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Ms Catherine King MP

- Australian Labor Party Representative for Ballarat
- Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (since 1 Jun 2022)
- Entered House of Representatives on 10 November 2001 — Federal election
- Email me whenever Ms Catherine King speaks (no more than once per day)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Questions without Notice: Queensland: Infrastructure (27 Nov 2025)
“I thank the member for Forde for his question. I always love visiting his part of the world. Queensland's beautiful beaches are ready made, but we do know there's work to do on the roads and rail across the state, and our government is delivering. For decades, it's been clear to anyone who's sat in a traffic jam next to Movie World that a north-south alternative to the M1 is required. Over...”
- Questions without Notice: Infrastructure (26 Nov 2025)
“I thank the member for Chisholm for the question. She represents a beautiful part of the world. In fact, my brother Mark and I were born there and grew up there before we moved to Ballarat for study and work, consecutively, so it's lovely to have the member for Chisholm asking that question. It's a great time to talk about infrastructure, because this really has been a year of delivery.”
- Questions without Notice: Infrastructure (26 Nov 2025)
“I'm going to tell you! Last week, we officially opened the Parkes Bypass in New South Wales. This project takes the thousands of trucks that travel from Melbourne to Brisbane on the Newell Highway out of the centre of town, a project the Parkes community have been calling for for over 60 years, delivered by the Albanese and Minns governments. In June, I joined the Prime Minister and Minister...”
Numbers
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — average amongst Representatives.
- People have made 1 comment on this Representative's speeches — above average amongst Representatives.
- This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 29 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks — email me whenever Ms Catherine King speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 666 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)