• Liberal Party Representative for Cook
• Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition (since 17 Feb 2026)
  Co-Chair of the Coalition Policy Development Committee (since 17 Feb 2026)
  Shadow Assistant Minister for Finance (since 17 Feb 2026)
• Entered House of Representatives on 13 April 2024 — Federal election
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Matters of Public Importance: Taxation (3 Jun 2026)

“That was a really quick history lesson from the member for Solomon, but I thank him nonetheless! I've heard Labor member after Labor member say they're cutting income taxes, and I don't know whether it's that they're deliberately misleading or they just don't understand how their sneaky bracket creep tax works. Every single year, as inflation goes up, the people watching this at home will pay...”

Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; Second Reading (2 Jun 2026)

“The Prime Minister and the energy minister. (Time expired)”

Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; Second Reading (2 Jun 2026)

“This bill, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, goes to the heart of what kind of country Australia wants to be. It also goes to the heart of who these two political parties are. From the Labor Party, what we have heard is that this is a bill to allow workers to keep more of what they earn. Nothing could be further from the truth. The next generation will be taxed far...”

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