• Liberal Party Representative for Lindsay
• Shadow Minister for the NDIS (since 17 Feb 2026)
  Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services (since 17 Feb 2026)
  Shadow Minister for Women (since 28 May 2025)
• Entered House of Representatives on 18 May 2019 — Federal election
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Adjournment: Cost of Living (2 Jul 2026)

“The working homeless are one of our country's most worrying trends. When a working mother escapes violence only to trade fear inside her home for fear inside a parked car with her children, we should all be asking how Australia has come to this. Every woman sleeping in a car after finishing a day's work is a stain on our national conscience. The new face of homelessness is increasingly not...”

Bills: Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026; Second Reading (30 Jun 2026)

“I rise to speak on the Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026, and I move the second reading amendment circulated in my name: That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words: "whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House: (1) recognises that the former Coalition Government...”

Statements by Members: Cost of Living (25 Jun 2026)

“In Greek mythology, Medusa didn't defeat her victims with strength, but by stopping them seeing the danger until it was too late. Today, the Medusa effect in Labor's poisonous policies is real. It's measured in mortgage repayments, in rent hikes and in supermarket receipts. After 15 interest rate rises under Labor, a family with a mortgage is around $29,000 a year worse off. The...”

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• Has spoken in 76 debates in the last year — above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 263 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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