• Liberal Party Senator for SA
• Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care (since 5 Jun 2022)
• Became a Senator on 5 September 2012 — unknown
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Statements by Senators: Albanese Government (2 Jul 2026)

“I've got to say, having listened to that last contribution, that you'd be forgiven for thinking that all was well apart from, apparently, the coalition being the problem in Australia at the moment. Well, I can tell you that you are in government and you have a prime minister who told Australians that his word was his bond and yet every single thing that comes out of his mouth after the...”

Bills: Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Consideration of House of Representatives Message (2 Jul 2026)

“The coalition is not going to insist on these amendments. But I would draw to the attention of the chamber the basis of the amendment, that was put forward by Senator Lambie, actually served to support two cohorts of people more particularly than others by endorsing podiatrists to be able to prescribe within their scope. It was to make sure that people who live in rural and regional areas,...”

Bills: Aged Care Amendment (Restoring Human Override for Aged Care Needs Assessments) Bill 2026; Second Reading (2 Jul 2026)

“The Aged Care Amendment (Restoring Human Override for Aged Care Needs Assessments) Bill 2026 restores a simple principle: decisions about care should be made by a qualified person, a qualified professional, not a computer algorithm with no human capacity. The current system allows an algorithm to determine outcomes without any capacity for a trained assessor to override it. This bill ensures...”

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• Has spoken in 97 debates in the last year — above 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") 1191 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Anne Ruston's latest interest statementLast updated: 19 Mar 2026