• Australian Labor Party Representative for Ballarat
• Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 10 November 2001 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Gender Equality (12 Mar 2026)

“As a little reminder, when our government introduced reporting on the gender pay gap, Senator Canavan called the report a 'hill of nonsense' and 'completely useless'. It's good to see that the disdain for advancing women's economic participation is at least something the Libs and the Nationals can bond over. How can we forget, as the minister for industrial relations said, the Liberals'...”

Questions without Notice: Gender Equality (12 Mar 2026)

“I thank the member for Griffith for her question. She is one of 50 fabulous women we have on this side of the chamber. I'm so pleased to say that this past Sunday, to mark International Women's Day, the Albanese government's annual Status of women report card showed that we are making progress towards gender equality. The report shows that Australia is ranked 13th globally for gender...”

Bills: Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026; Second Reading (12 Mar 2026)

“I rise to support the Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026 and related bills. These additional estimates appropriation bills provide the legislative basis for the Albanese government's policy decisions taken in MYEFO. MYEFO is often something that gets a bit overlooked in the wash, and I doubt there are many Australians there who are following the passage of this legislation closely today,...”

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• Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 1 comment on this Representative's speeches — 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") 680 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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