• National Party Representative for Cowper
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Social Services (since 5 Jun 2022)
  Shadow Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence (since 5 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 18 May 2019 — Federal election
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Matters of Public Importance: Regional Australia (27 Mar 2025)

“Rewind three years, and the then opposition leader Anthony Albanese was telling everybody that no-one would be left behind. Fast forward three years, and the addendum to that is 'unless you live in the regions' and 'unless you live in a National Party seat'. What we saw immediately after Labor was elected into government was a 90-day review of infrastructure projects across the country.”

Matters of Public Importance: Regional Australia (27 Mar 2025)

“A very good question. How long did the 90-day review take? It took 206 days to complete that review. It would be funny but for the consequences of that review. What we saw was the slashing and dicing of essential infrastructure programs and social programs within National Party held electorates—not Labor electorates; National Party electorates. I will give you an example of some of them...”

Questions without Notice: Fuel Excise (27 Mar 2025)

“My question is to the Prime Minister. Given the cost-of-living crisis Australian families are facing, with the price of everything going up, will the Prime Minister put politics aside and join with the opposition's plan to give immediate relief to family budgets by halving the fuel excise?”

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