• Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith
• Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts (since 3 Dec 2007)
• Entered House of Representatives on 9 October 2004 — General election
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Climate Change: (2 Feb 2010)

“I note that immediately I am on my feet those on the other side of the chamber, who have consistently and vociferously opposed any action on climate change, are already shouting abuse across the dispatch box. I wonder, if the opposition leader is serious about having a real debate on climate change, whether he will silence the ignorant loudmouths on the other side of the chamber and allow...”

Climate Change: (2 Feb 2010)

“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Today the coalition had an opportunity to move forwards or backwards, and they moved backwards. They came down on the wrong side of the national interest and they will be seen, in time, to have come down on the wrong side of history. The fact is that the Leader of the Opposition, who does not believe that climate change is real and who thinks that climate...”

Matters of Public Importance: Water and Environment Programs (25 Nov 2009)

“I can hear the rattling of the interventions from those opposite, but I do want to go on and say that it is not only about the Home Insulation Program, because we take energy efficiency seriously—something that the coalition never did. I struggle to remember a single significant initiative on energy efficiency that came through when we were in opposition. I genuinely struggle to...”

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• Has spoken in 49 debates in the last year — average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 229 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)