• Australian Labor Party Senator for WA
• Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (since 3 Dec 2007)
  Leader of the Government in the Senate (since 3 Dec 2007)
• Became a Senator on 1 July 1993 — General election
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Questions without Notice: Building the Education Revolution Program (24 Jun 2010)

“Mr President, I ask that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper.”

Questions without Notice: Asylum Seekers (24 Jun 2010)

“I thank Senator Hanson-Young for the question and I thank her for her congratulations to the new Prime Minister. I hope that Senator Brown is not worried by this upsurge in female participation and leadership in the parliament. Can I say in answer to the—”

Questions without Notice: Asylum Seekers (24 Jun 2010)

“Simply, no. That is not the case at all. You ought to read the policy more carefully because you will note that the first point in our detention policy is a commitment to the mandatory detention of unauthorised boat arrivals. I know you do not support that policy, but that is the policy we took to the election. It is a policy we have continued to implement as a government. We mandatorily...”

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• Has spoken in 130 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 663 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)