• Liberal Party Representative for Lindsay
• Shadow Minister for the NDIS (since 17 Feb 2026)
  Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services (since 17 Feb 2026)
  Shadow Minister for Women (since 28 May 2025)
• Entered House of Representatives on 18 May 2019 — Federal election
• Email me whenever Melissa McIntosh speaks (no more than once per day)

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Statements by Members: Cost of Living (1 Apr 2026)

“Once upon a time there was a little chicken running through a village shouting, 'The sky is falling, the sky is falling!' Everyone laughed. They laughed because it was too much—too over the top to be real. But let's picture her for a minute not in a village, but in a supermarket. She's in the Easter aisle, surrounded by pretty foil wrappers, and everything looks exactly as it should....”

Bills: National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025; Second Reading (31 Mar 2026)

“Every day, thousands of Australian families rely on the NDIS. For Australians living with significant and permanent disability, it provides not just support but opportunity. It is a therapy session that can change a child's trajectory. It is a support that keeps a loved one safe at home. It is the difference between coping and not. For these families, the NDIS is not a line item in a budget....”

Statements by Members: Get Down for Down Syndrome Walk (30 Mar 2026)

“I rise to speak about something very positive, warm and wonderful in my community of Lindsay. The Nepean River gets used for many causes. We walk the six to seven kays around the river. The other week it was for the Get Down for Down Syndrome Walk, and it was beautiful. There was so much love and family atmosphere and cuddles. It was a fantastic splash of colour—blue and yellow socks. I...”

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• Has spoken in 56 debates in the last year — average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 245 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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