• Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW
• Became a Senator on 6 March 2012 — Federal election
• Left Senate on 24 October 2013 — Resigned

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Questions without Notice: Defence: Naval Vessels (27 Jun 2013)

“I can inform the senator that, to provide more stable work for the industry and retain critical skills in the Future Submarine project, the government will at the earliest opportunity replace Australia's supply ships HMAS Success and HMAS Sirius. This will include examination of options for local, hybrid and overseas build. The government has brought forward the replacement of Australia's...”

Questions without Notice: Defence: Naval Vessels (27 Jun 2013)

“In May the government released the Future Submarine Industry Skills Plan. The government is committed to acquiring 12 future submarines to be assembled in Adelaide. I know that is warmly endorsed by government senators from South Australia, who worked very hard to refine and nurture this policy—pre-eminently, the Leader of the Government in the Senate, whose interest in this matter has...”

Questions without Notice: Defence: Naval Vessels (27 Jun 2013)

“I thank the senator for his question. I can inform the Senate that this offshore combatant vessel was a 2009 Defence white paper project to develop proposals to rationalise the Navy's patrol boat, mine countermeasures, hydrographic and oceanographic forces into a single, modular, multirole vessel. As outlined in the 2013 Defence white paper released in May, Defence will continue to have the...”

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
• 6 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 107 times in debates — below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)