• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Shortland
• Left House of Representatives on 9 May 2016 — retired
• Entered House of Representatives on 3 October 1998 — Federal election

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Governor-General's Speech: Address-in-Reply (5 May 2016)

“As you rightly say, this will be the last speech I make in this parliament. I will start by saying that it has been an absolute privilege and honour to represent the people of Shortland for almost 18 years and to contribute to the national political agenda. It has been an absolute privilege to be part of the Labor caucus and to have my colleagues here with me in the chamber and to have my...”

Governor-General's Speech: Address-in-Reply (5 May 2016)

“No, I will. You can't keep me quiet. This is the last time. Pat will be the next member for Shortland, and he will continue to make an enormous contribution in this parliament. Anyone who has seen him operate here will know that he is a quality member of parliament. He is a quality politician; a quality parliamentarian. He will bring so much to Australia. The people of Shortland are very...”

Governor-General's Speech: Address-in-Reply (5 May 2016)

“Goodness. Okay, everybody on this side of the House was a councillor! I will leave it at that. No—a large majority of us were councillors, and we learnt the skills and we learnt to understand the things that impact on people's lives at that very grassroots level, and we took that very grassroots level to the national agenda. I spent a little bit of time in the state parliament, but I...”

More of Jill Hall's recent appearances

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• Has spoken in 118 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 10 comments on this Representative's speeches — well 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.
• 18 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 869 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)