• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Hindmarsh
• Minister for Health and Ageing (since 13 May 2025)
  Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (since 13 May 2025)
  Deputy Leader of the House (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Left House of Representatives on n/a — Still in office
• Entered House of Representatives on — Federal election

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Questions without Notice: Private Health Insurance (26 Oct 2026)

“I'm asked why the government made the announcement we did in the budget this year to change the private health insurance rebate arrangements for over-65s. First of all, just to be clear what it is that we have decided to do is to return those rebate arrangements, or effectively a subsidy that government pays, for private health insurance to its original design, which did not discriminate on...”

Motions: Member for Indi (26 Oct 2026)

“Thank you, Speaker, for your leadership over the last seven days and particularly today. We know the awesome responsibility you bear given what has happened to one of our colleagues. To the member for Mackellar: it is a great honour to follow you. We all have such a high regard for Helen, but I think we all are deeply conscious of the particular bond that you on the crossbench have formed...”

Questions without Notice: Aged Care (15 Oct 2026)

“The bill returns the private health insurance subsidy system to its original design, where households next door to each other get the same rebate, based on their income, so that households on $50,000 or $70,000 or $90,000 will all receive a quarter of their private health bill paid for by taxpayers. Now, I don't pretend this is an easy decision. I've said that from the beginning. But it is...”

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• Has spoken in 101 debates in the last year — above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 3 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 76 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 603 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)