• Australian Labor Party Senator for NT
• Minister for Indigenous Australians (since 29 Jul 2024)
• Became a Senator on 2 July 2016 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Disaster and Emergency Management (26 Mar 2026)

“Our jobs and rangers programs are central to building more resilience in remote communities. During Cyclone Fina in Warruwi, the RJED workers, with the Yagbani Aboriginal Corporation, were out with the chainsaws in the clean-up. Likewise, during Cyclone Narelle, the Nyirrunggulung-RISE participants were assisting the Roper Gulf Regional Council in recovery efforts. Our Commonwealth funded...”

Questions without Notice: Disaster and Emergency Management (26 Mar 2026)

“Thank you, Senator Cox. Well, our resilience packages have meant more funding for remote stores across the country to upgrade things like storage and refrigeration and to install solar panels. These resilience packages are having an impact, but don't take it from me. Dion Kelly, chair of the Lajamanu Progress Aboriginal Corporation, said: 'The food resilience grant has made a real difference...”

Questions without Notice: Disaster and Emergency Management (26 Mar 2026)

“Thank you, Senator Cox. I know you understand Western Australia very well, and I'm looking forward to being with you on the weekend over there in WA as well. It's certainly been an incredibly difficult wet season, and we can certainly see where Tropical Cyclone Narelle is now in Western Australia. Across northern Australia we've seen its pathway. We've faced successive natural...”

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• Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
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Malarndirri McCarthy's latest interest statementLast updated: 19 Aug 2025