• Australian Labor Party Representative for McMahon
• Minister for Climate Change and Energy (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 9 October 2004 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Fuel Security (1 Apr 2026)

“The Prime Minister has already answered that question. The answer is no, and the situation remains, as the government has said on multiple occasions. There were six ships scheduled to arrive sometime in April that were cancelled, and they have been replaced, and then replaced by more, with three spot cargoes, and I expect that number of spot cargoes to increase materially with the passage of...”

Questions without Notice: Fuel (1 Apr 2026)

“I thank the honourable member for his question. The National Fuel Security Plan, as agreed by National Cabinet, says that preference would be given to critical users, such as life-supporting services, utilities and emergency services. Also relevant, although we've made very clear we do not contemplate needing to use it, is the Liquid Fuel Emergency Act, the instrument that is current, which...”

Questions without Notice: Fossil Fuel Industry (1 Apr 2026)

“I thank the honourable member for the question. The answer is that we are very much absolutely confirmed and determined to introduce the gas reservation policy announced by the Minister for Resources and me just before Christmas. We announced it would start on 1 January 2027, although we announced that also from the date of announcement we would regard any contracts entered into at that point...”

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• Has spoken in 83 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 2 comments on this Representative's speeches — above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 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") 1123 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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