• Australian Labor Party Senator for Victoria
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2019 — Federal election
• Email me whenever Jess Walsh speaks (no more than once per day)

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How Jess Walsh voted on key issues since 2006:

• Voted very strongly against increasing protection of Australia's fresh water. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing marine conservation. votes
• Voted moderately for increasing investment in renewable energy. votes
• Voted very strongly against more scrutiny of intelligence services & police. 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 decreasing ABC and SBS funding. votes

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

First Speech: (11 Sep 2019)

“Thank you, Mr President, and thank you, colleagues. I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we're meeting on today and pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. And I accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart—the invitation to walk alongside First Nations Australians in a movement for a better future, a future founded on a voice to...”

Questions without Notice: Economy (30 Jul 2019)

“Professor Roger Wilkins, co-author of the Household, income and labour dynamics in Australia survey, says: ... in the mid-2005-to-2009 range when we saw very large increases in household incomes, but since 2012 there's been basically no growth. Why are Australians worse off now than when the Liberal-National parties came to government in 2013?”

Questions without Notice: Economy (30 Jul 2019)

“Can the minister confirm that, after more than a decade of decreasing rates of poverty, the Liberal-National government has overseen an increase in the rate of poverty?”

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• Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below 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") 3 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)