• Former National Party Representative for Cowper
• Shadow Assistant Treasurer (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Financial Services (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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Bills: Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026; Second Reading (27 Oct 2026)

“Few bills that hit the floor in this place elicit the same level of response, not only from the Australian public but from international commentators, as the one we see before us today. That is because this bill, the Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026, is a unicorn of some sort. It's a piece of legislation that simultaneously represents both an overreach and an...”

Adjournment: Labor Government (27 Oct 2026)

“With the five minutes I have tonight, I'd like to highlight five Labor failures that are hitting my constituents the hardest. There are many, many more, but I only have five minutes. Without a doubt, No. 1 is energy policy and power costs. Labor's obsession with ideology over delivery has cost Australians at every point of their household budget. It's not just their own power bills. It's at...”

Private Members' Business: National Skin Cancer Action Week (26 Oct 2026)

“I want to commend the member for Bonner for bringing forward this motion about sun protection and the dangers of melanoma. It has my full support for its intent. Some issues in this place should be above the political divide, and this certainly is one. Deputy Speaker, I'm going to ask you to do something unusual when you get home tonight, and that is take your shoes off, take your socks off,...”

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