• Australian Labor Party Representative for Eden-Monaro
• Minister for Emergency Management (since 13 May 2025)
  Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 4 July 2020 — Byelection
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Questions without Notice: Rural, Regional and Remote Australia (5 Feb 2026)

“I know! They hate it. But it's good work for all of us; we believe in Medicare on this side of the House. We believe in Medicare not only for the cities but for all the regional areas too. The other thing we did was increase Roads to Recovery funding to $1 billion a year, and 85 per cent of that is going to regional councils. On this side of the House, 24 members represent regional areas....”

Questions without Notice: Rural, Regional and Remote Australia (5 Feb 2026)

“As I said, PBS medicines are now $25 or less thanks to our investment in Medicare, saving Australians over $200 million a year. The last time they were that price was in 2004. Silverchair were still together as a band—and so were the coalition! Our Medicare urgent care clinics have been a game changer for health care in our regions. There are now 122 urgent care clinics that have opened...”

Questions without Notice: Rural, Regional and Remote Australia (5 Feb 2026)

“I thank the member for Lingiari for her question. If we want to see what delivery in regional and remote Australia looks like, we need look no further than the member for Lingiari. She does such an amazing job representing her communities, and our thoughts are with communities that may be impacted by the Daly River flood, which is coming soon. I'm proud to be part of a government that's...”

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• Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — below 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") 186 times in debates — below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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