• Liberal Party Representative for Stirling
• Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection (since 3 Mar 2011)
  Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection (since 14 Sep 2010)
• Entered House of Representatives on 9 October 2004 — General election
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Bills: Customs and AusCheck Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2013; Second Reading (15 May 2013)

“It is a great pleasure to speak on this bill. The bill contains two separate measures. The first part of the bill implements recommendations that have been made by Joint Task Force Polaris and the parliamentary joint committee on law enforcement's report following its inquiry into the adequacy of aviation and maritime security measures to combat serious and organised crime. The second part of...”

Motions: Forced Adoption (15 May 2013)

“Thank you to the minister for sharing that story. I think it is often the case that, when we are doing things in the parliament, it is the personal stories that people bring in here that can really frame these issues in our minds, and obviously that story is one of the ones where we can see just how tough these policies were on people and the enormous human toll that they took. I will not use...”

Bills: Social Security Legislation Amendment (Disaster Recovery Allowance) Bill 2013; Second Reading (15 May 2013)

“Over the last several years, Australia has witnessed a number of momentous and devastating natural disasters. Local communities in every state and territory have faced physical, emotional and financial struggles in the aftermath of these disasters, with the pressures themselves exacerbated by a government that all too often focuses on its own political agenda in complete disregard of disaster...”

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• Has spoken in 56 debates in the last year — 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 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") 337 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)