hiː wʌz ɐn ɔːstɹˈeɪliən lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə vɪktˈoːɹiən lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv ɐsˈɛmbli fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ ðɪ ᵻlˈɛktɚɹˌeɪts ʌv dʒˈiːlɔŋ nˈɔːɹθ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː dˈæʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ænd ɪts səksˈɛsɚ lˈɑːɹɹə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː dˈæʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2006, representing the electorates of Geelong North (1992-2002) and its successor Lara (2002-2006).