• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Eden-Monaro
• Minister for Emergency Management (since 13 May 2025)
  Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Left House of Representatives on n/a — Still in office
• Entered House of Representatives on — Byelection

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Parliamentary Zone: Commemoration of Nangar (Jimmy Clements) and Ooloogan (George John Noble) (30 Jun 2026)

“I move: That in accordance with section 5 of the Parliament Act 1974, the House approve the following proposal for work in the Parliamentary Zone, which was presented to the House on 22 June 2026, namely: Commemoration of Nangar (Jimmy Clements) and Ooloogan (George John Noble). When the Duke of York officially opened Old Parliament House in 1927, the event was billed as a pageant of empire....”

Questions without Notice: Disaster and Emergency Management (30 Jun 2026)

“and now you only have to look at the comments from the Leader of the Opposition in the media today to know nothing has changed. If there were a Rhodes scholar amongst us who had done a dissertation on bushfire management then they might be qualified to comment on how firefighters do their job, but there isn't. Opposition members interjecting— Opposition members interjecting—”

Questions without Notice: Disaster and Emergency Management (30 Jun 2026)

“Thank you, Mr Speaker. As I was pointing out, the Leader of the Opposition stood at a precipice in front of people and pointed the finger at rural firefighters, saying that they let the 2003 Snowy Mountains bushfires run. That is absolutely shameful. I am disgusted, and so are the first responders who have come into my office to complain about it. And I have a message for first responders.”

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