• 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 26 March 2015 — Federal election
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Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026; In Committee (26 Mar 2026)

“I have answered the question.”

Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026; In Committee (26 Mar 2026)

“As Senator McKim knows, the decision around the legislation in response to supermarkets was done in response to the work that the ACCC had conducted in an inquiry, including advice to the government, and specifically found the supermarket sector to be dominated by two players. We take advice from the ACCC seriously. They have been consulted on the laws that we are debating right now, and we...”

Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026; In Committee (26 Mar 2026)

“I'll probably take that as a comment. I'm not sure there was a question in there. In the interest of time, I will just repeat what was said in the second reading speech. It said: These laws help tackle price gouging at its source, outlawing: That is what this bill will do by significantly increasing—doubling—the fines, the penalties, for breaches of the Australian consumer law and...”

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• Has spoken in 164 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1387 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Katy Gallagher's latest interest statementLast updated: 12 Mar 2026