• Australian Labor Party Representative for Spence
• Entered House of Representatives on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Statements by Members: Cost of Living (27 Mar 2025)

“In the last 24 hours, the opposition said the quiet part out loud. They have vowed that, if the Liberals are elected, they will increase taxes for everyday Aussies. This is absolutely cooked. Families are struggling, especially in Adelaide's northern suburbs where things are especially hard. But, instead of helping Australians put food on their tables or pay their bills, the Liberals would...”

Bills: Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025; Second Reading (26 Mar 2025)

“For some time now, the world has been fundamentally underpinned by technology. For better or worse, an Australian now treats the mobile phone as an extension of themselves, so much so that your pocket will sometimes vibrate despite nothing being in there. An Australian today will, according to one estimate, spend an average of nearly 17 years of their life looking at a screen. That accounts...”

Committees: Nuclear Energy Select Committee; Report (26 Mar 2025)

“It gives me great pleasure to stand to speak on the Interim report for the inquiry into nuclear power generation in Australia. I want to start out by acknowledging our chair, the fantastic member for Hunter. He did an exceptional job on this, and all credit is to him. I also wanted to acknowledge the member for Fairfax as our deputy chair, along with a few of my other colleagues. I want to...”

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• Has spoken in 97 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 174 times in debates — below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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