• Liberal Party Representative for North Sydney
• Shadow Treasurer (since 16 Feb 2009)
• Entered House of Representatives on 2 March 1996 — General election
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Motions: Prime Minister; Censure (23 Nov 2011)

“I second the motion. I am glad the Treasurer is staying here for this debate because I think every comedian that cracks a joke should be entitled to hear whether or not the audience laughs. When the Treasurer said a little earlier today that this is a tax that will withstand the test of time, we all had a giggle. When the mining tax was originally announced it was not five months before they...”

Questions without Notice: Mining (23 Nov 2011)

“My question is to the Treasurer. Given the number of secret deals, compromises, negotiated agreements and special arrangements that have been entered into by the government to pass its mining tax through the House of Representatives and the $3 billion hit to the revenue estimates due to increased state royalties, how does the Treasurer expect to fund the $6 billion hole he has created in the...”

Matters of Public Importance: Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (22 Nov 2011)

“When I was in year 8 at school, Father Lake Smith used to come into religion classes and say, 'Okay boys, we want you to read the acts of the apostles.' I remember reading about this fellow called Saul—or Paul the Apostle—who travelled to Damascus in order to try to capture, imprison and potentially execute people who were following Jesus. And, of course, on the way he had a...”

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• Has spoken in 132 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 1 comment on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 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") 454 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)