• Liberal Party Representative for Fairfax
• Entered House of Representatives on 2 July 2016 — Federal election
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How Ted O'Brien voted on key issues since 2006:

• Voted very strongly against increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace. votes
• Voted very strongly against implementing refugee and protection conventions. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing investment in renewable energy. votes
• Voted very strongly for privatising government assets. votes
• Voted very strongly against more scrutiny of intelligence services & police. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing Aboriginal land rights. votes
• Voted moderately against increasing funding for university education. votes
• Voted strongly for decreasing availability of welfare payments. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing restrictions on gambling. votes
• Voted very strongly against encouraging Australian-based industry. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing consumer protections. votes

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Statements by Members: Queensland: Olympic and Paralympic Games (22 Mar 2021)

“South-East Queensland has been confirmed as the preferred candidate for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We're not there yet, and we will continue to work with the IOC as they are in their final deliberations. But it is timely, nevertheless, for us to start a conversation about what a 2032 games would mean to Queensland, especially to Brisbane and the south-east corner. Central to that...”

Statements by Members: Queensland: Olympic and Paralympic Games (22 Mar 2021)

“South-East Queensland has now been confirmed as the preferred candidate for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It is vitally important, therefore, that we start a conversation about what this means for all of Queensland. We have to be far more strategic than just what stadium will host what sport, or what road or rail needs to be upgraded. The question we need to ask is: what do we want...”

Motions: Human Rights in China (22 Mar 2021)

“In China's north-west rise autonomous ion called Xinjiang. 'Xin' translates into 'new' and 'jiang' translates into 'frontier'. The name 'new frontier' has an aspirational ring to it. But that's not how the world sees Xinjiang—especially for its Uighur people, an ethnic minority about whom there've been deeply disturbing reports of enforced disappearances, mass detentions, systematic...”

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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 216 times in debates — below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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