• Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2005 — Federal election
• Email me whenever Helen Polley speaks (no more than once per day)

• Voting record
• Numbers
• Register of Interests

Bills: Cyber Security Bill 2024, Intelligence Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Cyber Security) Bill 2024, Security of Critical Infrastructure and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Response and Prevention) Bill 2024; Second Reading (25 Nov 2024)

“I rise to speak on the Cyber Security Bill and related bills. This issue is of great importance to our country, our citizens and our economy. As chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Law Enforcement and as a member of the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, I understand the importance of this issue. It's gripping Australia, and it's gripping the world....”

Bills: Aged Care Bill 2024; In Committee (21 Nov 2024)

“We will now move to senators' statements.”

Adjournment: Medicare (19 Nov 2024)

“When the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, and the Albanese Labor government committed to tripling the bulk-billing incentives so more GPs would bulk-bill their patients, I knew that this would be life-changing for my community in Tasmania—just as our urgent care clinics are, as thousands of Tasmanians take advantage of those four clinics. The numbers prove how important...”

More of Helen Polley's recent appearances

RSS feed (?)

Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, Senators may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)

• Has spoken in 101 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
• 20 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Helen Polley speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 841 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Helen Polley's latest interest statementLast updated: 24 Aug 2022