• Independent Representative for Curtin
• Entered House of Representatives on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Albanese Government: Automated Decision-Making (1 Apr 2026)

“This is a question for the Attorney-General. It's coming up to a decade since the implementation of the robodebt scheme, but there's still no mandatory framework for the use of automated decision-making in government. There are now real community concerns about the use of automated decisions in aged care and the NDIS. You engaged in a community consultation on automated decision-making well...”

Statements by Members: Public Sector Governance (1 Apr 2026)

“After robodebt wrongly accused hundreds of thousands of Australians of being in debt, this government promised that it would never let something like this happen again. Now, the government is rolling out tools for automation in aged care and the NDIS, so that your level of support is determined by an automated tool and human assessors are not allowed to change or override a decision even if...”

Matters of Public Importance: Taxation: Gas Industry (31 Mar 2026)

“I thank the member for Mackellar for raising this matter of public importance. Australia is the second-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas in the world. When international gas prices go up, you'd expect a country like Australia to benefit. But, when prices spike, Australians are not receiving their fair share of the upside. There are two fundamental problems with the tax system applying...”

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