• Former Australian Greens Senator for Queensland
• Became a Senator on — Federal election
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Gas Industry: Taxation (15 Oct 2026)

“I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services (Senator Gallagher) to a question without notice I asked today. I note with some dismay that this government seems utterly ignorant of its role in creating and perpetuating poverty in Australia. You would think that during Anti-Poverty Week, when advocates and people living in...”

Questions without Notice: Gas Industry: Taxation (15 Oct 2026)

“Minister, the Reserve Bank governor has admitted that the Australian economy requires a level of unemployment to keep downward pressure on inflation. Given that unemployment is baked into the economy, how can the government defend letting people on poverty-level welfare payments die at almost 10 times the rate of everyone else?”

Questions without Notice: Gas Industry: Taxation (15 Oct 2026)

“If this Labor government simply chose to tax gas exports at 25 per cent, we could raise $17 billion a year to go towards public housing, affordable groceries and social security. Minister, knowing that your government could choose to end poverty if it chose to, how is it acceptable that you continue to allow income support recipients to die from government-induced poverty?”

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• Has spoken in 97 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 195 times in debates — below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)