• Australian Labor Party Representative for Bruce
• Entered House of Representatives on 13 March 1993 — General election
• Email me whenever Alan Griffin speaks (no more than once per day)

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Adjournment: Operation Open Heart (3 Nov 2011)

“I recently had the privilege of being part of a parliamentary delegation to Indonesia and Tonga as part of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters. When in Tonga we had the privilege of attending a reception at the official residence of the Australian High Commissioner. At that reception I had the honour of meeting a number of health professionals from Australia who were part of a...”

Private Members' Business: Bombing of Darwin (31 Oct 2011)

“As former Ministers for Veterans' Affairs, Mr Deputy Speaker Scott, this is an issue we are both aware of as it crossed both of our desks during our time served in that office. In the five minutes that I have, I want to make a couple of comments on some of the issues around the question of how you might commemorate the bombing of Darwin. Frankly, how do we commemorate it? I also want to pick...”

Adjournment: Sapper Jacob Moerland Memorial Skate Park (21 Sep 2011)

“Last year as a minister in the defence portfolio I had the solemn responsibility and duty to attend a number of funerals of servicemen who had been killed in Afghanistan. I will not pretend that it is something that I enjoyed doing or that it was something that I approached with anything other than a sense of some great sadness and dread. Although I did not know the individuals, I felt keenly...”

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• Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 4 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 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") 145 times in debates — below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)