• Independent Representative for Wentworth
• Entered House of Representatives on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Statements by Members: Mental Health (5 Feb 2025)

“Australia is facing a mental health crisis, and young men are on the frontline. Two-thirds of men face challenges engaging with health care, 45 per cent drop out of therapy with unmet mental health needs and more than 2,400 men died by suicide in 2023, making it the leading cause of death among young men. Behind every heartbreaking statistic is someone's dad, someone's brother, someone's son...”

Bills: Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024; Second Reading (5 Feb 2025)

“I rise today to speak in support of the Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 but also to seek this parliament's support in passing my amendments to address some of the remaining deficiencies in the act. In recent weeks and months, my community of Wentworth has witnessed a horrifying increase in antisemitic incidences. These violent and destructive attacks have targeted houses,...”

Bills: Free TAFE Bill 2024; Second Reading (5 Feb 2025)

“Australia has a significant skills shortage, and it's getting worse. In 2023, Jobs and Skills Australia estimated that 36 per cent of occupations were in shortage, five percentage points higher than in 2022. We desperately need to attract more people to critical services like aged care, health care, child care and construction to ensure the ongoing affordability and quality of the services we...”

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• Has spoken in 63 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 180 times in debates — below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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