• Australian Labor Party Representative for Sydney
• Minister for Social Services (since 13 May 2025)
• Entered House of Representatives on 3 October 1998 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Pensions and Benefits (24 Mar 2026)

“Oh, laugh away! You did it. You voted against plenty of these measures! We know that, when they were last in government, despite promising not to touch the aged pension more than nine times, they actually tried to raise the pension age to 70 when they had the opportunity to do that. Those opposite have not changed. They have not learned. They're the same old Liberals focused on themselves...”

Questions without Notice: Pensions and Benefits (24 Mar 2026)

“Thanks so much to the member for Richmond. It was wonderful to visit a great local service that provides emergency relief to her electorate when I was up her way just recently. I know that, like the member for Richmond, all of us believe that we want people to have jobs. We want them to have good, secure jobs. Since coming to government, we've seen the minimum wage go up $9,000. We've seen...”

Questions without Notice: Paid Parental Leave Scheme (12 Mar 2026)

“Thanks so much to the member for Holt. She is a big supporter of paid parental leave for all those young families in her electorate that rely on it and benefit from it. As I've said before, it is really surprising that Australia was one of the very few developed countries in the world not to have a paid parental leave scheme before the Rudd and Gillard governments. We are so proud of the fact...”

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• Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 10 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 103 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks — email me whenever Tanya Plibersek speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 796 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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