• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Lilley
• Minister for Communications (since 13 May 2025)
  Minister for Sport (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Left House of Representatives on n/a — Still in office
• Entered House of Representatives on — Federal election

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Questions without Notice: Cybersafety (15 Oct 2026)

“I thank the member for Moreton for her question, for her support and for her advocacy on behalf of all of the young people that she represents on the south side of Brisbane. Mr Speaker, the principle of a duty of care is simple. If you create a product for people to use or a space where people work, learn, play or relax, you must take reasonable steps to make it safe. Should a toy maker check...”

Bills: Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026; Second Reading (15 Oct 2026)

“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I ntroduction Australia has one of the most comprehensive online safety frameworks in the world. It protects Australian children from cyberbullying and adults from cyber abuse. It empowers the eSafety Commissioner to take down seriously harmful material, including image based abuse. It requires online services to report how they are keeping...”

Questions without Notice: Cybersafety (14 Oct 2026)

“Thank you very much for the question. To the first part of the question, you'll have to wait 20 more hours until I introduce the legislation to the House tomorrow, but the exposure draft has been out for three weeks now in order to give everybody a chance to come prepared for the parliamentary debate. I discussed sock puppets at this dispatch box in question time yesterday. Sock puppets, I...”

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• Has spoken in 59 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") 259 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)