• Liberal Party Representative for Bowman
• Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Health Services and Indigenous Health (since 3 Mar 2011)
  Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Health Services and Indigenous Health (since 14 Sep 2010)
• Entered House of Representatives on 9 October 2004 — General election
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Bills: Private Health Insurance Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover Loading and Other Measures) Bill 2012, Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Base Premium) Bill 2013; Second Reading (4 Jun 2013)

“This has been a government that has been engaged in a debate with private health cover ever since they came to power. They were quite happy to make promises before an election. Now they have steadily, progressively nickel and dimed the 10.7 million Australians who take control and fund some of their own health cover. The 30 per cent health rebate, the lifetime health cover and the community...”

Bills: Private Health Insurance Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover Loading and Other Measures) Bill 2012, Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Base Premium) Bill 2013; Second Reading (4 Jun 2013)

“Thank you. We are moving into the inane here. There is a significant history here of a tax on private health cover, and there is a complete record of commitments that have been made by that side of politics never to touch the private health rebate. Why are we here today if we could believe a single word that came out of the mouths of the leaders of that side of politics? The truth is we...”

Bills: Private Health Insurance Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover Loading and Other Measures) Bill 2012, Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Base Premium) Bill 2013; Second Reading (4 Jun 2013)

“Mr Deputy Speaker, I have made my point. On the one hand, there has been nickel and dining of the 10.7 million Australians. For every $2.60 they put into private health cover to take responsibility for their own health care, the government puts in an additional dollar and says, 'Thank you.' We are in a nation where if we want to redistribute income, we use a tax system—progressive...”

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
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