• Former Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania
• Became a Senator on — Federal election
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Adjournment: Superannuation (20 Aug 2026)

“Few reforms have done more to improve the lives of working Australians than compulsory superannuation. It was a Labor government, led by Paul Keating, that created superannuation. It remains one of Australia's greatest nation-building reforms. It exists because every worker deserves a decent retirement—not just those fortunate enough to inherit wealth or accumulate assets during their...”

Adjournment: Law Enforcement Joint Committee (19 Aug 2026)

“I rise as Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement to speak to the committee's report for the inquiry into the capabilities of law enforcement to respond to money laundering and financial crime. Money laundering is not a victimless crime. It is the engine that powers organised crime, recycling those profits into further criminal activities. Money laundering corrodes our...”

Bills: Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, National Self-exclusion Register (Cost Recovery Levy) Amendment Bill 2026, Interactive Gambling (Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2026; In Committee (19 Aug 2026)

“Do we have any other speakers? No? We have before us on sheet—I'm sorry, Senator Hanson-Young.”

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• Has spoken in 105 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 951 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)