• National Party Representative for Nicholls
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Education (since 28 May 2025)
• Entered House of Representatives on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Bills: Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025, Australian Centre for Disease Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025; Second Reading (9 Oct 2025)

“I rise to speak on the Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025 and the Australian Centre for Disease Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025. Together, they would establish a new national body, the Australian Centre for Disease Control—or CDC, as it's often called—as a statutory non-corporate Commonwealth entity. I really want to emphasise...”

Bills: Health Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 1) Bill 2025; Second Reading (7 Oct 2025)

“I too rise to speak on the Health Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 1) Bill 2025. This bill, like so many other pieces of legislation introduced by the Albanese government, is like a scorpion. You start at the top and everything is fine. Then you get to the sting in the tail, not unlike the sting that many Australians are feeling when they need to pull out their credit card as...”

Matters of Public Importance: Albanese Government (4 Sep 2025)

“Maybe. But $275 was promised, and it hasn't been delivered. You're not governing for people if you go and tell them something and then say, 'We've actually stuffed the policy up, and now we can't deliver it.' You're not governing for all Australians when you attack the historic dynamism of the Australian economy. By putting too much emphasis on Public Service jobs—and I completely...”

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• Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — above average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 132 times in debates — below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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