• Australian Labor Party Senator for Victoria
• Minister for Early Childhood Education (since 13 May 2025)
  Minister for Youth (since 13 May 2025)
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2019 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Medical Workforce (3 Sep 2025)

“Thank you, Senator Colbeck. The Albanese Labor government is delivering on our promise. We are delivering on our commitment to deliver paid prac for students of nursing, midwifery, social work and education. This is a game changer for tens of thousands of university students in critical degrees and occupations—and you know what? There are tens of thousands of people who will benefit...”

Questions without Notice: Medical Workforce (3 Sep 2025)

“Thank you, Senator Colbeck. Well, our government's new Commonwealth prac payment started on 1 July 2025, and it will support around 68,000 eligible higher education students to complete their practical training each year. It will support a whole lot more students than how many you wanted it to support, which was zero.”

Questions without Notice: Medical Workforce (3 Sep 2025)

“We are really proud to be supporting Australian students with paid prac. I'm not sure about Elliot's circumstances, Senator Colbeck, but I can tell you that in my portfolio of early childhood education paid prac is making a real difference to people. We have shortages of workers in nursing, we have shortages in teaching, and paid prac is supporting people to stay at university and receive the...”

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• Has spoken in 67 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") 253 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Jess Walsh's latest interest statementLast updated: 24 Aug 2022