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Senator Michaelia Cash
- Liberal Party Senator for WA
- Shadow Attorney-General (since 17 Feb 2026)
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (since 28 May 2025) - Became a Senator on 1 July 2008 — Federal election
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Most recent appearances in parliament
- Questions without Notice: Taxation (25 Jun 2026)
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“It was New South Wales.”
- Questions without Notice: Taxation (25 Jun 2026)
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“He did, in the first question. Now it's New South Wales.”
- Questions without Notice: Budget (25 Jun 2026)
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“So you just legislated a widow's tax?”
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- Has spoken in 110 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
- People have made 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — above average amongst Senators.
- 26 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Michaelia Cash speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1482 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)
Register of Interests (What's this?)
Michaelia Cash's latest interest statement
Last updated: 6 Aug 2025
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- Parliament House web page for Michaelia Cash
- Biography (From ABC's Q & A)
- 2022 Election results for WA (From ABC)
- 2019 Election results for WA (From ABC)
- 2016 Election results for WA (From ABC)
- 2013 Election results for WA (From ABC)
- 2010 Election results for WA (From ABC)
- 2007 Election results for WA (From ABC)
Other offices held in the past
- Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs (28 May 2025 to 17 Feb 2026)
- Shadow Attorney-General (18 Apr 2023 to 28 May 2025)
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (5 Jun 2022 to 28 May 2025)
- Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (5 Jun 2022 to 28 May 2025)
- Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business in the Senate (8 Oct 2021 to 1 Jun 2022)
- Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs in the Senate (8 Oct 2021 to 1 Jun 2022)
- Minister for Home Affairs in the Senate (8 Oct 2021 to 1 Jun 2022)
- Minister for Industrial Relations (30 Mar 2021 to 1 Jun 2022)
- Attorney-General (30 Mar 2021 to 1 Jun 2022)
- Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate (22 Dec 2020 to 1 Jun 2022)
- Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (29 May 2019 to 30 Mar 2021)
- Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education (26 Aug 2018 to 29 May 2019)
- Minister for Jobs and Innovation (20 Dec 2017 to 26 Aug 2018)
- Minister for Employment (21 Sep 2015 to 20 Dec 2017)
- Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service (21 Sep 2015 to 20 Dec 2017)
- Minister for Women (21 Sep 2015 to 20 Dec 2017)
- Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women (18 Sep 2013 to 21 Sep 2015)
- Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (18 Sep 2013 to 21 Sep 2015)
- Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate (19 Sep 2012 to 18 Sep 2013)
- Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration (14 Sep 2010 to 18 Sep 2013)
- Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Status of Women (14 Sep 2010 to 18 Sep 2013)
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