• Australian Greens Senator for Queensland
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2011 — Federal election
• Email me whenever Larissa Waters speaks (no more than once per day)

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Bills: Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025, Environment Information Australia Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Customs Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Excise Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (General Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Restoration Charge Imposition) Bill 2025; Second Reading (27 Nov 2025)

“I rise today as a very proud environmental lawyer, having seen environmental laws for the last 25 years, written by John Howard, when he was Prime Minister, fail to deliver for nature and having seen all of the parameters of nature that we care about go backwards. I am so pleased that, after tough negotiations with the government, the Greens were able to secure some important improvements to...”

Matters of Urgency: Discrimination (25 Nov 2025)

“We're witnessing a terrifying resurgence of far-right politics here in Australia, and our polity is failing to adequately address the seriousness of the issue. Right now, there are literal Neo-Nazis marching through the streets with the approval of the New South Wales police, and not many people in this place, except the Greens and some members of the crossbench and a few lone voices, seem to...”

Questions without Notice: Domestic and Family Violence (25 Nov 2025)

“We know that a key barrier to women and children leaving violent households is that they have nowhere to go and they don't have financial security. When will the government raise the rate and tackle the housing crisis, to ensure women don't have to choose between violence and homelessness?”

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• Has spoken in 74 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 16 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
• 21 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Larissa Waters speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 884 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Larissa Waters's latest interest statementLast updated: 1 Dec 2025