• Liberal Party Senator for SA
• Shadow Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (since 28 May 2025)
  Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care (since 5 Jun 2022)
  Shadow Minister for Sport (since 5 Jun 2022)
• Became a Senator on 5 September 2012 — unknown
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Business: Rearrangement (27 Nov 2025)

“I seek leave to move a motion relating to the motion. Leave note granted. In the name of the Leader of the Opposition, I move: That the Senate suspend so much of standing orders as would prevent me from moving such a motion to enable me to amend this motion. The reason I do that is because this motion has been amended from the 3.30 pm timeframe that put on it because, quite clearly, everybody...”

Questions without Notice: Housing Australia (27 Nov 2025)

“Are you? You're talking about it.”

Questions without Notice: United Nations Climate Change Conference (27 Nov 2025)

“Are you going to answer the question at all?”

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• Has spoken in 82 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
• 9 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Anne Ruston speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1131 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Anne Ruston's latest interest statementLast updated: 3 Sep 2025