• Liberal Party Representative for McMillan
• Entered House of Representatives on 24 March 1990 — General election
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Wonthaggi Region Desalination Plant: (2 Dec 2008)

“Mr speaker, on indulgence: after meeting with the Prime Minister with regard to the desalination plant at Wonthaggi, I rise to thank the Prime Minister for his personal intervention to allow the government to come to an out-of-court agreement to settle the legal costs of the Your Water Your Say Action Group opposed to the desalination plant. I thank the Prime Minister on behalf of Your Water...”

Grievance Debate: Mr Petro Georgiou (1 Dec 2008)

“Who among us would choose to listen to a voice of reason and conscience in an ocean of expediency, perceived self-preservation and political thuggery? One hundred years after an immigrant from the other side of the world became Prime Minister and formed the first majority government of Australia, a future parliamentarian was also born on the other side of the world—one who showed...”

Petitions: Statements (1 Dec 2008)

“I take this opportunity tonight to talk about one of the petitions just presented in the House, that dealing with retaining the prayer that is said at the start of each sitting day in this place. Tonight the Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Petitions, the member for Fowler, presented a petition from 140 citizens calling for the prayer to be retained in its current...”

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• Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 68 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)