• Australian Greens Representative for Brisbane
• Entered House of Representatives on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Census (9 Sep 2024)

“My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, why did you make a captain's call to not include LGBTIQA+ people in the census? Do you think the pain caused by this decision underscores the need for a LGBTIQA+ human rights commissioner?”

Private Members' Business: Mining Industry (9 Sep 2024)

“I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) for decades, mining companies have been making excessive profits that should have been taxed in order to put dental and mental health into Medicare, build affordable homes and fund the rapid transition away from coal and gas; and (b) in Queensland, big mining companies have exported $634 billion of our resources but only paid nine per cent of that...”

Questions without Notice: Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct (19 Aug 2024)

“My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure. The Senate inquiry into Darwin's Middle Arm project heard from the Northern Territory's chief minister that a petrochemical factory could be established there. And the gas company Tamboran has told the ASX that they have exclusive rights to build a gas export terminal at Middle Arm, with gas fracked out of the Beetaloo basin. In light of...”

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• Has spoken in 47 debates in the last year — average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 77 times in debates — well below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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