• National Party Representative for Gippsland
• Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs (since 28 May 2025)
• Entered House of Representatives on 28 June 2008 — Byelection
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Constituency Statements: Remembrance Day, Australian War Memorial (6 Nov 2025)

“The coalition associates itself with the kind remarks of the member for Aston upon the death of Ben and sends our best wishes to his family as well. The Great War was meant to be the war to end all wars. Across the world, somewhere between 15 and 22 million people were killed. Of those, 9½ million were service personnel. Six million Allied service personnel died during the Great War and,...”

Private Members' Business: Timber industry (27 Oct 2025)

“I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges that: (a) some of Australia's leading forest scientists have acknowledged we have the knowledge, practical skills and regulatory framework to sustainably manage our native forests, including for timber harvesting on small, carefully targeted areas; (b) we have a world-class and sustainable native hardwood timber industry in Australia which delivers...”

Matters of Public Importance: Albanese Government (4 Sep 2025)

“As the Prime Minister scurries out of the House after another display of hubris and arrogance, I want to pass on to the House a little-known fact. It's a little-known fact that it takes this prime minister twice as long to get to Parliament House from the Lodge than any other prime minister—twice as long as any other prime minister in history. Apparently, it drives his security detail...”

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 15 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 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") 668 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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