• Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW
• Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (since 13 May 2025)
• Became a Senator on 6 May 2015 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (4 Sep 2025)

“Senator Smith again asserts that Labor senators, who are appropriately seeking advice from you on the way the standing orders interact with the comments he is making—Senator Smith's comments just now suggest that that, again, in some way communicates a view about his speech. That is obviously not the case but it also seems to invoke the same problem that Senator O'Neill and Senator...”

Questions without Notice: Medicare (4 Sep 2025)

“We're very clear about our approach on this side of the chamber, Senator Ananda-Rajah. When we came to government in 2022, there was a lot of damage to be repaired—damage caused by those opposite. We are repairing it with more bulk-billing, with cheaper medicines and with more urgent care clinics. Everyone here remembers their approach. They promised no cuts to health. Then, what did...”

Questions without Notice: Medicare (4 Sep 2025)

“The Albanese Labor government is delivering even cheaper medicines in our second term. We have successfully passed legislation this week to make sure that a prescription on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme costs no more than $25. As I said in my answer to your primary question, this is a 20 per cent cut in the maximum cost of medicines under the PBS. It will save Australians more than $200...”

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• Has spoken in 78 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") 752 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Jenny McAllister's latest interest statementLast updated: 2 Feb 2023