I am very honoured to be appointed as Minister for Human Services and thank the Prime Minister for the opportunity to deliver and provide access to social, health and other payments and services to all Australians.

Having served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers for two and half years and working with the disability sector for nearly a decade, I have been part of an incredible transformation of the way people with disability are included in our country. This culminated in the National Disability Insurance Scheme legislation passing through the Parliament, and making DisabilityCare Australia a reality. This has been the goal of so many people over so many years and I am truly privileged to have played a role in this historic reform.

I am looking forward to the challenges my new role will bring, as well as continuing to work with the people of North Queensland, advocating on behalf of the community for projects and policy that will make a difference to our region.