• Australian Labor Party Senator for Victoria
• Became a Senator on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Bills: Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023; Second Reading (23 Mar 2023)

“As I was saying earlier: in Australia, women earn 87c for every dollar that men earn. Full-time working women also earn $253.50 less than every man every single week. There is no justifiable reason for this—no rationale as to why this is the case—except to say that women's contributions are severely undervalued alongside their male counterparts in workplaces across Australia. It's...”

Bills: Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023; Second Reading (23 Mar 2023)

“I rise to speak in support of the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023. As we have heard, this is a significant step forward in advancing gender equality in Australian workplaces. This legislation will be instrumental in ensuring that the gender pay gap will continue to close through employer action and greater transparency and accountability, and by...”

Bills: Northern Territory Safe Measures Bill 2023; Second Reading (23 Mar 2023)

“I rise to speak on the Northern Territory Safe Measures Bill 2023. I would like to thank Senator Nampijinpa Price for providing an opportunity to us in this chamber to discuss the current situation in Central Australia. I want to thank her for sharing the experiences of her family in Central Australia, and for some of her personal reflections on some of the heartbreaking situations there. It...”

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Senators.
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Jana Stewart's latest interest statementLast updated: 14 Feb 2023