• Former Australian Labor Party Senator for WA
• Became a Senator on — Federal election
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Statements by Senators: Cybersafety (17 Sep 2026)

“The internet is a very different place from the one that I grew up with. When I was a teenager, the biggest social crisis that I faced online was deciding who made it to my Top 8 best friends on MySpace. The most heated debate that I saw online was whether you were 'team Edward' or 'team Jacob'. In the interests of bipartisanship, I won't be telling the chamber which team I was on! Seriously,...”

Bills: Health Insurance Amendment (Incentive Payments and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Second Reading (16 Sep 2026)

“The Health Insurance Amendment (Incentive Payments and Other Measures) Bill 2026 strengthens Medicare by improving the administration, integrity and transparency of key incentive payment programs. This bill delivers three key things. First, it places a number of incentive payment programs on a clear legislative footing, providing certainty for providers, for government and for Australians,...”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (16 Sep 2026)

“I rise to take note of answers given in question time. I particularly want to talk to the answers given by Senator Wong to the coalition's first questions, and then I'll get to some of the others. For someone from the party that talk endlessly about getting government out of other people's lives, Senator Cash seems remarkably interested in everyone else's. She has once again stood up in this...”

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• Has spoken in 79 debates in the last year — 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") 78 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)