• Australian Labor Party Representative for Rankin
• Treasurer (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 7 September 2013 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Energy (6 Nov 2025)

“I hear those opposite interjecting. I mentioned 'economic insanity' before. The dumbest thing we could do as a country would be the policy proposal that the shadow Treasurer took to the last election, which was to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on nuclear reactors which would push energy prices up, not down. The difference between this side of the House and that side of the House is...”

Questions without Notice: Energy (6 Nov 2025)

“I appreciate the question from the member for Banks, who brings a great deal of experience, expertise and collegiality to our team, and I thank him for his contribution. The key conclusions from the detailed Treasury modelling that we've released are that an orderly transition to cleaner, cheaper and more reliable energy will boost investment, lift living standards and strengthen our economy....”

Questions without Notice: Interest Rates (6 Nov 2025)

“Not for the first time, the shadow Treasurer's foot is in his mouth. The reason for that is that the Reserve Bank made it very clear, in the course of coming to its decision earlier in the week, that government spending had nothing to do with it. They didn't mention it in the press conference. They didn't mention it in the press release. When they released their updated forecasts, they...”

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• Has spoken in 51 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 670 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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