• Australian Labor Party Representative for Lilley
• Minister for Communications (since 13 May 2025)
  Minister for Sport (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 18 May 2019 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Cybersafety (2 Jul 2026)

“I thank the member for Menzies for his important question. Last year, the member for Menzies and I visited the media students at East Doncaster Secondary College to talk with them about Australia's incoming social media minimum age. Their questions were thoughtful and nuanced, and we all agreed on the importance of holding—”

Questions without Notice: Cybersafety (2 Jul 2026)

“Their questions were thoughtful and nuanced, and we all agreed on the importance of holding social media platforms accountable for the harm they do to these students and their friends. This week, the Albanese government introduced a bill to parliament to strengthen Australia's world-leading social media minimum age law. The bill has four pages of content. It sought to achieve two goals. The...”

Bills: National Self-exclusion Register (Cost Recovery Levy) Amendment Bill 2026; Second Reading (2 Jul 2026)

“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The recent statutory review of BetStop the National Self-Exclusion Register, tabled in February 2026, found only one in four people are aware that BetStop exists. And among people who placed a bet in the last 12 months, it was still only one in three. We need to make sure every Australian knows about this vital service. We also need to place...”

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• Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 227 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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