• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Tangney
• Left House of Representatives on n/a — Still in office
• Entered House of Representatives on — Federal election

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Bills: Child Support and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Ending Financial Abuse in the Child Support Scheme No. 1) Bill 2026; Second Reading (15 Oct 2026)

“I rise to make my contribution to the Child Support and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Ending Financial Abuse in the Child Support Scheme No. 1) Bill 2026. Raising a child is not easy. Any parent will tell you about the daily cost of raising children. Food, housing, health care, education, school uniforms, after-school activities—all these everyday essentials have a cost. And...”

Constituency Statements: Racism (16 Sep 2026)

“Some Chinese-Australian constituents in Tangney tell me, 'I need to work twice as hard,' or ask, 'When can I be fully accepted as an Australian?' Other people write to me, telling me to go back to China, that I'm not a real Australian, or that I'm a spy who cannot be trusted. There are more than 1.4 million people in Australia with Chinese ancestry, including more than 30,000 in Tangney....”

Bills: Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2026; Second Reading (16 Sep 2026)

“I rise to make my contribution on the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2026. This bill delivers on the reforms announced by the Minister for Home Affairs last October to crack down on money laundering through high-risk mechanisms, particularly crypto ATMs. For some time, our security agencies have been warning us about the overlapping threats to our...”

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• Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 102 times in debates — below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)