• Australian Labor Party Senator for WA
• Became a Senator on 3 May 2025 — Federal election
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Bills: Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025; Second Reading (5 Feb 2026)

“I rise to add my strong support to the Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025. This bill represents an important step forward for this parliament. It strengthens our ability to scrutinise some of the most serious, complex and consequential decisions any government can make—decisions about defence policy, military capability, major procurement and, in the...”

Condolences: Picton, Mr Tim (4 Feb 2026)

“It's an honour to speak tonight about my friend and our comrade Tim Picton. When I first heard that Tim Picton was going to be the next state secretary of WA Labor I was a little wary; I'll be honest. I thought, 'Here we go: another bloke from the east coast Right coming to WA to tell us what to do!' Tim would have stopped me here and insisted that he was not from the east coast; he was a...”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Housing, Interest Rates, Economy (4 Feb 2026)

“The Liberal Party like to talk about how the government should control spending—or, as I think Senator O'Sullivan talked about, economic reform. But let's be honest about what that really means. What do the Liberal Party really want? Well, their record tells us what they really want. They don't want us to provide cost-of-living relief for Australians. They don't want us to invest in...”

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• Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 31 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Ellie Whiteaker's latest interest statementLast updated: 14 Aug 2025