• Former Australian Labor Party Senator for Queensland
• Minister for the Environment and Water (since 13 May 2025)
• Became a Senator on — Federal election
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Questions without Notice: Agriculture Industry (14 Oct 2026)

“There you go.”

Questions without Notice: Tertiary Education and Training (14 Oct 2026)

“As I said in my previous answer, the Australian Skills Quality Authority is working closely with Victoria Police and WorkSafe Victoria and contributing to Taskforce Hawk. Taskforce Hawk, of course, was established by the Victoria Police to investigate a range of corruption allegations and criminality allegations made against a range of participants in the Victorian construction industry,...”

Questions without Notice: Tertiary Education and Training (14 Oct 2026)

“Thank you for that ruling. I hate to disappoint Senator Hume, but, while I have held a few portfolios over the life of the Albanese government, being Minister for Skills and Training is not one of them. I'm sure Senator Hume remembers the time that I spent as the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and our regular discussions about those issues on breakfast TV, where I was able to...”

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• Has spoken in 86 debates in the last year — average amongst Senators.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — above average amongst Senators.
• 6 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1338 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)