• Australian Labor Party Representative for Bruce
• Entered House of Representatives on 2 July 2016 — Federal election
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How Julian Hill voted on key issues since 2006:

• Voted very strongly for increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace. votes
• Voted very strongly for implementing refugee and protection conventions. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing investment in renewable energy. votes
• Voted very strongly against privatising government assets. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing Aboriginal land rights. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing funding for university education. votes
• Voted moderately against decreasing availability of welfare payments. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing restrictions on gambling. votes
• Voted very strongly for encouraging Australian-based industry. votes

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Bills: Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2019-2020, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020; Consideration in Detail (11 Sep 2019)

“I want to draw attention to what I'd call the orphan child of the minister's portfolio, which is international education, and decry the complete lack of focus in the budget—the budget papers and the budget initiatives, with the exception of two—to Australia's third most valuable export sector. International education, on the latest figures, is worth $38 billion to this country,...”

Bills: Migration Amendment (Streamlining Visa Processing) Bill 2019; Second Reading (11 Sep 2019)

“I second the amendment. I'll make some initial comments on the bill itself and then turn my remarks to the second reading amendment moved by the member for Scullin. Suffice to say, the bill is largely fine. It is largely uncontroversial. It was introduced last year, but the government was so serious about the bill that they did nothing with it, like much of the legislation currently on the...”

Adjournment: Household and Personal Debt (9 Sep 2019)

“Afterpay, Zip Pay, Openpay, Humm and Newcomer Bundle are all a new form of financial product, so-called digital layby. But they are not actually layby. Layby used to mean that the store put the goods aside, you paid them off in instalments, and only when you had actually paid for them would you pick up the goods. But nowadays you get the goods up-front at the point of sale, whether that is...”

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• Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 1 comment 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 176 times in debates — below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)