• Former Australian Greens Senator for WA
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2005 — Federal election
• Left Senate on 6 September 2021 — Resigned

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Committees: Community Affairs References Committee; Report (20 Jun 2006)

“I am extremely pleased to be able to speak on this unanimous report, Beyond petrol sniffing: renewing hope for Indigenous communities, by the Senate Community Affairs References Committee. First off, I would like to say that the representatives of Yuendumu and Mount Theo who are listening to this have come a long way to hear this report being presented. I acknowledge the work and the effort...”

Committees: Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Extension of Time (20 Jun 2006)

“I move:That the time for the presentation of the report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee on water policy initiatives be extended to 30 November 2006. Question agreed to.”

Matters of Urgency: Indigenous Communities (19 Jun 2006)

“We are all aware of the statistics on health and housing in Aboriginal communities: a 17-year gap in life expectancy, high levels of childhood mortality and morbidity and high levels of death and disablement from predictable diseases—for example, ear infections and trachea. You hear stories all the time about children going to school but that there is not much point because some of them...”

More of Rachel Siewert's recent appearances

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• Has spoken in 217 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 8 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
• 27 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1815 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)