Minister for Communications (since 13 May 2025)
  Minister for Sport (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Left House of Representatives on n/a — Still in office
• Entered House of Representatives on — Federal election

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Questions without Notice: Cybersafety (15 Oct 2026)

“I thank the member for Moreton for her question, for her support and for her advocacy on behalf of all of the young people that she represents on the south side of Brisbane. Mr Speaker, the principle of a duty of care is simple. If you create a product for people to use or a space where people work, learn, play or relax, you must take reasonable steps to make it safe. Should a toy maker check...”

Bills: Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026; Second Reading (15 Oct 2026)

“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I ntroduction Australia has one of the most comprehensive online safety frameworks in the world. It protects Australian children from cyberbullying and adults from cyber abuse. It empowers the eSafety Commissioner to take down seriously harmful material, including image based abuse. It requires online services to report how they are keeping...”

Questions without Notice: Cybersafety (13 Oct 2026)

“I thank the member for Bean for his question and for the opportunity to join him at St Mary MacKillop College Canberra to talk to students about their own experiences online. Social media can have a devastating impact on people with eating disorders and body image issues. Toxic and predatory algorithms expose Australians to fitspiration and thinspiration content, blasting images and advice...”

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• Has spoken in 55 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.
• 8 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 255 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)