• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Corio
• Minister for Defence (since 1 Jun 2022)
  Deputy Prime Minister (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Left House of Representatives on n/a — Still in office
• Entered House of Representatives on — Federal election

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Questions without Notice: Australian Defence Force: Recruitment (15 Sep 2026)

“The key reason was those opposite were completely asleep at the wheel, although probably not the member for Herbert; he would have been having a beer—not that there's anything necessarily wrong with that. There's nothing wrong with that. Through activist policy, through focused investment, we are now growing the Defence Force again, which shows that, when you set the conditions right,...”

Questions without Notice: Australian Defence Force: Recruitment (15 Sep 2026)

“I thank the member for her question and acknowledge her service in the Australian Army Reserve. In the last financial year, 8,100 young Australians enlisted in the Australian Defence Force. This now takes the size of the full-time force to 64,000, the largest that it has been in a quarter of a century. I really want to acknowledge the Minister for Defence Personnel because this is a result of...”

Questions without Notice: Middle East (10 Sep 2026)

“I thank the member for her question. The starting point would be to refer you to the answer that the Prime Minister gave earlier to the previous question during this question time. We have consistently made it clear that Israeli settlers in the occupied territories is a breach of international law, and that has been a position which has been consistently held by this government. We have also...”

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• Has spoken in 43 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.
• 31 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 513 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)