• Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania
• Became a Senator on 6 March 2019 — unknown
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Questions without Notice: Aged Care (2 Jul 2026)

“Another reader said her father had been waiting since October for a package your government assessed he needs. When Labor came to office, the wait was 30 to 90 days. It is now 12 months. In her father's words, 'By the time I get the help, I'll be bloody dead.' Minister, what do you say to him?”

Questions without Notice: Aged Care (2 Jul 2026)

“Disappointing that we can't get the answer we're actually after in regard to the number. Minister, I want to read to you the words of Julie-Ann, a Daily Telegraph reader. Six months after her mother died waiting for a home-care package, My Aged Care rang to ask if she still needed it. Julie-Ann said, 'When I told this person Mum had died, she actually sounded relieved.' Minister, is that how...”

Questions without Notice: Aged Care (2 Jul 2026)

“My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, Senator McAllister. Yesterday in this chamber we heard of 91-year-old John Wilson, who spent his final months waiting for care this government had already assessed he needed. In 2024-25, 4,812 Australians died waiting for care they were approved to receive. How many older Australians died waiting for the care...”

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• Has spoken in 151 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
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Wendy Askew's latest interest statementLast updated: 12 Jan 2026