• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Canberra
• Left House of Representatives on 18 May 2019 — retired
• Entered House of Representatives on 21 August 2010 — Federal election

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Committees: National Capital and External Territories Committee; Report (3 Apr 2019)

“by leave—As Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories, I initiated this inquiry into Canberra's national institutions, and I initiated it because it had been 10 years since the committee had taken a close look at the national institutions that so beautifully tell our national story, our national history. They are our national memory. A...”

Constituency Statements: Cook, The Hon. Adrian George Hingston, QC, Budget (3 Apr 2019)

“It is an honour to be able to stand here today in my final days as a parliamentarian to remember the extraordinary life of Adrian George Hingston Cook QC. Adrian's intelligence was far beyond normal. Adrian's teachers could see his potential from a very young age. He sat for his leaving certificate twice, as the first time he was too young to attend university. At the tender age of 17, he...”

Parliamentary Representation: Valedictory (21 Feb 2019)

“Speaker, it was day one as the newly minted member for Canberra. I'd just picked up the keys for my electorate office and I was opening it up for the very first time. I was on my own because none of my team had started yet. And as I opened the door, I heard the phone ringing. At the end of the line was a very distressed woman, a single mother, living with her three daughters in her mom's...”

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• Has spoken in 66 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 3 comments on this Representative's speeches — above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 19 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 741 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)