• Australian Labor Party Representative for McMahon
• Minister for Climate Change and Energy (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 9 October 2004 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Energy (26 Mar 2025)

“The member for Lingiari represents a beautiful and important part of Australia and she does that very, very well. I thank her for the question. She asks how the Albanese government is supplying support to Australian households with energy bills. There are a couple of ways. There is energy bill relief, and there are tax cuts, both of which were in last night's budget. What energy bill relief...”

Questions without Notice: Energy (25 Mar 2025)

“I thank my honourable friend for her question. The Albanese government has prioritised urgent action on relief for households when it comes to energy prices with three rounds of household energy bill relief—two of which were opposed by those opposite and the third of which was announced by the Prime Minister and the government on the weekend for an extra $150 worth of support for...”

Questions without Notice: Energy (13 Feb 2025)

“I thank my honourable friend for the question. I'm pleased to tell the member for Reid and the House about new figures out today which show that last year was a record year for new renewable energy investment. Nine billion dollars was invested over the course of last year, creating 10,000 construction jobs across the country, building the energy system of the future and introducing more and...”

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• Has spoken in 55 debates in the last year — average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 2 comments on this Representative's speeches — 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") 1039 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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