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  • Former Independent Representative for Kooyong
  • Left House of Representatives on n/a — Still in office
  • Entered House of Representatives on — Federal election

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Bills: Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2026; Second Reading (13 Oct 2026)

“The Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2026 removes the $5,000 cap on the levy payable per device per financial year by sponsors of joint replacement prostheses. The levy funds the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry. To date, the cap has meant that small and medium sized device companies have been forced to...”

Bills: Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Second Reading (17 Sep 2026)

“Australia's illicit tobacco trade is now one of the fastest growing criminal markets in this country. It cost us an estimated $4 billion in 2023-24. It's bigger than the combined markets for cannabis, cocaine, heroin and ecstasy. Since 2023, it has brought more than 200 firebombings and at least three homicides to Australians' suburbs. Our customs laws were written for another era—for...”

Bills: Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail (17 Sep 2026)

“I rise to speak to an amendment that adds human oversight through a new review process on certain aged-care assessment decisions made by the integrated assessment tool. I've been raising concerns about the integrated assessment tool, the algorithm currently being used to determine aged-care supports, since the legislation for it was passed by the House—22 times this year in parliament....”

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  • Has spoken in 140 debates in the last year — well above 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 4 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks .
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 288 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)