• Liberal National Party Representative for Herbert
• Shadow Assistant Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence (since 5 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 18 May 2019 — Federal election
• Email me whenever Phillip Thompson speaks (no more than once per day)

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Statements by Members: International Relations: Australia and Afghanistan (4 Feb 2026)

“This government's priorities are all wrong. Your mortgage is going up. People are doing it tough. Sitting around the dinner table, they're talking about what they're going to have to cut back on—groceries, school supplies, insurance, their mortgage. When asked about this, the Prime Minister and the Treasurer both laughed it off. They're not spending your hard earned tax dollars where...”

Bills: Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 2) Bill 2025; Second Reading (3 Feb 2026)

“To all those that continue to wear the uniform and to our veterans and their families: the freedoms that we enjoy today are on the back of hard-fought battles, wars and sacrifices that you have made. On Anzac Day we say, 'Lest we forget.' We reaffirm our commitment to always remember those that have been killed in action, have died in training or have succumbed to their war within back here...”

Constituency Statements: National Disability Insurance Scheme (3 Feb 2026)

“by leave—I've been very blessed to be a father to two beautiful daughters: Astin, who's seven, and Emery, who's five. Coming into the new parliament, we were talking about different positions and jobs people wanted, and I asked to help out with the NDIS. I did that because my five-year-old, Emery, has level 3 autism and she needs the supports from the NDIS to be able to thrive. That...”

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• Has spoken in 27 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 15–16 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") 189 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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