• Australian Labor Party Representative for Maribyrnong
• Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (since 1 Jun 2022)
  Minister for Government Services (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 24 November 2007 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: National Disability Insurance Scheme (27 Nov 2024)

“I thank the member for Pearce for her question. I'm pleased to inform Australians that since the Albanese government was elected the NDIS is getting back on track. In essence, people with disability have been put back at the centre of the scheme and the financial numbers are actually improving whilst the integrity of the scheme is being maintained. Also, a consensus on the best way forward to...”

Parliamentary Representation: Valedictory (21 Nov 2024)

“In the 123 years of the storied history of the parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia there are 1,244 individuals who've been elected to the House of Representatives. Each of those introduced themselves in their first speech, but only 216 ever got the chance to say goodbye, to give a valedictory. Political life is indeed tough. Election defeat, scandal, illness—section 44! I stand...”

Questions without Notice: National Disability Insurance Scheme (7 Nov 2024)

“I thank the tenacious member for Adelaide, whose win-loss ratio since the 1998 election is 6-3. He never gives up! I'm pleased to update the House and the people listening to question time about the progress of the NDIS, and I'm pleased to explain how Labor is building the NDIS's future. We're making sure that every dollar gets through to the participants for whom the scheme was designed. The...”

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• Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 5 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 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") 1098 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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