• Australian Labor Party Representative for Jagajaga
• Entered House of Representatives on 18 May 2019 — Federal election
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Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026, Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026; Second Reading (26 Mar 2026)

“This is a government that is serious about protecting consumers in communities like mine in Jagajaga and right around this country. We do understand that, when prices go up, people feel it at the supermarket, in their bills, and at the moment they are feeling it at the petrol pump. At this time of global uncertainty, people in my community do want to know: 'Am I getting a fair go here?' And...”

Questions without Notice: Fuel Security (25 Mar 2026)

“My question is to the Prime Minister. With the ongoing war in the Middle East impacting supply chains and fuel security around the world, how is the Albanese Labor government taking action to support Australia's fuel security and supply?”

Statements by Members: Tuberculosis (23 Mar 2026)

“Tomorrow is World Tuberculosis Day. For many Australians, TB can feel like a disease from another time. Consumption was in some ways seen as a romantic disease in the 18th and 19th centuries. It claimed the lives of artists such as Keats and Emily Bronte. But the reality is that TB is not just a historical anomaly. Despite being preventable and curable, TB remains the world's deadliest...”

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