• Former Australian Labor Party Senator for Victoria
• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Higgins
• Entered the Senate on — Federal election
• Previously Representative for Higgins until — retired
• Entered House of Representatives on — Federal election
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Statements by Senators: Discrimination (19 Aug 2026)

“Teachers are reporting that six-year-old boys are calling girls dumb and sluts. Two in five boys aged 13 to 17 identify with right-wing extremism. Nearly one in three follow white supremacists and harbour anti-women views like 'equal opportunity has gone too far'. When this is the reality, it is no surprise we are seeing a surge in toxic masculinity in our schools. Increasing reports by...”

Bills: Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, National Self-exclusion Register (Cost Recovery Levy) Amendment Bill 2026, Interactive Gambling (Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2026; Second Reading (19 Aug 2026)

“I rise to speak on the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026. We have a generation of Australian adults and Australian children who have grown up in an environment where gambling has become normalised—dangerously normalised. This has led to all kinds of harms both to the individual and to broader society. We know that around one in 10 Australians experience gambling...”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (18 Aug 2026)

“In our first term of government, the Albanese government acted on a promise made to older Australians to fix a system that had utterly failed them. This was a system that we inherited after nine years of stewardship—or lack thereof—under the coalition. When we came to government, we picked up the royal commission findings. The interim report, which was released in 2019, was...”

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• Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
• Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
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• 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") 143 times in debates — well below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 56 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)