• 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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Condolences: Crossin, Ms Patricia Margaret (Trish), AM (24 Jun 2026)

“At the heart of our democracy is the principle that ordinary people with enough passion for their ideas and enough commitment to their community can make a real impact on the floor of the Australian parliament, and Trish Crossin's life is a testament to that principle. Arriving in the Northern Territory in Yirrkala on the Gove Peninsula in 1981, she became the first woman elected from the...”

Questions without Notice: Medicare (23 Jun 2026)

“We had no choice but to make these investments. The future of Medicare depended on it because the coalition had a clear plan to demolish Medicare by neglect. Under the coalition, bulk-billing was in freefall. The rate for children and concession cardholders was just 75.6 per cent because the coalition's six-year freeze ripped billions of dollars out of Medicare. The AMA estimated that the...”

Questions without Notice: Medicare (23 Jun 2026)

“Thanks to our Labor government's historic investment in Medicare, the number of bulk-billing practices in this country gets bigger every week. We know that, in the first quarter of this year, the bulk-billing rate had risen to 81.9 per cent. That is a 4.6 percentage point increase on the same period from last year. Bulk-billing rates are up in every state and territory. What does that mean?...”

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• Has spoken in 82 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") 801 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Jenny McAllister's latest interest statementLast updated: 7 May 2026