• Former Australian Labor Party Senator for ACT
• Minister for Government Services (since 13 May 2025)
  Minister for the Public Service (since 1 Jun 2022)
  Minister for Women (since 1 Jun 2022)
  Vice-President of the Executive Council (since 1 Jun 2022)
  Manager of Government Business in the Senate (since 1 Jun 2022)
  Minister for Finance (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Became a Senator on — Federal election
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Questions without Notice: Economy (20 Aug 2026)

“The point I'm making is that we are managing the debt burden in a much more responsible way than those opposite. In fact, in this year, debt is $7 billion lower than it would have been under those opposite, who went to the last election promising higher taxes, bigger deficits and more debt. Since the election, they have made a whole range of new promises that will mean that debt will be even...”

Questions without Notice: Economy (20 Aug 2026)

“I would remind those opposite that when we came to government, gross debt was forecast to be $977 billion. That was the figure for the 2020-23 fiscal year that you were responsible for.”

Questions without Notice: Economy (20 Aug 2026)

“I am merely drawing to those opposite's attention the history and the facts of this matter, which is that the majority of the debt that we are managing now and managing in a much more responsible way was accrued under those opposite when they were in government. They doubled the debt before the pandemic hit—”

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• Has spoken in 189 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 3 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
• 8 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1503 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)