• Australian Greens Senator for Queensland
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2011 — Federal election
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Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026; Second Reading (26 Mar 2026)

“This so-called crackdown on price gouging is a con. It will do nothing to stop price gouging, and it won't stop corporations using the cover of war to rip people off. It does not do what it says on the tin. This legislation increases penalties for companies caught lying about ripping you off, but it doesn't actually stop them from ripping you off, which it could do if the Greens' amendment...”

Bills: National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026, National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026; In Committee (25 Mar 2026)

“I might move us on from the language of racism and division and the use of the term 'parasites'. Before I move my amendment I want to take the opportunity to commend the launch this morning of the first community controlled peak body, the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family, domestic and sexual violence peak. I very much welcome community controlled organisations leading the...”

Bills: National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026, National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026; In Committee (25 Mar 2026)

“Stop calling them parasites, then. What about all the taxpayer money you're defrauding? You talk about parasites. You lie, you steal—”

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• Has spoken in 86 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 16 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
• 21 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Larissa Waters speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 909 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Larissa Waters's latest interest statementLast updated: 19 Jan 2026