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Leader of the Opposition. Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Federal Member for Maribyrnong.

Joined April 2010

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  1. If only Malcolm Turnbull was as obsessed with Australian jobs as he is with me.

  2. And Malcolm Turnbull's answer? A $50 billion tax handout for big business.

  3. Our diversity is our strength. I will never support the Liberals’ plans to water down our hate speech laws.

  4. Malcolm Turnbull lied to Australians on election-eve promising that no-one would pay more to visit the doctor.

  5. Thoughts with our Kiwi brothers and sisters today.

  6. Privilege to farewell 300 members of the ADF in Darwin tonight. These men and women are heading to Iraq to help train local forces

  7. ‘There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.’ Rest in peace Leonard Cohen.

  8. The US alliance doesn’t mean trading away our shared values – it means standing up for them.

  9. An extraordinary day in US politics.

  10. The Senate voted down Govt’s $200m divisive plebiscite. It’s time for Turnbull to grow a spine & allow a free vote.

  11. Turnbull govt sits on hands as workers ripped off 7-Eleven sprung shortchanging some workers via

  12. The Liberals' priority should be helping Hazelwood workers who've lost their jobs - not petty political attacks. Insulting & disgraceful.

  13. No one believes the govt when they say they knew nothing about this. If Bob Day didn't resign yesterday, they'd have kept it a secret.

  14. Not as worried about Bob Day's future as I am about the hundreds of families and contractors who've been ripped off by his companies.

  15. I'm backing the local - Jameka for the win.

  16. Labor stopped accepting tobacco company donations over a decade ago - it's time for Barnaby Joyce to kick the habit

  17. Rosie Batty is right – an unnecessary, expensive plebiscite takes away from areas of genuine need.

  18. I'm with . This is a quick fix that would reduce trauma for women and kids.

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