• Liberal Party Representative for Tangney
• Entered House of Representatives on 9 October 2004 — General election
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Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010; Income Tax Rates Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010: Second Reading (17 Jun 2010)

“I am speaking in unequivocal opposition to the government’s Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010. I am the only person in this House that I am aware of who has worked as a research scientist within both CSIRO and the Defence Science and Technology Organisation. I have spoken in this House many times on this government’s short-sighted penny-pinching budget cuts...”

Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010; Income Tax Rates Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010: Second Reading (17 Jun 2010)

“Well, it is true. Celebrity over substance has been one of the hallmarks of our egocentric Prime Minister. The general feeling is that the main aim of this legislation is to bring about cost savings in the R&D area. One of the main criteria is that core R&D be both innovative and risky when in the past it could be one or the other. This incompetent and fiscally destructive government...”

Constituency Statements: Defence Procurement (17 Jun 2010)

“Last night on Lateline Tom Burbage, the Lockheed Martin head of the Joint Strike Fighter program, showed a total indifference to what is real and either misrepresented or, worse, lied about various aspects of the project. First of all he was talking about the cost of the project, realising that cost is merely one of the aspects used to build up the price. Tom Burbage said that in Australia we...”

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• Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 5 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") 117 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)