• Australian Labor Party Representative for Blaxland
• Minister for Education (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 24 November 2007 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Tertiary Education and Training (1 Apr 2026)

“I thank my friend the classy member for Cunningham for her question. Can't get anything past you, Daz! Under Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, the number of kids finishing high school jumped from about 40 per cent to 80 per cent. That was nation-changing reform. It created businesses and a workforce that otherwise wouldn't exist. A couple of years ago, I released the Australian Universities Accord....”

Bills: Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025; Consideration of Senate Message (31 Mar 2026)

“I move: That the amendments be agreed to. This bill establishes the Australian Tertiary Education Commission, the ATEC, which is a key recommendation of the Australian Universities Accord. In supporting the amendments that have been made to the bill by the Senate, I acknowledge in particular Senator Faruqi and Senator Pocock in the other place, as well as the member for Curtin and the member...”

Questions without Notice: Education (25 Mar 2026)

“I thank my friend, the ridiculously talented member for Reid. I told the House a couple of weeks ago that the number of kids finishing high school is going back up, and that's good news because for the last decade it's been going down—from about 85 per cent to 79 per cent—and now that's turning around. It's not the only example of where things are turning around; school attendance...”

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• Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — below 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 15–16 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") 485 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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