• Australian Labor Party Representative for Leichhardt
• Entered House of Representatives on 3 May 2025 — Federal election
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Adjournment: Low Isles Preservation Society (12 Feb 2026)

“It is late on a Thursday afternoon. This time tomorrow I will be back in beautiful Leichhardt—one of the best places in Australia. Even you, Speaker, despite your passion and love for Oxley, must acknowledge the natural beauty of Leichhardt. Where else can you visit the tourist magnets of Cairns and Port Douglas? I was actually just up in Mossman, Port Douglas just a couple of weeks...”

Matters of Public Importance: Migration (10 Feb 2026)

“Thank you, Minister! Cairns is wonderful, and Cairns is wonderful because of the migration story. Australia is the best country on the planet—I've lived in a few—and there's no debating. It's because of our multicultural experiment and success.”

Matters of Public Importance: Migration (10 Feb 2026)

“I am Australian. I was born here—and my parents et cetera. I do not have a new-migrant experience to speak of. No-one in my family, in living memory, was one. But a lot of what we've talked about today, a lot of we've heard about, focuses on identity and focuses on control. Australia does not belong to us; we belong to Australia. Australia is not a set point. It is not a fixed moment in...”

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