• Australian Labor Party Representative for Corio
• Minister for Defence (since 1 Jun 2022)
  Deputy Prime Minister (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 24 November 2007 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Defence Properties (5 Feb 2026)

“I thank the member for her question and acknowledge her life of service in this place and also as a police officer. Over the last six years, as a result of vandalism and theft, Defence has spent $1 million on the Penrith Training Depot, a site which has been vacant since 2016. And, at the Maribyrnong Defence site, which has been vacant for decades, in 2022 there was a grassfire which required...”

Questions without Notice: Defence Properties (4 Feb 2026)

“I thank the member for his very good and considered question. The question is noteworthy in one respect, it being asked at 3.30 in question time as the first non-government question on the Defence estate review—inasmuch as it highlights the dog over here who hasn't barked. I mean, we have the biggest reform to the Defence estate in our country's history, and we have not heard from the...”

Questions without Notice: Defence Properties (4 Feb 2026)

“I withdraw, Mr Speaker.”

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 2 comments on this Representative's speeches — above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 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") 489 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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