• Australian Labor Party Representative for Rankin
• Treasurer (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 7 September 2013 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Economy (19 Nov 2024)

“When it comes to budget settings and demand, the Liberals' deputy leader has said, 'If you don't pay for something you don't value it.' And here we draw a direct line between the approach they're taking on fee-free TAFE—voting against it—and what this opposition leader did when he came after universal Medicare, when he came after universal health care. The point I'm making is that...”

Questions without Notice: Economy (19 Nov 2024)

“It must be three o'clock! I welcome the question from the shadow Treasurer. I say to the shadow Treasurer and to his colleagues that they need to decide: do they want immigration to be lower or higher? They say they want it to be lower, but then they say they'll vote for it to be higher. They have to make up their mind, as the minister has pointed out to them repeatedly today. I'm asked what...”

Questions without Notice: Economy (19 Nov 2024)

“As I said at the beginning, if the shadow Treasurer has that view, why is he voting for even higher migration with the position that they've announced on the student caps? They've got to make up their mind. They say they want lower migration, but they're voting for higher migration, and that's because they put their own political interests ahead of the national economic interest. I went...”

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• Has spoken in 79 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 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") 580 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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