• Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith
• Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW
• Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (since 13 May 2025)
  Assistant Minister for Immigration (since 29 Jul 2024)
• Entered the Senate on 1 July 2011 — Federal election
• Entered House of Representatives on 7 September 2013 — Federal election
• Left Senate on 9 August 2013 — Resigned
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Bills: Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026; Second Reading (24 Jun 2026)

“I always knew you were a good man, Michael.”

Bills: Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026; Second Reading (22 Jun 2026)

“The Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026 goes to the heart of community safety, public health and integrity of our borders. This bill is a central part of our government's work to crack down on the illicit tobacco market and organised crime groups that are profiting from it. For many years, illicit tobacco was treated as a niche issue, a matter of health policy or lost revenue, but that era...”

Bills: Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2026-2027; Consideration in Detail (3 Jun 2026)

“We're living in a period of sharper strategic competition, where rules and norms that underlie our security are under enormous pressure. The conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East are having material effects on Australians at home and their safety abroad, where disruptions to trade and global reductions in development assistance threaten the economic prosperity of our region. In this...”

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• Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Representatives.
• Has spoken in 55 debates in the last year — average amongst Senators.
• People have made 1 comment on this Representative's speeches — above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — below average amongst Senators.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 680 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 117 times in debates — below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Matt Thistlethwaite's latest interest statementLast updated: 16 Jul 2013