• Former Liberal Party Representative for Forrest
• Former Liberal Party Senator for WA
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Electoral Matters (since 17 Feb 2026)
  Shadow Assistant Minister for Infrastructure (since 17 Feb 2026)
• Entered the Senate on — unknown
• Previously Representative for Forrest until n/a — Still in office
• Entered House of Representatives on — Federal election
• Left Senate on — unknown

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Questions without Notice: Budget: Taxation (2 Jul 2026)

“My question is to the Prime Minister. Aussie legend Joseph Daoud spent $17½ thousand of his own money on billboards telling the Labor government to drop their ambition taxes. He's paid up again, winning an auctioned tennis match at the Lodge to get the Prime Minister's attention. The Prime Minister told the Australian people before the election that his word was his bond. So when Joseph...”

Committees: Electoral Matters Joint Committee; Report (30 Jun 2026)

“By leave—Unfortunately, I stand here today to convey to the House that the coalition's position is that one of the most serious committees in the parliament has been reduced to a one-eyed, hyperpartisan witch-hunt of a group of religious Australians. That someone would seek to deny someone, on the basis of their faith or indeed not having faith, a role in our precious democracy should...”

Constituency Statements: Health Care (30 Jun 2026)

“Health care in this country, despite the press releases and the political spin, is under real pressure. In regional communities like mine, the pressure continues to mount on families who simply can't afford it. We're seeing hospitals under strain and emergency departments stretched thin. Last year, I rose in this very chamber to draw attention to the ambulance ramping crisis in my seat of...”

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• Has spoken in 83 debates in the last year — above average amongst Representatives.
• Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 63 times in debates — well below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 30 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)