• Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith
• Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW
• Assistant Minister for Immigration (since 29 Jul 2024)
• Entered the Senate on 1 July 2011 — Federal election
• Entered House of Representatives on 7 September 2013 — Federal election
• Left Senate on 9 August 2013 — Resigned
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Bills: Transport Security Amendment (Security of Australia's Transport Sector) Bill 2024; Third Reading (25 Mar 2025)

“by leave—I move: That this bill now be read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.”

Bills: Transport Security Amendment (Security of Australia's Transport Sector) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail (25 Mar 2025)

“I present the supplementary explanatory memorandum of the bill, and I ask leave of the House to move government amendments (1) to (9) together. Leave is granted. I move government amendments (1) to (9) as circulated together: SHEET AP102 (1) Schedule 1, item 5, page 8 (line 20), omit the penalty, substitute: Penalty: 300 penalty units. (2) Schedule 1, item 5, page 9 (line 1), omit the...”

Bills: Early Childhood Education and Care (Three Day Guarantee) Bill 2025; Second Reading (12 Feb 2025)

“The evidence is incontrovertible: the earlier a child accesses formal education the much better their chances of a good quality of life. In all of the metrics on quality of life, including learning and development, social skills, level of school attainment, tertiary study and eventually careers, children who access education at an earlier age are better placed to be more successful in those...”

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• Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Representatives.
• Has spoken in 55 debates in the last year — average amongst Senators.
• People have made 1 comment on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — below average amongst Senators.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 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") 647 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 117 times in debates — below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Matt Thistlethwaite's latest interest statementLast updated: 16 Jul 2013