• 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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Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (12 Mar 2026)

“There hasn't been a crisis that those opposite haven't been willing to exploit. They do this each and every time. It is part of their brand to basically whip up fear—extremist fearmongering. Here we are in the midst of an international oil shock, worse than we had a few years ago when Russia invaded Ukraine, and those opposite should be uniting. Instead, they are stoking fear, and that...”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (12 Mar 2026)

“Oh my goodness.”

Statements by Senators: Women's Health (12 Mar 2026)

“Unrecognised pain, delayed diagnosis, shame in having to ask to leave work a little earlier—these were the themes I heard at a women's health forum I hosted in Goldstein with Assistant Minister Rebecca White. The stories shared were deeply familiar and far too common. Almost every woman knows what it feels like not to be listened to and to have that dismissal stand in the way of care....”

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• Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
• Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
• 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") 34 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

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