• Australian Labor Party Representative for Corio
• Minister for Defence (since 1 Jun 2022)
  Deputy Prime Minister (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 24 November 2007 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Middle East (10 Mar 2026)

“I thank the member for his question. At the request of the United Arab Emirates, today the government has announced that we will be deploying an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to the gulf to help in the defence of the UAE and the other countries of the gulf against attacks from Iran. From the very beginning of this conflict, the UAE and 10 other countries in the region have been under sustained...”

Questions without Notice: Middle East (2 Mar 2026)

“I thank the member for her question. Let me start by saying that Australia stands with the people of Iran in their brave struggle against an oppressive autocracy, which in the last few weeks has seen them kill thousands of their own citizens. As the Prime Minister has said, we support the United States led action, which has as a core aim denying Iran the ability of ever having a deployable...”

Questions without Notice: Defence (11 Feb 2026)

“I suggested to the social media team that we actually repost the video, but they said, 'In a two-party system based on a contest of ideas, it's really not the done thing.' But the problem here in contesting ideas with the shadow minister is he literally has no idea. When it comes to the two-party system, the Liberals are single-handedly trying to dismantle that concept. The only statement of...”

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• Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 2 comments on this Representative's speeches — above average amongst Representatives.
• 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") 495 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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