• 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: Australian Defence Force (2 Jul 2024)

“I thank the member for her question. As a result of the Albanese Labor government's tax plans, every member of the Australian Defence Force and every public servant in the Department of Defence received a tax cut yesterday. That's right across the board, from a civilian dog-handler at RAAF Base Amberley, who, this financial year, will receive a tax cut of $2,197, through to a Navy Leading...”

Questions without Notice: Royal Australian Navy (25 Jun 2024)

“I thank the member for his question and acknowledge his distinguished service. When the Albanese government came to power, we inherited from the Liberals the oldest surface fleet that the Royal Australian Navy had operated since the end of the Second World War. HMAS Anzac was on her last legs, which meant that we had 11, coming down to 10, surface combatants without the prospect of a new...”

Questions without Notice: Nuclear Waste Management: Submarines (24 Jun 2024)

“I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question. For his benefit, I'll try and take this slowly. There are eight sealed nuclear reactors which are going to be utilised for the nuclear powered submarines that the Navy will operate. What a sealed nuclear reactor means is that, for the life of the reactor, it does not need to be refuelled. So it exists within the reactor. When the reactor...”

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• Has spoken in 47 debates in the last year — 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") 444 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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