• Independent Representative for Indi
• Entered House of Representatives on 18 May 2019 — Federal election
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Matters of Public Importance: Commonwealth Prac Payment (26 Nov 2025)

“On 1 July students in nursing, teaching and social work became eligible to be paid while undertaking mandatory placements as part of their studies. The Commonwealth Prac Payment scheme is a critical step in reducing financial barriers to higher education, but nurses, teachers and social workers are not the only ones who complete placements. Students in medicine and allied health also complete...”

Questions without Notice: Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (26 Nov 2025)

“It's on relevance. I appreciate the Prime Minister's response in regard to gender based violence, which I know we all care about and the Prime Minister deeply cares about, and the government is doing a lot to respond. But the question went to the relationship between gambling advertising and gender based violence.”

Questions without Notice: Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (26 Nov 2025)

“My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, 16 Days of Activism is a powerful and unified campaign to eliminate gender based violence. Family violence is three times more likely to occur in families where there is problem gambling. In 2024, the government's rapid review of evidence based approaches to prevent gender based violence backed up the Murphy report with a recommendation to...”

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• Has spoken in 60 debates in the last year — well above 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") 389 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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