• 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: Health Care (4 Feb 2026)

“We are expanding the availability of free urgent health care. There are now 122 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics open across Australia. They are giving our hospitals, our GPs and our communities the support that they need. The Albanese Labor government has also delivered the largest investment in the history of Medicare—$8½ billion—and since our investment started there are now...”

Questions without Notice: Health Care (4 Feb 2026)

“From 1 January, if you need expert health advice, or reassurance, every Australian can get free health advice through 1800MEDICARE, and the registered nurses are there 24/7. They are there to provide advice and refer you to the health service that you need, whether that's your regular GP, your local hospital or a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic. If you do need urgent assistance, the triage nurses...”

Questions without Notice: Health Care (4 Feb 2026)

“Thank you, Senator Brown. Since 1 January, I think you'll all know, there's been a lot of discussion about the year 2016 and there have been a lot of senators jumping on this trend—the difference between 2016 and 2026. I'd actually suggest that the date we should be talking about is probably 2004, because that is the last time that PBS medicines were as cheap as they are now. From 1...”

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• Has spoken in 70 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") 779 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Jenny McAllister's latest interest statementLast updated: 5 Dec 2025