• Australian Labor Party Representative for Reid
• Entered House of Representatives on 3 October 1998 — General election
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Adjournment: Lyme Disease, Climate Change (15 May 2013)

“A medical condition, be it a disease, syndrome or disorder, is classed by the European Organisation for Rare Diseases as rare if it affects fewer than one in 2,000 people, while in Australia the Therapeutic Goods Administration describes a disease as rare 'if it has a prevalence of one in 10,000 people or less'. On behalf of one of my constituents, I wish to record in the House that Lyme...”

Adjournment: Ageing (21 Mar 2013)

“Among the more depressing forecasts for the near-term future is the possibility that health services will be overwhelmed by an ever-increasing number of sick and elderly people, while younger taxpayers will be burdened by a ballooning health budget. So far, such visions of gloom have failed to materialise as advances in health sciences have to some extent reduced the demand for expensive...”

Adjournment: Sea Level Rise Guidelines (20 Mar 2013)

“Nowhere are the harmful consequences of the denial of global warming by the Liberal and National parties more apparent than in the new sea level rise guidelines promulgated by the New South Wales coalition government. Local councils in affected areas have condemned what has been termed an 'ad hoc policy' that will lead to the desperate but futile construction of walls of sandbags. The people...”

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• Has spoken in 89 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 8 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 19–20 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") 341 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)