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Sam Birrell MP

- 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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Most recent appearances in parliament
- Matters of Public Importance: Budget (28 May 2026)
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“Mortgage your house.”
- Questions without Notice: Budget (28 May 2026)
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“My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Peak agricultural bodies are warning that farmers are exposed to massively high capital gains tax under your government's budget. The National Farmers' Federation has said: The concern is these changes could force families to delay succession, take on more debt or even sell parts of the farm just to manage the tax impact....”
- Statements by Members: Budget (28 May 2026)
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“This budget has not gone down like a lead balloon. It has gone down like a lead zeppelin. The best way of describing the attempts of the Prime Minister and Treasurer to explain it would be 'dazed and confused'. There are three main reasons why it has gone down like a lead zeppelin. Firstly, it was predicated on a mistruth. The Prime Minister said 'for the 50th time' that negative gearing and...”
Numbers
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- Has spoken in 84 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Representatives.
- People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
- This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 6 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks — email me whenever Sam Birrell speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 175 times in debates — below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)