• 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 (4 Jun 2026)

“I thank the member for her question and for her ongoing interest in and commitment to advocating in this really important space. Australian parents are understandably worried about the rise of AI and what it means for their kids and, in particular, for their teenagers. Chatbots and nudify apps are things that we just never had to deal with when we were growing up. Right now, all digital...”

Questions without Notice: Cybersafety (3 Jun 2026)

“I thank the member for Dunkley for her question and for her advocacy for her powerful local organisation SmackTalk. The Albanese government is taking world-leading action to protect Australians from online harm, especially children and young people, who are the most vulnerable. Our social media minimum age law has so far seen the accounts of five million under-16s removed, deactivated or...”

Questions without Notice: Gambling (2 Jun 2026)

“I thank the member for her question. Our significant reforms will minimise children's exposure to wagering advertising. They will break the link between sport and gambling, and they will reduce the saturation and the targeting of wagering advertising. The response we tabled was at the first opportunity granted by the parliamentary guidelines. We tabled it through the usual way, and the action...”

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• Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — well 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") 219 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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