• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Leichhardt
• Left House of Representatives on n/a — Still in office
• Entered House of Representatives on — Federal election

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Questions without Notice: Illegal Fishing (2 Jul 2026)

“My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Can the minister update the House on the operation in Weipa, and what other approaches to border security are there?”

Matters of Public Importance: Labor Government (1 Jul 2026)

“The world changed. Things that we didn't think could happen happened. A war on the other side of the planet impacted supply lines. Facebook changed the way we gathered information, changed the way we got our fuel, changed the way we got our fertiliser. This was potentially a crisis—a crisis that changed the way we had to approach business, a crisis that changed the way we approached the...”

Bills: Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Amendment Bill 2026; Second Reading (30 Jun 2026)

“I rise to support the Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Amendment Bill 2026. We'll do the legislative stuff first. This bill modernises the Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Act 2014 to ensure it remains fit for purpose. It introduces a flexible, rule based framework to support future events, reduces the need for repeated legislative amendments and...”

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• Has spoken in 84 debates in the last year — above 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 13–14 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 2 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 58 times in debates — well below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)