• Australian Labor Party Senator for Victoria
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2019 — Federal election
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How Jess Walsh voted on key issues since 2006:

• Voted very strongly for increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace. votes
• Voted very strongly for the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. votes
• Voted very strongly for implementing refugee and protection conventions. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing protection of Australia's fresh water. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing marine conservation. votes
• Voted very strongly for unconventional gas mining. votes
• Voted very strongly against restricting foreign ownership. votes
• Voted moderately for increasing investment in renewable energy. votes
• Voted moderately against more scrutiny of intelligence services & police. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing funding for university education. votes
• Voted strongly against increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against live animal exports. votes
• Voted very strongly against decreasing availability of welfare payments. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing funding for road infrastructure. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing restrictions on gambling. votes
• Voted very strongly for encouraging Australian-based industry. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing surveillance powers. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing consumer protections. votes
• Voted very strongly against offshore processing of asylum seekers. votes
• Voted moderately against decreasing ABC and SBS funding. votes

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Questions without Notice: Aged Care (18 Jun 2020)

“Minister, I refer to a worksheet on the tax office website designed for high school students in years 7 to 10. Minister, using this worksheet and applying to it a residential aged-care worker working more than 30 hours per week, being paid at level 4 of the award, isn't it the case that the worker will be $260 worse off during Australia's first recession in 29 years because of your decision?”

Questions without Notice: Aged Care (18 Jun 2020)

“Minister, in your media release of 20 March 2020 you state that the retention bonus for aged-care workers is a payment of up to either $800 for direct care workers or $600 for in-home-care workers after tax. However, the fact sheet on your department's website says these payments are before tax. Minister, how can both of these be correct?”

Questions without Notice: Aged Care (18 Jun 2020)

“My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Colbeck. Minister, is there a difference between after tax and before tax?”

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• Has spoken in 53 debates in the last year — 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") 38 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)