• Australian Labor Party Senator for SA
• Leader of the Government in the Senate (since 1 Jun 2022)
  Minister for Foreign Affairs (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2002 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Additional Answers: Budget (2 Jul 2026)

“I wish to provide some further information to an answer I provided in the Senate during this sitting fortnight in question time and Senator Gallagher referred to in the committee stage of the tax bills debate in relation to limited recourse borrowing. Updated analysis the government has received today from the ATO show there were around 8,700 new limited recourse borrowing arrangements for...”

Questions without Notice: Wages and Salaries (2 Jul 2026)

“Before I close question time, which I'm sure everybody is very keen to happen, I just wanted to take the opportunity to farewell Senator Askew, as it's her last question time, and to compliment her on a very fine contribution, yesterday, as her final speech. We wish you well with your family. On that basis, I ask that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper.”

Questions without Notice: Export Finance Australia (2 Jul 2026)

“On the point of order, to assist Senator Canavan, ministerial accountability is in accordance with the portfolios and the legislation that ministers have responsibility for. The fact that the minister is a shareholder minister does not mean she is accountable for that program. The responsibility is with the portfolio minister.”

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• Has spoken in 142 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 10 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
• 57 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Penny Wong speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 3328 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Penny Wong's latest interest statementLast updated: 31 Mar 2026