I think it is a cornerstone of our electoral system that you raise electoral funds for elections but that doesn't mean that therefore the implication can be made that the recipients are incapable of transacting their interests and their duties towards people any differently.

What I believe to be every Australian's right - a good, safe job with proper pay and conditions.

Labor should not be about creating monuments on hills or statues in parks. Labors monuments and statues are when a young person can find a job, when a person with disability can get access to the ordinary life that others take for granted.

Once upon a time, I thought denial was a river in Egypt. It's actually the attitude of the Abbott government.

Productivity is driven at the enterprise level. Better wages, better performing workplaces, are driven at the workplace level.

I'm a Christian and a supporter of marriage equality under the law.

When I entered federal parliament at the end of 2007, I was appointed parliamentary secretary for disabilities.