• Australian Labor Party Senator for Victoria
• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Higgins
• Entered the Senate on 3 May 2025 — Federal election
• Previously Representative for Higgins until 3 May 2025 — retired
• Entered House of Representatives on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Matters of Public Importance: Fuel Security (10 Mar 2026)

“Yes, Australia does import most of its fuel—90 per cent or so—but do you know what else Australia imports? It imports about 90 per cent of its pharmaceuticals, its medicines. Yet I don't see Australians rushing to their nearest chemist and clearing the shelves of statins, antihypertensives, diabetic medications or antibiotics. What we are seeing here is extremist fearmongering...”

Matters of Public Importance: Economy (4 Mar 2026)

“Australia faces a productivity challenge that has been decades in the making. This obviously has implications. It has implications on our standards of living, on our wages and on our long-term prosperity. This productivity challenge has a direct impact on the inflationary problem that we're currently facing. We do have a stubborn inflationary problem, and it obviously impacts the cost of...”

Questions without Notice: Medicare (4 Mar 2026)

“I note that those opposite stare at their phones when we talk about Medicare. That's how interested they are in Medicare and the Australian people. The Albanese Labor government—”

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• Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
• Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
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• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 143 times in debates — well below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 33 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Michelle Ananda-Rajah's latest interest statementLast updated: 13 Aug 2025