• Former Australian Labor Party Senator for Queensland
• Assistant Minister for Resources (since 13 May 2025)
  Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (since 29 Jul 2024)
  Assistant Minister for Regional Development (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Became a Senator on — Federal election
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Committees: Education and Employment Legislation Committee, Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Finance and Public Administration References Committee, Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, Northern Australia Joint Committee; Government Response to Report (20 Aug 2026)

“I present six government responses to committee reports as listed on today's Order of Business. In accordance with the usual practice, I seek leave to incorporate the documents in Hansard. Leave granted. The documents read as follows— Dear President, I am writing to advise you that the Australian Government responded to Recommendation 2 of the Australian Greens' Dissenting Report to...”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (20 Aug 2026)

“Yes. My understanding was that slogans on materials are not appropriate for the chamber.”

Bills: Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, National Self-exclusion Register (Cost Recovery Levy) Amendment Bill 2026, Interactive Gambling (Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2026; In Committee (19 Aug 2026)

“I certainly value the work that Senate committees do on a daily basis, and it's disappointing that you don't in this regard. Governments go through the process of responding to Senate reports or joint reports or whatever it is, but it's obviously always up to the government to implement the legislative changes that might result from a report. I understand that there's a lot of interest in...”

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• Has spoken in 99 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
• 5 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 472 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)