• Australian Labor Party Representative for Perth
• Assistant Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (since 13 May 2025)
  Assistant Minister for the Public Service (since 29 Jul 2024)
  Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 28 July 2018 — Byelection
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Bills: Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026; Second Reading (11 Mar 2026)

“I am proudly the member for Perth. I'm proudly a Western Australian. I am proudly a federationist. I believe that secession is false hope. It's a fringe idea with real-world costs. And, as we read in the Australian this week, we're seeing in Western Australia a new generation of secessionists launching a 400-page, 15-chapter book entitled Secession by Western Australia. Now, that sounds like...”

Bills: Parliamentary Frameworks Legislation Amendment (Reviews) Bill 2026; Third Reading (11 Mar 2026)

“by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.”

Bills: Parliamentary Frameworks Legislation Amendment (Reviews) Bill 2026; Second Reading (10 Mar 2026)

“It's my joy to sum up the excellent contributions to the debate on the Parliamentary Frameworks Legislation Amendment (Reviews) Bill 2026. First, we had the member for Moreton, who reminded us where so much of this work came from—the power imbalances and poor culture that we've seen in this building for too long and that had been highlighted in the nation's media and in the nation's...”

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• Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — well below 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") 228 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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