• Australian Labor Party Representative for Jagajaga
• Assistant Minister for Women (since 29 Jul 2024)
  Assistant Minister for Ageing (since 29 Jul 2024)
  Assistant Minister for Social Security (since 29 Jul 2024)
• Entered House of Representatives on 18 May 2019 — Federal election
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Matters of Public Importance: Biodiversity (12 Feb 2025)

“I thank the member for North Sydney for bringing forward this important topic. I absolutely respect her as a champion for the environment and someone who is passionate about the incredible biodiversity in this country, and it is so important that we work to protect that. I agree that this parliament, as a whole, needs to do more to protect Australia's nature and biodiversity. I would hope...”

Bills: Early Childhood Education and Care (Three Day Guarantee) Bill 2025; Second Reading (12 Feb 2025)

“Early education is so important. The evidence is clear that children benefit from access to early education and care, and that it sets them up for the best start in life, so it is confounding to hear those opposite, including the last speaker, try and paint the making sure that all Australian children get the best start in life as being divisive. In what world is that divisive? It would only...”

Bills: Early Childhood Education and Care (Three Day Guarantee) Bill 2025; Second Reading (12 Feb 2025)

“Some might say 'unhinged', but I probably wouldn't—so detached from the reality of the lives of Australian families and Australian women's lives. We saw Senator Simon Birmingham, in an opinion piece at the end of last year, making an incredibly out-of-touch and frustrating claim, suggesting that changes to the activity test would mean that women would be dropping their children off to...”

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• Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments 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") 216 times in debates — below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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