• Australian Labor Party Representative for Tangney
• Entered House of Representatives on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Bills: High Seas Biodiversity Bill 2026; Second Reading (31 Mar 2026)

“One of my first careers was as a dolphin trainer. Dolphins can sense everything about you. If you are angry, they will swim away. If you are happy, calm, grounded, they all want to be with you. They are so intelligent. One of the many lessons I learned from that job, which I still say was the best job in my whole life, is a lesson that I bring with me into this House to express my support for...”

Constituency Statements: Community Language Schools (31 Mar 2026)

“More than 28 per cent of people in Tangney speak a language other than English at home. The top 10 languages used at home in Tangney include Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian, Tamil, Punjabi, Malayalam, Korean, Hindi, Italian and Arabic. The languages of my childhood included Mandarin, Teochew, Hokkien and Malay. But being multilingual has actually provided me with lots of opportunity to...”

Private Members' Business: Education (30 Mar 2026)

“Tangney has 43 public schools, and through the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement, all these schools are on the path to full and fair funding. When we came to government, private schools were fully funded, but this was not the case for public schools. Through the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement we are delivering an additional $16.5 billion in Commonwealth funding to public schools over...”

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 87 times in debates — below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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