• 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)
• Entered House of Representatives on 24 November 2007 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Medicare (12 Mar 2026)

“Thank you to the member for Lalor. She is such a powerful advocate for a stronger Medicare, in part because she's such a true believer in universal health care but also in part because she's seen what a difference this is making to her community. Already, more than 33,000 people have gone through the Werribee Medicare Urgent Care Clinic. Every single one of them was fully bulk-billed. Today,...”

Questions without Notice: Women's Health (11 Mar 2026)

“Thank you to the member for Chisholm. She is one of 69 women who sit in the government party room and one of 50 women who sit on this side of the House of Representatives, compared to five Liberal Party women who sit on that side of the House of Reps. There are twice as many women who sit on this side whose names start with A as there are Liberal Party women on that side of the House overall....”

Questions without Notice: Health Care (10 Mar 2026)

“My thanks to the member for Gilmore and congratulations on the delivery of her promise to open a new Medicare urgent care clinic in Nowra. It opened last Thursday and it's the 132nd urgent care clinic that has been delivered by this government. The member for Gilmore also delivered on her promise to ramp up operations at the existing Batemans Bay urgent care clinic to manage the impact of...”

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• Has spoken in 65 debates in the last year — well 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 534 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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