• 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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Questions without Notice: Environment (6 Nov 2025)

“I would ask you to ask Minister Watt if he would consider withdrawing some of the offensive remarks he made about my party.”

Questions without Notice: Crime: Illicit Tobacco (6 Nov 2025)

“It's $23 billion.”

Questions without Notice: Albanese Government (6 Nov 2025)

“I would ask you, on relevance, if maybe you could direct the leader back to the question that was asked by her own side.”

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• Has spoken in 60 debates in the last year — 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") 1107 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

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