• Australian Labor Party Representative for Fenner
• Assistant Minister for Employment (since 29 Jul 2024)
  Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 21 August 2010 — Federal election
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Bills: National Broadband Network Companies Amendment (Commitment to Public Ownership) Bill 2024; Second Reading (19 Nov 2024)

“The creation of the National Broadband Network flowed out of the botched privatisation of Telstra under the Howard government. Telstra was privatised by the Howard government starting in 1997, selling off 49 per cent initially and then selling Telstra into minority public ownership in 2006. That meant, when the Rudd government came to office and called for tenders to build the National...”

Business: Rearrangement (19 Nov 2024)

“I move: That order of the day No. 2, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.”

Business: Rearrangement (19 Nov 2024)

“On behalf of the Leader of the House, I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring on Tuesday, 19 November: (1) notwithstanding standing order 31, if the second reading debate on the National Broadband Network Companies Amendment (Commitment to Public Ownership) Bill 2024 has not concluded earlier, at 8 pm the adjournment...”

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• Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 4 comments on this Representative's speeches — well 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 887 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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