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Ged Kearney MP

- Australian Labor Party Representative for Cooper
- Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care (since 1 Jun 2022)
- Entered House of Representatives on 17 March 2018 — Byelection
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Most recent appearances in parliament
- Regulations and Determinations: Health Insurance (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Amendment (Indexation) Determination 2023 (16 Nov 2023)
“I move: That in accordance with section 10B of the Health Insurance Act 1973 , the House approve the Health Insurance (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Amendment (Indexation) Determination 2023 made on 6 November 2023 and presented to the House on 13 November 2023. The extended Medicare safety net provides an additional benefit for Australians who incur high out-of-pocket costs for...”
- Bills: Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023; Second Reading (15 Nov 2023)
“The Albanese Labor government was elected on a promise to get wages moving. To do that, we had to close loopholes that were undermining wages and conditions, because for 10 years it was the policy of those opposite when they were in government to do the exact opposite, to leave those loopholes gaping and to make sure that wages went nowhere. This is what this set of workplace relations...”
- Bills: Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023; Second Reading (15 Nov 2023)
“You just can't. I was talking to one young man who worked on the docks, on the wharves. He told me he was at the beck and call of his employer. For his girlfriend's birthday, he told his employer that he was unavailable for a long weekend so he could take her camping. He was penalised for that. He didn't get any shifts for a whole month, and they let him know that that was why. Try renting a...”
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- Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — well 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 9 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks — email me whenever Ged Kearney speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 205 times in debates — below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)