• Australian Labor Party Representative for Cunningham
• Entered House of Representatives on 9 October 2004 — General election
• Email me whenever Sharon Bird speaks (no more than once per day)

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Fair Work Bill 2008: Second Reading (1 Dec 2008)

“Order! The member will come back to the topic.”

Nation-Building Funds Bill 2008; Nation-Building Funds (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008; Coag Reform Fund Bill 2008: Second Reading (1 Dec 2008)

“I rise this afternoon to support the three bills being dealt with in cognate before the House: the Nation-building Funds Bill 2008, the Nation-building Funds (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 and the COAG Reform Fund Bill 2008. I take the opportunity in particular to focus on the COAG Reform Fund Bill, although I will make some reference to the nation-building funds bills. I indicate to...”

Fair Work Bill 2008: Second Reading (1 Dec 2008)

“I rise to support the Fair Work Bill 2008, which replaces the Howard government’s Work Choices legislation, which divided Australians, cut their pay and conditions, restricted their right to collective bargaining, froze their right to workplace representation and gutted the independent umpire. I note that the opposition has indicated that it is not opposing the bill, although I must say...”

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above 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") 81 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)