• Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW
• Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (since 13 May 2025)
• Became a Senator on — Federal election
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Questions without Notice: Medicare (20 Aug 2026)

“We on this side of the chamber built Medicare. We back the PBS. We built universal superannuation. Those opposite are always trying to tear down those essential safety nets, but there is one safety net that those opposite are always very good at protecting. It's not Medicare and it's not super; it is in fact the great Liberal Party safety net. This is a safety net which ensures that those...”

Questions without Notice: Medicare (20 Aug 2026)

“Thanks to the Albanese Labor government, PBS medicines are now the cheapest they have been in 20 years. The last time medicines were this cheap was in 2004. Thanks to our investments in cheaper medicines, Australians have saved more than $2.9 billion since July 2022. But we should be clear about the history of this. If the Liberals and the Nationals and One Nation had their way, the maximum...”

Questions without Notice: Medicare (20 Aug 2026)

“They strengthen Medicare, they make health care more affordable, and they deliver real change for Australians.”

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• Has spoken in 90 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
• 8 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 855 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)