• Former 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)
• Left House of Representatives on n/a — Still in office
• Entered House of Representatives on — Federal election

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Questions without Notice: Private Health Insurance (15 Oct 2026)

“My question is to the Prime Minister, on behalf of the 3.2 million older Australians and 1.2 million pensioners he has let down. After suffering a humiliating defeat in the Senate, Labor has reintroduced its cruel cuts to private health insurance— An honourable member: That's right. you say yes, you have—costing senior Australians up to $1,614 more each year. National Seniors...”

Constituency Statements: Lindsay Electorate: Cost of Living (15 Oct 2026)

“I want to tell the chamber about a hardworking 55-year-old man from Lindsay who recently reached out in absolute desperation. He works full-time, yet for the first time in his life he cannot afford his immediate living costs. He said: With all the cost rises I am in severe financial distress. More working-class people, like myself, are becoming the new poor of our country. That is what the...”

Motions: Private Health Insurance (15 Oct 2026)

“There sure is. I second this motion. Nobody likes a double dipper, and the minister has come in here and double dipped in the most atrocious way on a bad bill that no Australian likes. I don't know if the government gets out in their electorates, but there's not a single older person in my community that supports this bill, and there's a distinct feeling of deja vu. Yesterday the government...”

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• Has spoken in 86 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 17–18 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") 281 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)