• Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith
• Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW
• Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (since 13 May 2025)
  Assistant Minister for Immigration (since 29 Jul 2024)
• Entered the Senate on 1 July 2011 — Federal election
• Entered House of Representatives on 7 September 2013 — Federal election
• Left Senate on 9 August 2013 — Resigned
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Motions: Budget (28 May 2026)

“I must have hit a nerve.”

Motions: Budget (28 May 2026)

“I withdraw. Imagine the first meeting of this said coalition. Imagine when they came together. You've got the Leader of the Opposition, Senator Canavan, the member for New England and Senator Hanson talking tactics about how they're going to oppose sensible reform. But I think we all would love to know who's going to be the leader of this said coalition. If you go on raw numbers in the...”

Motions: Budget (28 May 2026)

“The taxation system in Australia is broken. When a teacher, a nurse or a police officer working hard to try and get ahead is paying more tax than someone who is simply buying and selling assets, that system is broken. That system stinks. That system is unfair. Our government is determined to fix that system to make sure that it works and to ensure that we're incentivising and supporting...”

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• Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Representatives.
• Has spoken in 55 debates in the last year — average amongst Senators.
• People have made 1 comment on this Representative's speeches — above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — below average amongst Senators.
• 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") 673 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 117 times in debates — below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Matt Thistlethwaite's latest interest statementLast updated: 16 Jul 2013