• Australian Labor Party Representative for Higgins
• Entered House of Representatives on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Bills: Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024; Second Reading (5 Feb 2025)

“I rise to speak in support of Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024. I speak as, and I am putting on my hat as, someone who came to this country as a 12-year-old child in 1984. I grew up here as an 'other'—a child of migrants. During my childhood and my adolescence, I did, from time to time, encounter racism. There's no question about that. It sort of comes with the territory,...”

Constituency Statements: Higgins Electorate, Cybersafety (26 Nov 2024)

“In 2022, through a lionhearted Labor effort, I became the first Labor member for Higgins in the seat's 75-year history. My campaign was powered by the energy and commitment of Labor members who doorknocked, staffed the prepoll and polling-day booths, phone banked and supported my 2022 campaign in a multitude of other ways. Parliamentarians are the vanguard, but powering us are the...”

Private Members' Business: Rural and Regional Health Services (25 Nov 2024)

“I thank the member for Mallee for moving this important motion. Health, as you know, is a topic close to my heart, and I am interested in pathways for more generalist doctors, because I, too, was a generalist doctor. I worked as a medical doctor specialising in general medicine. I was essentially what is called a specialist generalist, which means, like GPs throughout this country, I saw...”

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• Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — above 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 16–17 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") 138 times in debates — well below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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