• Liberal Party Representative for Banks
• Shadow Minister for Communications (since 11 Apr 2023)
• Entered House of Representatives on 7 September 2013 — Federal election
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Statements by Members: Budget (26 Mar 2025)

“This Treasurer has delivered a disastrous, appalling, embarrassing budget. There are massive deficits as far as the eye can see. Here are the numbers: $28 billion deficit, $42 billion deficit, $36 billion deficit and $37 billion deficit. It goes not only for the four years but for the entire decade. The National Australia Bank said this morning, 'There seems to be no attempt to start to...”

Bills: Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2024; Second Reading (4 Feb 2025)

“I rise to speak on the Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2024. This is the second bill to come before this parliament in the wake of the horrific attack on a Services Australia employee who was just doing her job. No Australian should be attacked at work. So, when former Victoria police chief Graham Ashton made recommendations following a review of security arrangements at...”

Bills: Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024; Second Reading (4 Feb 2025)

“I rise to speak on the Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024. This is a bill which sadly is necessary because of the repeated failures of the Albanese government to prevent the sadly predictable spread of antisemitism. Attacks on Jewish Australians are attacks on every Australian. To attack people because they profess the Jewish faith or have Jewish ancestry is to repudiate the...”

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• Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — 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") 390 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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