• Liberal Party Representative for Dunkley
• Shadow Minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs (since 14 Sep 2010)
• Entered House of Representatives on 2 March 1996 — General election
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Matters of Public Importance: Economy (23 Nov 2011)

“The topic today is very important: the impact of increased taxes on small business. I remind the chamber of a great quote from a great leader, Winston Churchill, who said, 'For a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket trying to lift himself up by the handle.' That is the logic we have got from this government. They think that more taxes will somehow...”

Bills: Business Names Registration (Application of Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011; Second Reading (23 Nov 2011)

“Thank you to my colleague the Parliamentary Secretary for an absolutely compelling case as to why the parliament should support this bill. There is nothing worse than consequential provisions that kick in before the consequence to which they relate has actually been achieved. The bill has identified a changeover date when a number of Commonwealth laws dealing with the tax system, the ANL Act,...”

Bills: Business Names Registration (Application of Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011; Second Reading (23 Nov 2011)

“I want to get the title right; I do not want to be discourteous. Thank you, Government Whip, for that encouragement. There are a couple of things that I think all stakeholders in this process were interested in, including the merging of state based business names registration into a national system. I am sure the parliamentary secretary would be aware of the potential for overlap there and...”

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• Has spoken in 86 debates in the last year — above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 2 comments on this Representative's speeches — above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 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") 299 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)