• Australian Greens Senator for Queensland
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2011 — Federal election
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Matters of Urgency: Housing (3 Feb 2026)

“I move: That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency: The urgent need for the Treasurer to intervene and announce an end to property investor tax breaks, in order to cool runaway housing costs and, with housing costs the biggest contributor to the inflation spike, help mortgage holders and renters by reducing the likelihood of a series of interest rate rises. In...”

Statements by Senators: Domestic and Family Violence (3 Feb 2026)

“We're just one month into 2026 and already six women have been killed by men's violence. The murder of pregnant First Nations woman Sophie Quinn, her new partner, and her aunt, Nerida Quinn, shocked us all. Two women had already been killed before those deaths. One is still unnamed, and the other was Velvet Pesu, a Queensland performing artist and social worker. She was a well-known and...”

Motions: Perth: Attack (3 Feb 2026)

“I rise on behalf of the Greens in strong support of the motion condemning the attempted racist terrorist attack on First Nations people and their supporters in Boorloo Perth on Invasion Day. A man threw a homemade bomb into a crowd of First Nations people and allies at the Invasion Day rally, with the intent to hurt and kill people—elders, children, families. It was a racist attack. It...”

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• Has spoken in 77 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 16 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 887 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

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